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Pearson, living specimens of C. vaccinii and T. stabilis. Mr. Anderson, a 

 series of N. hispidaria, and a living specimen of H, abruptaria. Mr. Harper, 

 a tine series of A. gemina. Mr. Hanes announced having taken C. flavi- 

 cornis, B, parthenias, and T. imtabilis, on April 2nd. 



April 14th. Mr. A \nderson in the chair. Mr. Hanes exhibited a fine 

 series of C. flavicornis, and a living specimen of C. elpetwr. Mr. Lewcock, 

 specimens of T. laevigata. Mr. J. A. Clark, bred specimens of A. derivata, 

 bred same day, Mr. Lewcock, in company with another member paid a visit 

 to Oxshott, but only found a few G. typhaus and T. lavigaia. Mr. Pearson 

 stated that in company with other members he paid a visit to Tilgate Forest 

 and found C. flavicornis and B. parthenias, he had also paid a visit to the 

 sallows in Epping Forest, in company with Mr. Anderson, and found the 

 usual species such as T. munda, T. cruda, T. stabilis, T. instabilis, and L. 

 multristrigaria. Mr. Anderson had paid a visit to Woking, and procured 

 B. partkenias, C. flavicornis, and C. psittacata. The Secretary was also 

 authorized to send to the Young Naturalist, a short notice of times of meet- 

 ings, and the business to be transacted. — J. Russell, Hon. Sec. 



VARIATION IN T^ENIOCAMPA GOTHICA. 



By C. S. GREGSON. 



In the spring of 1885, my good friends, Mr. E. R. Curzon and Mr. G. 

 Rose, sent me ova deposited by T. gothica var. Gothicina, which they had 

 obtained from Perthshire, Scotland. From these eggs I bred a great number 

 of T. gothica, all of them being beautiful ruddy large specimens, not the 

 slightest approach to var. Gothicina, from which they were bred appeared 

 amongst them. This, of course, cleared the way for further observation on 

 variation, and gave me another opportunity to test the question — Do fugitive 

 species throw back to the grandmother or grandparents ? From these large 

 ruddy specimens 1 obtained ova in the spring of 1886, and this present month 

 (April, ] 887), I have bred 101 magnificent specimens of perfect moths from 

 the larva I fed up. Five are var. Gothicina, as defined in Robson and 

 Gardners new list, that is, " without the black mark between the stigmata " ; 

 one-half of the balance are dark greyish large, but ordinary forms of Gothica, 

 whilst the remainder are all of the beautiful ruddy colour, of all the var. 

 Gothicina which I possess or ever saw, but have the dark space between the 

 stigmata well pronounced, in my cabinet the variation of T. gothica is pretty 

 well illustrated by over thirty specimens, the four first specimens are cinereous 



