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Mr. Huckett, and carried unanimously. Mr. Anderson thought that the 

 members did not give that attention they should to the larvae of these com- 

 mon butterflies, and hoped that during the coming season gentleman would 

 try to obtain these, so as to get more information regarding the habits of the 

 common species ; several members spoke about the various names given to L. 

 agestis, and thought it would be a pity to substitute any other name lor this 

 species than the one that is now so familiar. Mr. Harper stated that he had 

 taken a specimen of L* artaxerxes, at Croydon, and another member had also 

 taken a specimen, but he had not heard of any of the members having bred 

 the species. 



March 17th. Mr. Pearson in the chair. Mr. Lusby exhibited varieties of 

 L. corydon and L. alexis, also specimens of 11. defoliaria, H. leucophearia, 

 H. progemmaria, and A. ascularia, taken two weeks previously. Mr. Gur- 

 ney, a living larvae of G. ligniperda. Mr. Clark a very fine series of P. 

 zetterstedtii. Mr. Hanes announced that he had seen the wild strawberry in 

 bloom a few days previously. Mr. Golthwaite brought on a very interesting 

 discussion in reference to his having bred N. hispidaria, it appeared that 

 some of the male specimens came out in the afternoon, and after having been 

 in the breeding cage some considerable time, and showing no appearance of 

 development, he placed them in a chip box, on looking at them the next 

 morning, they were in the same condition, but he was very much surprised to 

 find that on the evening of the second day after they had emerged, they were 

 only just drying their wings. Mr. Pearson thought that the particulars 

 furnished by Mr. Golthwaite, quite upset our ideas as to the development of 

 lepidoptera. Mr. J. A. Clark said that he had on one occasion a specimen 

 of Hispidaria develop in the same way, and went to state that in his opinion 

 he should never have bred this species if he had dug the pupae up, as they 

 had all gone down in about eight inches of earth, and all in a bunch in the 

 south-west corner of the cage. 



March 24th. Mr. Huckett in the chair. Mr. Hanes exhibited species of 

 North American lepidoptera. Mr. Gurney a long series of bred iV. hispidaria. 

 Mr. Pearson, various species of Noctua larva. Mr. J. A. Cooper announced 

 that he had bred four or five specimens of A. pictaria. Mr. H. Blake was 

 proposed a member of the society. Proposed by Mr. Pearson and seconded 

 by Mr. Harper that the Secretary communicate with Mr. Robson, stating 

 that the Society would feel obliged if he would kindly print the paper on L. 

 agesiis, in the Young Naturalist, this was carried unanimously. 



April 7th, 1887. Mr. Huckett in the chair. Mr. Blake was duly elected 

 a member. Mr. Hanes exhibited specimens of D, coryli, bred this year. Mr, 



