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several species ; but the best exhibit of this kind was Mr. Pearson's case con- 

 taining 12 species, all most carefully worked out and arranged, including 

 the ichneumons in many cases. Mr. Anderson also showed two boxes con- 

 taining preserved larvse, and Mr. Tufnell had a box with a careful selection 

 both of imagines and larvse. Perhaps the most recently captured specimens 

 in the room were a series of H. pennaria, placed by the side of some 5. lith- 

 argyria, both lots being brought by Mr. Gray from Eed-hill ; while close by 

 Mr. Eussell's box at once arrested attention with a fine " IVI " variety of 

 S. zrrorel/a, a peculiar sandy yellow form of M . fluctuata, and fine bred 

 series each of E. aiitumniaria, A. tridens, T. fimbria, T. orbona, and 

 others. Mr. Huckett confined himself to one species, shewing a graduated 

 series of varieties of A. grossulariata ; and Mr. Harper's box contained 

 varieties of A. Inbricepeda and E. angularia, and specimens of A. leporina, 



D. orion, O. ccenosa, C. viduaria, &c. Mr. J. A. Clark had a specimen of C. 

 celerio, captured in Hackney ; also varieties of the female L. corydon, and a 

 living specimen of A. atropos, while Mr. J. A. Cooper's rows of bredii. orbi- 

 cularia, E. porata, and P. syringaria, were deservedly much admired. Of 

 course, varieties of A. cajaweve present, some light and dwarf specimens being 

 shewn by Mr. Gates, though none of them could compare with the beautiful 

 dark suffused specimen shewn by Mr. Gurney. Among other exhibits by 

 members were Mr. Allbuary's confluent varieties of C. villica, S. dealbata, 



E. ochrolenca, P. rhododactylus, and specimens of L. dispar taken this year 

 at Baxley Heath. Dr. Sequeira's selection from his Devonshire captures, in- 

 cluding some splendid forms of Y. elutata, C. picata, C. pmnata, C. sili- 

 ceata, &c. Also a very fine show of Coleoptera, comprising specimens of 

 Rhynckites pubescens, and many species of Coccinellidce by Mr. Pearson ; 

 while Mr. Cripps exhibited several species of the genus Donacia, including 

 D. menyanthidis and D. Typhce, also a female of Athons longicollis, four 

 species of Coccinellidcz, Plagiodera armoracice, Pterostichus lepidus, &c. ; 

 and Mr. G. A. Lewcock exhibited Necrophori, Donacice, four excellent ex- 

 amples of Saperda cavcharias, Grammoptera tabaccicolor, Leptura livida, 

 Gymnetron, Stbynes, Hypera, Tanymecus, Cleonus nebulosus, Bembidii, 

 &c, all remarkable for their careful mounting and neatness of arrangement. 

 The visitors also made considerable additions to the exhibits, in fact the centre 

 of interest throughout the evening was Mr. B. W. Neave's very beautiful 

 variety of the underside of a male Z. alexis, captured on Brighton Downs— 

 this beautiful specimen, which certainly deserves figuring, has a series of long 

 dashes most regularly arranged, in place of the usual markings. Mr. Hawes 

 shewed a very nice male A. paphia, much streaked with black, and also types 

 of the bleached form of S.janira, and Mr, J. Miches had a suffused specie 



