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and Sicula; aJso of the following hybrids: Spartiix Meridionalis, 
Spartiix Calhtnae, Callunae x Meridionalis, and Sicula x (Spartii x 
Meridionalis). 
Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, larvae of about 200 species including Aporia 
crataegi, Amathes dahlii, Eremobia ochroleuca and TrigonophoraJiammea. 
Mr. J. A. Clark, larvae of Eurymus croceus, Lasiocampa quercifolia, 
and Triphaena comes ( = subsequa ). 
Messrs. Mera, Sequeira, and Shaw, also exhibited preserved larvae. 
Arum lily “ sport.”- Mr. Riches exhibited an arum lily with a 
somewhat abnormal blossom, and a leaf white on the upper surface, 
save for a narrow border of pale green, which colour also characterised 
the under side; the leaf, both in appearance and shape resembled a 
flower rather than a leaf. 
Discussion. — Mr. J. A. Clark opened a discussion on the preserva¬ 
tion and mounting of larvie, in which most of those present took part. 
Feb. 21st, 190G.— Donations. —The curators announced the receipt 
of various lepidoptera from Rev. C. R. N. Burrows and Mr. V. E. Shaw. 
Mr. A. W. Mera presented the 1905 volume of The Entomologist's 
Record to the Society. 
Nonagria neurica. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten, in connection with his 
paper, exhibited four N. neurica (Hb.), including one taken by Herr 
Schmidt, two specimens of N. arundineta (Schmidt), and one N. arun- 
dineta (?) from Central Asia—all these specimens being sent to the 
exhibitor by Herr Piingeler, of Aachen ; also specimens of N. dissoluta, 
(Tr.), ( = Hessii Bdv.), and N. dissoluta, var. arundineta (Schmidt), 
from East Kent, etc., with ova, larva and pupa of arundineta. Rev. 
C. R. N. Burrows also exhibited specimens from Mucking, Cambridge, 
East Kent, and Norfolk, etc., including one ab. Hessii, taken at 
Rain ham. 
Heliophila brevilinea.— Mr. Edelsten, a supposed example of this 
species from Asia, with a British specimen for comparison. Mr. F. 
CapelHanbury also exhibited this species, including a specimen closely 
approaching to var. bilinea. 
Cyclophora pendularia var. subroseata.— Mr. W. J. Kaye, three 
examples of this var. from Staffordshire, also a bred series of the species 
from Reading, with a prominent pink central band. m 
Epirrita dilutata vars. — Mr. A. Harrison, almost unicolorous 
specimens from Epping Forest, dark specimens with well defined bands 
from Delamere, and four examples of var. Chrysti, from Enniskillen. 
Nonagria dissoluta (Neurica var. hessii), from east kent, was ex¬ 
hibited by Mr. L. B. Prout. 
Paper. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten read a paper on “ The identity of the 
British Nonagria neurica,” destined to be ultimately published in The 
Entomologists’ Record. In this he pointed out that in 1805 Hiibner 
gave four figures, numbers 381, G59 and 661, all of which were referred 
to as Neurica; in 1825, however, Treitschke expressed the opinion that 
numbers 659-G1 did not represent the same species as number 381, and 
suggested that the former figures should be sub-named Dissoluta. Mr. 
Edelsten proceeded to quote the description of these insects subse¬ 
quently given by the various authorities, demonstrating that the two 
forms (or species), had been frequently confounded, not only in the 
imaginal, but also in the larval stage. The conclusion arrived at, by 
