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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[March 



Mr. W. A. Pearse, series taken by himself in Alleghany, U.S.A., during 1892-3, of 

 Pyrantels atalanta, L., P. hunter a, Fab., Vanessa antiopa, L., Polygonia interrogationis, 

 Fab., P. comma, Harr. (the two broods), and bred series of Telea polyphemus, L., and 

 Samia cecropia, L. A discussion ensued as to the singularity of a species like V. antiopa 

 being gregarious in the larval stage, while the imagines were seldom met with in 

 company. 



Mr. R. Adkin, examples of Crambus ericellus, Hb., C. dumetcllus, Hb., C. pratellus 

 L., C. myelins, Hb.. C. pinellus, L., C. furcatellus, Zett., and C . margaritellus, Hb., 

 and pointed out characters by which the closely allied species might be easily 

 separated. 



Mr.. Dennis, a specimen of Vanessa io, L., with a small additional ocellus on each 

 secondary, while below the central costal blotch on the primaries was a smaller dark 

 blotch. 



Mr. H. Williams, specimens of Pierls brassica, L, , curiously tinted from contact 

 with liquid ammonia. 



Mr. J. Jenner Weir, on behalf of Mr. Adye, a specimen of Plusia moneta, taken 

 at Christchurch in 1893, and a nearly black specimen of Venilia macularla, L., from 

 the New Forest. Also, on behalf of himself, Eucheira socialis, Westw., perhaps the 

 most archaic form of the Pierine sub-family extant, and contributed notes. 



Mr. Frohawk, a bred series of Argynnis euphrosyne, L., which were nearly eleven 

 months in the larval stage. 



Mr. Billups, on behalf of Mr. Sauze, a large number of Diptera, captured in 1893. 



Mr. Manger, an example of a Land Crab (Ocypoda cursor) from Lagos, which was 

 so nimble as only to be obtained by shooting it. 



Mr. Carrington, the side blown eggs of a snail (Bulimus oblongus), from 

 Trinidad, which were so exceedingly calcareous as to be easily mistaken for the eggs 

 of a bird. 



22nd February, 1894. — E. Step, Esq., President, in the chair. 



Mr. South, for Mr. Rose, of Barnsley, exhibited a long bred series of Pliigalia pedarla 

 Fb., some being uniformly black without a trace of markings; for Mr. Fowler, of 

 Ringwood, a variety of Euchella jacobcem, L., having the costal stripe carried round the 

 hind margin to meet the spot; for Mr. Dennis, of York, photographs of very long series 

 of Spilosoma lubricepeda, Esp., ranging from very pale and almost spotless to very deep 

 colouration, and a photograph of three other varieties from the Allis collection, of York, of 

 which two were undoubtedly of the Zatima form, although not extremes; for himself, a 

 specimen of Argynnis aglaia, L., from Hampshire, which was a modification of var. 

 charlotta, Sow., the silvery spots forming long streaks, and several varieties of Argynnis 

 euphrosyne, L. 



Mr. Frohawk, coloured drawings representing the complete life history of both 

 A. aglaia, L., and A. adippe, L., with details enlarged to show the remarkable larval 

 structure. 



Mr. Warne, an asymmetrical specimen of Abraxas grossulariata, L. 



Mr. Moore, several cases of all orders, containing specimens collected on a bicycle tour 

 from Dieppe through Paris, Cote d'Or, and Jura to Geneva, and in Guienne, and contributed 

 notes. 



Mr. Pearce, series of Feniseca tarquinius,¥ab., spring and summer broods of Lyccsna 

 psetidargiolus, Bd., L.comyntas, Godt., and Thecla Edwardsii, Saund.,from Pennsylvania, 

 U.S.A. 



Mr. Auld.for Mr. Tugwell, to correct an error in the report of. January nth, series of 

 the York city form of Spilosoma lubricepeda, Esp., for which he suggests the name var. 

 Eboraci, series of var. Zatima, Cr., and series of the selected brood originating from 



