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Large exhibit of Angerona prunaria.— Mr. C. P. Pickett, a large 
exhibit of Angerona prunaria picked from eight different broods. 
Paper.— Mr. C. P. Pickett read a paper on “Further notes on collecting 
and rearing Angerona prunaria ” (publication delayed). He said that he 
had, throughout the season of 1908, found insects very scarce and late in 
point of time of appearance. At Dover, on August 1st, Polyommatus 
corydon was only just appearing, whilst a search on the cliffs amongst 
Galium failed to give any larvae of Peryexa porcellus, although on former 
occasions he had never failed to find larvae sometimesevenabundantly. A 
fresh find for the year, to him, was Bryn phi la muralix, on a wall at Folke¬ 
stone. Bryop/iila perla was taken also with P>. muralis. The collecting 
noteshaving come to an end. details were then given of the rearingof eight 
broods of Angerona prunaria. The larvae of six of the broods were 
hybernated out-of-doors and the remaining two broods were hybernated 
in a cool greenhouse. Those offered the greenhouse protection did 
much better than the remainder. A curious habit was noticed of the 
larvae, after feeding for ab >ut an hour at dusk, hanging on to the side 
of the sleeve in which they were contained. At the close of the paper 
Mr. A. W. Mera said he considered that hybernation out-of-doors was 
usually best. He asked if Mr. Pick tt had found the different forms 
of A. prunaria show a preference for one another in the matter of 
pairing. He had, personally, found this to be the case on a certain 
occasion in Ipswich. 
April 5th, 1901.— Spring Lepidoptera.— Mr. C. P. Pickett, from 
Oxshott, Parhycnemia hippocaatanaria, Brepkns parthenias, and Axphalia 
fiaviconiis, all of which he found to be just appearing on April 2nd. 
General exhibit and discussion on Boariuia repandata.— Mr. 
L. B. Prout, Boarinia repandata of several different forms, including 
small dark specimens from 8. Wales, strongly recalling Boarinia 
abietaria ; an extreme sooty black form from Rotherham, and some 
pale forms from Forres. Mr. V. Eric Shaw, B. repandata from 
several localities, including very black specimens from Huddersfield, 
and an extremely varied series from N. Cornwall. Dr. J. S. Sequeira, 
B. repandata from the New Forest, including many of the form con- 
versaria. He stated that one year he had found the latter form quite 
common in the locality mentioned. Mr. T. H. Handing, B. repandata 
from the New Forest and from Methly, near Leeds. Mr. A. Bacot, 
the same species from Chepstow. Mr. A. W. Mera then started a 
discussion on the series. He considered that Boarinia abietaria and 
Boarinia gem mafia were closer relatives to each other than either were 
to B. repandata. The last was essentially a woodland insect, whereas 
B. geiiiniaria was especially a garden insect. It was possible that B. 
repandata was unable to exist in a smoky atmosphere. Mr. L. B. 
Prout spoke upon the coueerxaria form of the species. He said it sat 
at the roots of heather, and it had been stated that as a larva it fed on 
heath. It was doubtless true that in Devon and Cornwall the form 
conrenaria was plemiful, and it was significant that in those counties 
there were vast areas of heather country. Although frequently 
Boarinia yeinmaria was confused with B. reyandata, the latter could 
always with certainty be differentiated by the second angle in the post- 
medial line, which B. gem maria had never got. Even in melanic 
forms of B. repandata the double angle was always traceable. Apart 
