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Mr. Tutt, I find from our Transactions for 1895-96, p. 11, stated 
in a note read, April 21st, 1896, “ H. paladis, at any rate, bred 
true.” 
Paper.- Mr. L. B. Prout read a paper on C. immanata and C. 
truncata, included in this volume. 
April 7th, 1908. — Donation to Library. — The librarians an¬ 
nounced having received from Mr. P. J. Hanbury the 1908 edition 
of the London Catalogue of British Plants. 
Trochilium tabaniformis. —Mr. H. M. Edelsten, two specimens 
from Ashford, Kent. 
Mr. H. M. Edelsten opened a discussion on the Lithomdae; his 
remarks are reproduced at the end of this volume. 
April 21st, 1908. — Differentiation of Agrotidje by genitalia. 
—Rev. C. R. N. Burrows exhibited drawings showing differences in 
structure of the genitalia of A. tritici, A. obelisca, A. cursoria, and 
A. aquilina. 
Gonodontis bidentata abs. —Mr. C. P. Pickett, a black specimen 
and another dark grey with brownish central fascia. 
Ectropis extersaria. —Mr. J. Riches, a series fed up on birch, 
from Brentwood ova. 
Eupithecia sobrinata. —Mr. E. Turner, a variable series from 
numerous localities, including var. stevensata, from Dover. 
May 5th, 1908.— Nomination.— Mr. F. J. Robinson, of Coulsdon, 
was nominated for membership by Messrs. T. II. L. Grosvenor and 
S. J. Bell. 
Death of member.— The president announced the death of Mr. 
Charles Oldham, for many years a member of the society. 
Hemithea jEStivaria and Thalera fimbrialis. — Rev. C. R. N. 
Burrows exhibited these two species to shoAV the distinctive dif¬ 
ferences between them, the possibility of confusion having been 
suggested at a previous meeting. 
Paper. — Mr. L. B. Prout read some interesting notes on his 
collecting experiences during his visit to Canada from August 1st 
to September 15th, 1907. 
May 22nd, 1908.— New member.— Mr. F. J. Robinson, of Couls¬ 
don, was elected a member of the society. 
Hydrcecia nictitans.—Subdivision into four or five species. 
Rev. C. R. N. Buitoavs, on behalf of himself and Mr. F. N. Pierce, 
nearly 100 specimens of the H. nictitans group, which had been 
separated into five sections by examination of the genitalia, also 
microscopic slides of all the genitalia examined. The five sections 
consisted of (a) H. nictitans = Avoodland form, ( b ) H. paluilis = marsh 
form, (c) a number of specimens reserved for further examination 
as apparently not falling into sections a, b, d, or e, (d) H. lucens = 
Lancashire moss form, (e) apparently a neAv species, at any rate in 
Great Britain, taken hy Messrs. Bacot and Sillies on the banks of 
the Crinan Canal, N.B., provisionally named crinanensis. There 
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