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Acro)iycta psi from the London district. Also Eiipithccia siicccnttiriata and E. siihfv.'vaia, 

 from Sandown, Isle of Wight. Mr. A. Quail, a number of Australian Heterocera. 

 Mr. Smith, a variety of Argynnis aglaia from Blandtoi'd, Dorset, having additional 

 silver spots on the underside. Dr. Sequeira, series of Hyria auroraria and Noiiagria 

 typhce. Mr. Bellamy, a number of species taken on lamps in the North of London, 

 including Ennomos angiilaria, E. ti/iaiia, Orthosia Iota, &c, Mr. Milton, Sphinx 

 coHvolvjtli , Choerocampa pomilus, Bonibyx qucrcus var. calluui? ; and fine series of 

 Agriopis aprilina, from Clevedon. Mr. Gates, a number of species taken near 

 Hammersmith, mcXnding Penthina salicella, Spilonota ncglectana, Dicrorampha petivevella, 

 Gelechia populella, Batrachcdva prceangusta, etc. Captain Blaydes-Thompson exhibited 

 an example of Cho'rocampa celerio on behalf of Edward Halliday, Esq,, of Halifax, and 

 a specimen of Deilephila Uvovnica on behalf of Peter Inchbald, Esq., F.L.S., F.Z.S., of 

 Hornsea, near Hull. An interesting discussion on the occasional appearance of 

 certain Sphingidc? in Great Britain, then ensued. Coleoptera. Mr. Cripps, series of 

 Cicindela sylvatica and Illybins fenestratns, from Aldershot. Mr. Heasler, series of 

 Eloiiiolota pagana and Monotonia .ruf a, from Hendon. 



Tuesday, November 15th, 1892. — Exhibits. — Mr. Prout, long series of Hybernidc? io 

 illustrate local variation ; also an abnormally large example of Anisopteryx cesculavia< 

 from Sandown, Isle of Wight. Mr. Battley, series of Agrotis saucia a^nd A. snfusa, 

 from Ilfracombe. He stated that he found the form of the former with the dark 

 costa comparatively scarce. Mr. Bacot, series of various Hybernido', including a line 

 series of suffused forms of H. defoliavia from Epping Forest. Mr. Quail, banded 

 forms of cucophearia. Mr. Clark, a long and variable series of Cidaria psittacata 

 from Lyndhurst. Mr, Nicholson, an example of Noctiia neglccta, and a fine series of 

 Xylina petrificata taken on sugar at Lyndhurst this autumn. Mr. Prout then read his 

 paper " Random notes on the Hybernidae."— A. U. Battley and J. A. Simes, Hon. 

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October 27th, 1892,— C. G. Barrett, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. 

 Hugh Main, of East Greenwich, was elected a member. Mr. Bristowe exhibited 

 Zygoena trifolii, intermediate between the normal form and the yellow variety, and a 

 variety of Argynnis paphia, in which the spots had coalesced and formed streaks. Mr. 

 C. Fenn, Tortrix rosana, from Aberdeen and Eltham, and remarked that there was 

 some doubt as to the Aberdeen specimens being referable to this species ; Mr. 

 Barrett said he considered them to be T. rosana. Mr. R. Adkin showed Odonestis 

 potatoria, bred from larvae collected in Sussex, the series showing considerable 

 variation. He also called attention to the wings of some of the females being much 

 scalloped, but still containing complete fringes. Some observations were made by 

 members upon the probable causes of this. Mr. Barrett exhibited two specimens of 

 Nonagria concolor, one taken in the Yaxley Fen district 30 or 40 years ago, and the 

 other recently captured in a locality in the Midland Fen district and forwarded by 

 Dr. F. D. Wheeler, and for comparison specimens ot N . hcUnanni., N . julva, N . boudii, 

 and Miana arcuosa, showing the specimens in those species which approached 

 closely to N . concolor in colour. Mr. Fenn, referring to the Eiipithecia from Paisley, 

 and which Mr. Tugwell at a previous meeting referred to as E. cast/'gata, remarked 

 that it had now been ascertained that the larva was a pine feeder, and therefore it 

 could not be E. castigata. Mr. Tugwell said he understood that the specimens were 



