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entirely black, the original 2 parent having been a dark specimen from 
the New Forest. Mr. Dobson said that dark specimens which he had 
obtained from the New' Forest differed from those exhibited by Mr. 
South, inasmuch as the latter tended to buff, thus darkening the ground 
colour, whilst the darkening in the New Forest appeared to be due to 
an actual increase in the quantity of the black markings. Mr. Tutt 
remarked that certain years appeared to produce darker specimens than 
usual in the New Forest, and that a banded form was not uncommon. 
Mr. Adkin exhibited Sesia scoliceformis from Rannoch, where the larvae 
are not rare in the thickest part of the trees ; he stated that a fair 
number of larvae were taken, although many were injured in getting 
them out of the trees, but many were immature and others much 
attacked by ichneumons ; it was also undoubted that the larvae took 
two or three years to come to maturity. Mr. Tugwell remarked that 
the Welsh S. scoliaforjnis were larger than that exhibited by Mr. Adkin,. 
and Mr. Carrington remarked that the late Mr. Cooke used to take 
them by getting up at daybreak and watching them emerge, he also stated 
that they fly as soon as the wings are expanded. He saw one captured 
at Llangollen. Mr. Tugwell suggested “ assembling ” with a virgin $ 
to try to get the (J’s in quantity. Mr. Adkin also exhibited a 2 speci- 
men of Euchloe cardammes captured on Hayward’s Heath, the specimen 
having a >-shaped mark under the discoidal spot. Messrs. Barrett, 
Fenn and Tugwell made some remarks relating to the >-shaped mark 
in the species of Oporabia. It was remarked that the >-mark in the 
specimen of carda7nines exhibited was not on the nervures. Mr. Short ex- 
hibited Cuspidia psi, type and \ 2 lt. suffusa, Melanippe fliiciuata, also some 
suffused specimens of Spilosoma lubricipeda all from London. Mr. 
Billups stated that the ichneumon from Aitacas cecropia {ante, p., 189) was 
Cryptus extre?natis which was figured (29) in The Afinuat Report of the 
Fruit Growers' Association, Ontario, 1890, p. 66, review'ed in the Ent. 
Record, ii., p. 48, where the species is said to be bred frequently from 
the cocoons of Telea polyphe77ius. Mr. Hawes exhib ted a living imago 
(just emerged), also a living pupa of Polyo77i77iatus phlceas, the emergence 
having taken place about three months from the time the egg was laid ; 
he also referred to the fact that he had obtained ova from Fieris napi 
and Pararge 77ieg<^ra by lamp-light. On one occasion, a $ of the 
former laid twelve eggs in a few minutes. Mr. Edwards exhibited some 
exotic Papilios and a very rare Hymenopteron — Abia fasciata — from 
Oxted. Mr. Adkin stated that he was at Eastbourne from August loth 
till the 23rd, the weather being both wet and cold. The three species 
of Pieris were abundant, 7iapi especially so ; Argynnis aglaia was also 
common, one specimen had the left anterior wing very small; Satymis 
seniele, Epinephele ianira and other common species were more than 
usually abundant; Lyccena corydon was very common, and this species 
appeared to get low down into the roots for shelter in rough weather ; 
a few specimens had the spots on the undersides more or less coalesced; 
Lyc(B7ia icarus and var. icarmus, no very blue females being observed 
except in one limited locality on the Parade. The Vanessidae were rare 
except urticcB ; Macroglossa stellata7'U7n occurred, whilst the usual form 
of ZygcBna filipendulce had the central pair of spots united ; one speci- 
men was found with the pupa sheath adherent, looking like a third 
antenna. Sugared flower-heads were fairly attractive ; Abraxas grossu 
