REPORTS OF MEETINGS. 
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Dec. 19th, 1905.— Triph^na subsequa ( = Comes). —Rev. C. R. N. 
Burrows exhibited three examples of banded form from Mucking. 
Cleocerts viminalis. —Mr. A. Harrison, a series bred from larvae 
taken at Windermere in June, 1905, the specimens showing a 
considerable variation in colour, ranging from light to dark grey ; a 
few captured imagines from Barmouth were all of the ordinary pale 
grey form. 
POLYOMMATUS BELLARGUS.—FROST AND COLORATION. -Dl\ G. G. C. 
Hodgson, three g s from Surrey Downs and Lewes, taken a few days 
after an early frost in September, 1905 ; these were more inclined to 
slate colour than those taken in the same districts previous to the 
frost. 
Ccenonympha pamphjlus aberrations. —Mr. C. P. Pickett, a series 
from Dover, August, 1905, including two g s with black marginal 
bands very pronounced, and two specimens with abnormally dark 
undersides. 
Spilote grossulariata. — A living imago bred from larva found on 
October 21st.-—Ibid. 
Jaspidia perla.- —Mr. V. E. Shaw, a series from Torquay, July, 
1905, including var. ftavescens (Tutt). 
Rheumaptera hastata. —Mr. A. W. Mera, this species and its 
English allies, also two specimens of the Iceland form Thulearia. 
Mr. L. B. Prout also exhibited this group and various European, 
American, and Oriental forms of the species and its allies. 
Paper. —Mr. L. B. Prout read a paper entitled “The Rheumaptera 
Hastata group,” which is printed in extenso in this volume. 
Jan. 2nd, 1906.—Pocket Box Exhibition. 
Melanic Malenydris multistrigaria.— Mr. J. A. Clark, several 
examples from Huddersfield. 
Angerona prunaria.—Banded form. —Mr. G. R. Garland, a series 
bred from parents of this form in which only a small proportion 
followed the parents ; also a brood from typical parents which included 
two banded specimens. 
Spilosoma lubricipeda var. Radiata. —A fine striated J , with 
black bands covering more than half the area of the hind wings, 
taken at Leyton, June, 1904.—Ibid. 
ITylophila prasinana aberration. —Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor, a 
specimen from Tilgate, June, 1904, with the area between the two 
silver lines almost entirely occupied by a white band. 
Melanic lepidoptf.ra. —Mr. II. M. Edelsten, melanic specimens of 
Phifialia fed aria from Enfield, Ectropis bistortata from Swansea, 
Cymcitophora gemrnaria from Midlands, C. repandata from Hudders¬ 
field, and Colotois pennaria from Epping; in the latter the wings were 
sprinkled with black scales. 
Variation in Aplecta nebulosa. —Mr. A. Harrison, a series bred 
from larvae collected during spring of 1905, in Delamere Forest; the 
specimens varied from the ordinary light grey form, to the extreme 
