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Successful breeding of Callimorpha heea.— Mr. G. R. Garland 
was asked by the President if he employed any special means to be so 
successful in breeding t.'allimorpha hera. Mr. Garland replied that he 
fed his larva; on groundsel, as he found white nettle crippled and, 
dwarfed them. When the larvae were full-fed he isolated them, and 
gave each a separate chip-box to pupate in. He said he placed the 
box upside down, and the larvae immediately settled down. When the 
moths were ready to hatch, he found it necessary to give them twigs 
to hang on to on emergence. With these precautions he had found 
no difficulty in breeding the species. 
Jan. 19th, 1904. —Venusia cambkica. —Mr. A. W. Mera, some 
specimens of Venusia catnbrica and allied species. 
Note on pupal habit of Arctia caja.— Mr. C. P. Pickett, twigs 
of a plum tree, on which larvae of Arctia had pupated by drawing 
together the leaves, instead of following the more usual course of 
spinning up in the angles of the breeding cage. 
Venusia cambkica and allies. —Mr. L. B. Prout, a series of 
Venusia cambrica, including a melanic form, together with the nearest 
allied British species, and Venusia comptaria from the United States, 
and Venusia (?) undosata from New Zealand. 
Forced Manduca atropos.— Mr. J. Riches, a forced bred specimen 
of Manduca atropos. 
Paper.- — Mr. L. B. Prout read a paper on “ Notes on Venusia cam - 
brica." (Printed in Transactions.) 
Feb. 2nd, 1904.— Bred Geometra papilionaria. —Mr. C. P. Pickett, 
some bred Geomctra papilionaria, showing slight differences in the 
green shade. 
Exceptionally large Syrichthus maly.e.— Mr. H. M. Edelsten, a 
remarkable large aberration of Syrichthus malvae, resembling the nearly 
related Syrichthus alveus. 
Geometra vernaria, etc.— Dr. J. S. Sequeira, Geometra vernaria 
and Geometra papilionaria. 
Geometra papilionaria aberration.— Mr. C. Nicholson, an aberra¬ 
tion of Geometra papilionaria, with white patches on the outer 
marginal portions of both fore- and hindwings. 
Manduca atropos aberration— Mr. J. A. Clark, a line aberration of 
Manduca atropos, with the black bands of the hindwing much suffused 
and shading into the ground colour. The abdomen also was very dark. 
Large exhibit of Geometra papilionaria.— Rev. C. R. N« 
Burrows, a large number of Geometra papilionaria, to illustrate his 
paper. 
Exhibits of Geometra papilionaria.— Mr. J. Riches, Geometra 
papilionaria from Forres. Mr. L. B. Prout, G. papilionaria, very 
weakly marked, from the Lower Engadine. Mr. G. R. Garland, G. 
papilionaria from Epping and the New Forest. 
Pupal cases of British “ Emeralds.” —Mr. A. W. Mera, a box 
containing pupal cases of all the British “Emeralds” except Geometra 
vernaria. 
Continental LycsEnid^e.— Dr. T. A. Chapman, a bred series of 
Polyommatus amplddamas from German pupae, and Cyaniris aryiolus 
from Spain. 
