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taken at the same time, at an elevation of about 5000 feet, in cool 

 forest glades ; and remarked that the great difference of elevation and 

 climate did not appear to have produced any appreciable variation in this 

 species. Mr. Elwes also showed a pair of Dasydia tenebraria var. ivockearia, 

 Stgr., from Campiglio, which appeared to him to be sufficiently constant 

 and distinct from the typical form to be treated as a species. 



Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited two fine varieties of Abraxas grossulariata, 

 bred by Mr. George Jackson during the past summer from York larvae ; 

 also, on behalf of Mr. T. Baxter, a curious Noctua taken on the sand-hills 

 at St. Anne's-on-Sea on August 20th last, concerning which a difference 

 of opinion existed as to whether it was a melanic form of Agrotis cursoria 

 or of Caradrina cubicularis ; also a small dark form of Orgyia antiqua, which 

 had occurred in some numbers at Longridge, near Preston. 



Mr. A. Eland Shaw exhibited a specimen of Mecostethus grossus, Linn., 

 taken lately at Irstead, in the Norfolk-broad district. He stated that this 

 was the first recorded capture of this species in Britain since 1884. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited a specimen of Syrichthus alveus, caught in 

 Norfolk, about the year 1860, by the Rev. J. H. Marsh ; a beautiful variety 

 of Argynnis euphrosyne, caught this year near Godalming by Mr. O. Latter ; 

 and a series of varieties of Ennomos angularia, bred from a female taken at 

 Nunhead. 



Mr. P. Crowley exhibited a specimen of Zygmna filipendula var, 

 chrysanthemi, taken last August at Riddlesdown, near Croydon, by Mr. 

 Murton Holmes. 



Lord Walsingham sent for exhibition several specimens of larvae of 

 Sphinx pinastri and Aphomia sociella, preserved by himself, which were 

 intended for presentation to the British Museum. The larvae of S. pinastri 

 had been sent to him by Lord Rendlesham, who obtained them from ova 

 laid by a female which he had captured in Suffolk last August. 



Mr. de Niceville communicated a paper entitled " On the Variation of 

 some Indian Euplaeas of the subgenus Stietoplcea " ; and Captain E. Y. 

 Watson exhibited, on behalf of Mr. de Niceville, the specimens referred to 

 in this paper. Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. Hampson, Mr. Poulton, and the 

 Chairman took part in the discussion which ensued. 



Mr. W. Bateson read a paper entitled " On the Variation in the Colours of 

 Cocoons and Pupae of Lepidoptera ; further Experiments." 



Mr. E. B. Poulton read a paper entitled " Further Experiments upon 

 the Colour-relation between certain Lepidoptera and their surroundings." 



Miss Lilian J. Gould read a paper entitled " Experiments on the 

 Colour-relation between certain Lepidopterous larvae and their surroundings, 

 together with Observations on Lepidopterous larvae." A long discussion 

 ensued, in which Mr. Jenner Weir, Dr. Sharp, Mr. Merrifield, Mr. Poulton, 

 Mr. Tutt, and the Chairman took part. — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



