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with A. minos, having six spots on forewing, but with the fluffy body 
characteristic of A. minos. 
Aporophyla australis abs. —Mr. L. B. Prout, very strongly marked 
$ s and a J of the rare ab. ingenua, from Sandown, Isle of Wight, 
September, 1906. 
Leptomeras immorata. —Six specimens, a partial second brood, from 
Lewes ova.—Ibid. 
Discussion. —During the discussion on S. abruptaria, it was elicited 
that the dark form had been found in the Clapton district for many 
years, and was apparently gaining ground there. 
Dec. 4th, 1906.— Lomaspilis marginata abs. —Mr. W. Bloomfield, 
two specimens with black marginal blotch intersected by a slender 
white line. 
Footmen.—bred ab. ova. —Mr. Ii. M. Edelsten, short series of 
Lithosia muscerda, L. caniola, L. complanula and L. griseola var. stra- 
mineola, all bred ab. ova. 
Lapiiygma exigua. —Mr. G. H. Heatb, a variable series taken at 
Sandown, Isle of Wight, September, 1906. 
Notolophus gonostigma. —Mr. J. Riches, imagines reared from ova 
laid by $ s bred in 1905, the iarvie having been hibernated in 
captivity. 
Apamea basilinea ab. —Mr. V. E. Shaw, a long series from Wye 
Downs, June 1906, including a very pale specimen in which the orbi¬ 
cular stigma was entirely absent, and the reniform only partially out¬ 
lined. 
Gelechia pinguinella and Borkhauseria pseudospretella. —Mr. 
A. Sich exhibited these species to show their close resemblance to one 
another, and called attention to the following means of identification, 
G. pinguinella has the more pointed hindwings with margin idented be¬ 
low the costa; also nervures six and seven spring from a common stalk 
while in B. pseudospretella these nervures are parallel, and the hind- 
wings are not Indented. 
Antique Euvanessa antiopa.— Dr. J. S. Sequeira exhibited reputed 
British specimens dating from 1803 to 1872. 
Panolis griso-variegata.— Mr. A. J. Willsdon, a specimen of the 
green form, taken at Oxshott. 
Abnormal emergences. —Mr. Willsdon also exhibited Anticlea 
badiata and Cyclophora pendularia bred in the open air on October 31st 
and November 1st respectively. 
Holly in bloom in December. —A sprig of holly in bloom, picked 
in a London park, was also shown by the same member. 
Election of executive for 1907.—The result of the election of 
officers for the ensuing year was as follows :— 
President.— Mr. A. W. Mera. 
Vice-Presidents. —Dr. T. A. Chapman, and Messrs. J. A. Clark, 
F. J. Hanbury, and L. B. Prout. 
Treasurer.— Mr. C. P. Pickett. 
Librarians.— Messrs. G. II. Heath and V. E. Shaw. 
Curators.— Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor and Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson. 
Secretaries. —Messrs. S. J. Bell and E. Harris. 
Non-official members of council. —Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, and 
Messrs. A. Bacot, H. M. Edelsten, J. Riches, and P. H. Tautz. 
