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peditions and hours of wading and searching in the damp places where these 

 species "most do congregate," also Chrysomela, Cryptocephalus , Aphodius, 

 Elateridce and Teliphoridce) a series of Gyrinus urinatory from Bath; 

 Xestobium tesselatum from Sunbury, and Gibbium scotias. Mr. Pearson's 

 small box included several species of Coccinellidce, Rhynchites pubescens, 

 Clytus mysticuSy Mezium affine y &c. Mr. Cripps exhibited two cases, the 

 one containing Bembidium concinnum, and B. lunatum (from Eainham), 

 Sphodrus leucopthalmus y Anchomenus atratus, &c. ; and the other a mis- 

 cellaneous assortment of Bernbidii, Aphodii, Carabus granulatus, Cleonus 

 nebulosus y Brachinus crepitans, &c. 



As usual the visitors contributed much towards the objects exhibited. 

 Mr. Hanson's Pulchella has already been mentioned, and in the same box 

 were var. of A, caja and a bleached S. janira. Mr. Southey exhibited on 

 behalf of Mr. Gee, the very beautiful yellow variety of A, grossulariata 

 shewn last year, together with another similar specimen captured in the same 

 garden, and also boxes of his own collecting at Highgate, containing a very 

 large number of Micros, and A.Prodrotnaria, N. ziczac, black A.betularia, 

 &c. Mr. Williams shewed P. hyperborea, P. orichalcea, M. arundinis, 

 M. flammea y N. brevilinea, &c. Mr. Hillman's small exhibit of the life 

 histories of T. janthina and P. vitalbata, was very perfect. Varieties of 

 L, alsus and F. atoniaria, together with black X. polyodon and N. senex, 

 captured by himself at Keswick, were shewn by Mr. Goldthwaite. Mr. Mera 

 had a beautiful series of F. conspicuata and N. viridata. Mr. Adkin 

 brought a series each of P. plumigera and L. sexalata, Mr. Eiches was 

 well represented with X, scolopacina and S. certata. Mr. Bryant with a 

 microscope exhibited interesting slides during the evening. The tusks of 

 a sacred white elephant, exhibited by Mr. Phipor, also commanded much 

 attention. — E. Anderson, Secretary. 



NOTES ON THE LEPIDOPTERA OF " UNST." 



By C. S. GREGSON. 



I have again been favoured by Mr. Curzon, with an opportunity of examin- 

 ing the whole of the captures made by him during a six months sojourn (7th 

 May to 11th November, 1886), at Unst, the most northern of the Shetland 

 Isles. 



On looking over the whole of the species captured, I was somewhat astonish- 

 ed to find that some species which Mr. Curzon found in plenty, during his 



