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May 5th, 1903.— Abnormal larvae on Sphinx ligustri. —Mr. V. 
Eric Shaw preserved larvae of Sphinx ligustri, each with a secondary 
rudimentary anal horn situated immediately below the normal one. 
He stated that a whole brood reared by a friend of his had these two 
horns, but was unable to say if the resulting imagines were normal or 
not. 
Cymatophora abietaria. —Mr. Shaw further showed a black form 
of Cymatophora abietaria, bred by Mr. Bower, from Box Hill. The 
most common British form of the species was dark, but this rather 
exceptionally so. Mr. A. W. Mera said that very few mottled speci¬ 
mens were ever bred from Box Hill. 
Ornithoptera paradisea. —Mr. W. J. Kaye, a very fine pair of the 
recently discovered Ornithoptera paradisea from New Guinea. He 
called attention to the remarkable similarity of the $ to the 2 of 
Ornithoptera priamus, the $ of which was so strikingly different. 
Pyramies cardui from Sandown. —Mr. S. Dale, some fine Pyrameis 
cardui, one of which was remarkably dark and which came from 
Sandown, I.O.W., where most species tended to be light in colour. 
The specimen might, however, have been a migrant. 
Bred Graphiphora opima. —Mr. S. J. Bell, a fine bred series of 
Graphiphora opima from ova obtained from a Wanstead 2 . 
Dark Malenydris multistrigaria. —Mr. G. H. Hamling, dark 
specimens of Melenydris multistrigaria that had been fed on Galium 
sexatile. 
Amathes glareosa from Scotland and Ireland. —Mr. A. W. Mera, 
Amathes glareosa from the Hebrides and Sligo in Ireland. The former 
were very dark and the latter very light coloured. 
Cephis avdenaria bred. —Mr. C. P. Pickett, Cephis advenaria bred 
from Leith Hill ova. 
Mimas tili.e, abs. —Mr. Pickett also showed some bred Mimas 
tiliae with very dark hindwings. 
May 19th, 1903.— Delegate of the S.E. Union of Scientific 
Societies. —Mr. C. P. Pickett was proposed by Mr. Prout, seconded 
by Mr. Burrows, and duly appointed delegate to the Annual Congress 
of the S.E. Union of Scientific Societies. 
Excursion to Brentwood. —Mr. W. J. Kaye proposed that Mr. A. 
W. Mera should lead an excursion to Brentwood. This was seconded 
by Mr. S. J. Bell and supported by Mr. A. Sich. Mr. L. B. Prout 
volunteered to act as leader in case Mr. Mera was prevented from so 
doing, and it was decided to hold the excursion on June 6th. 
Young Arctiid larv.e. —-Mr. A. Bacot, young larvae of Phragmatobia 
fuliginosa and Sjrilosoma rnendica from French ova. 
Carabus auratus. —Dr. T. A. Chapman, two living specimens of 
Carabus auratus from France. 
Dwarf Limenitis sibylla. —Mr. Sydney Dale, a dwarf Limenitis 
sibylla taken in the New Forest in August, 1899. 
Lara^. of Eupithecia .juniperata, etc. —Mr. W. J. Kaye, lame 
of Eupithecia juniperata and Cymatophora abietaria from Mickleham 
Downs. 
Gonodontis bidentata. —Mr. A. W. Mera, some Gonodontis biden- 
tata from Hanby. 
Lara^e of Psilura monacha, etc. —Mr. C. P. Pickett, larvae of 
Psilura monacha and Angerona prunaria. 
