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sand wasps and spiders, entitled ^‘Further Notes on Indian Ants.’" 
Mr. G. C. Champion read a paper entitled “ A List of the Heteromerous 
Coleoptera collected by Mr. J. J. Walker, R.N., in the neighbourhood 
of Gibraltar, with descriptions of four new species.” At the conclusion 
of the meeting a discussion ensued, in which Mr. Kirby, Capt. Elwes, 
Mr. M’Lachlan, Mr. Jenner Weir, Dr. Sharp, and Mr. Crowley took 
part. — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 
City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 
March igth, 1891. — Mr. Hollis exhibited a series of Odonestis potatoria^ 
bred from larvae taken at St. Leonards, some of the $ specimens being 
intermediate in colour between the typically dark males and pale 
females ; also a long series of vars. of Teras contaminana. Mr. Battley, 
specimens of Hybernia leucophcearia., Phigalia pilosaria, Nyssia 
hispidaria., etc., taken in Richmond Park ; also four specimens of 
Smerinthus tilice, bred this spring in a greenhouse. He pointed out 
that the specimens were very light in colour and almost entirely without 
the pink tinge generally seen in this species. Mr. Clark exhibited the 
specimens of S. tilice figured in the March number of the Entomologists 
Record., Mr. Battley reading the notes in the Record (vol. i., pp. 327, 
328) referring to these specimens. Mr. Tutt drew attention to the fact, 
that not only did the specimens show an almost perfect gradation from 
the unspotted form, to one with a complete band, but that the great 
interest of these specimens was in their asymmetrical character. He 
also referred to Dr. Buckell’s notes in a previous number of the E?itom. 
Record (vol. i. p. 183), calling attention to asymmetry in the markings 
of Zeuzera cesculi {pyrina), and suggested that the asymmetrical cha- 
racter of the markings of lepidoptera was worthy of further study and 
investigation. Mr. Clark also exhibited a box of Forres and Shetland 
lepidoptera, containing a large number of most interesting species. 
Mr. Tutt made some lengthy remarks on this exhibit, in which he drew 
attention to a perfectly melanic variety of Larentia ccesiata, Hepialiis 
humuli var. hethlandica., melanic varieties of Noctua glareosa., Pachnohia 
hyperborea {alpina) and Noctua f estiva var. thulei. Mr. Tutt also said 
that his attention had lately been drawn to the genus Pachnobia, and 
stated that hyberborea, although included in Guenee’s genus PacJi 7 iobiay^ 
had been removed to Agrotis by Dr. Staudinger, and he thought its 
affinities were rather with Agrotis than TcB 7 tioca 7 npa. He also remarked 
that the Shetland form of festiva was often referred to as var. confiua 
instead of var. thulei. Mr. Clark, on behalf of the members of the 
“ Record Exchange Club,” exhibited some very dark (almost melanic) 
specimens of Liparis 77 i 07 iacha, belonging to Mr. Reid of Fitcaple and 
a dwarf form of Anchocelis litura belonging to Capt. Robertson, when 
Mr. Tutt made some remarks on the var. erc 77 iita, and the appearance 
of banded forms in the New Forest in certain years. Mr. Hodges 
exhibited a long series of fine pale forms of Luperina testacea from the 
Isle of Wight. Mr. Tutt exhibited a var. of this species taken by Mr. 
Baxter at St. Anne’s-on-Sea — the same specimen by means of which 
Mr. South {Entom. xxii., pp. 271, 272) had attempted to sink the 
nickerlii of Freyer as a var. of testacea. Mr. Tutt, referring to Mr. 
South’s article, said that that gentleman had linked the specimen with 
var. ^ue 7 ieei i^E 7 ito 7 n. xxii., p. 271), but that the specimen before the 
members, as might be seen, was wanting altogether in the black mark- 
