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putrescens, and a recent specimen of Lycaena Acis, from Ipswich, taken amongst 

 L. -32gon, in 1861, and a box in which were fine series of Stigmonota limnlana, 

 C. pupillana, Asychna terminella and Elachista trapeziella, from Mr. Wilkinson, of 

 Scarborough. 



Mr. Pugh, of Preston, exhibited a pair of Dicranura bicuspis, fine and beautiful, 

 from his own cabinet. 



Mr. Sidebotham exhibited a box, in which was a magnificent variety of Chelonia 

 villica, having dark suffused wings, which was much admired, the President calling 

 attention to one almost like it exhibited by Mr. Reading, of Plymouth, three or fonr 

 years ago. 



Mr. Sidebotham also exhibited a box containing foreign specimens of Dianthaecia 

 compta and D. conspersa, and opposite to them British specimens, one of which 

 (received from Mr. H.J. Harding, of Deal), having the white band continued through 

 the wing, presented the exact appearance of the foreign D. compta. 



Mr. Hodgkinson distributed Noctua neglecta, Phoxopteryx uncana, &c, amongst 

 the members who wanted them. He then exhibited Schcenobius mucronellus, 

 recently captured in the North of England. 



Mr. Sayer, of London, sent to the President, for his opinion as to their specific 

 difference, a series of an Elachista he had bred from Poa aquatica, mining differently 

 to. E. Poae. The President said he should prefer seeing the mine before giving an 

 opinion, as the perfect insect is very like E. Poae. 



Mr. Thomas, of Sheffield, sent a Eupithecia to be named at the meeting: 

 it proved to be a variety of E. subumbrata. 



The President read the following s — 



Description of a Coleophora new to Science. 



Coleophora IdjEella, Gregson. 

 " The whole insect silvery gray in the male, and grayish ochreous in the female. 

 Wings very narrow; expanse 4 to 5 lines. Closely allied to C. viminetella and 

 C. vitisella, but differs from them in its case, which is when young cylindrical ; after- 

 wards the mouth is ringed, as in the case of C. vitisella ; then a small raised lump on 

 the shoulder; then a decided triangular hump, giving the case much the shape of a 

 Notodonta larva. 



" I first observed this case on leaves of Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea received from 

 Scotland : it was then young and dead, and I have ever since kept my eyes open for it 

 when in localities where its food-plant grows ; but we are indebted to one of our 

 members for first finding it in Lancashire, and first breeding it. The untiring 

 patience of Mr. Hague here meets its reward, he having now bred it several times. 

 I may say we spent many cold hours at the Brushes together in April hunting for it 

 before it put in an appearance there, and now that it is found it seems very scarce. 

 It- case is nearly allied to that of Coleophora viminitella, and the insect should be 

 located between that species and C. vitisella." 



The President also read the following : — 



Notes on Variety Breeding. 

 " After years of constant study of the habits and food of insects, I determined to 

 ascertain if a change of food would give a change of colouring and marking to 

 species liable to sport, and during the last ten years I have been quietly pursuing my 



