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regard to the C on underside, which in a few specimens was D 
shaped. 
Lyc;ena .egon. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, a series from Eynsford, July 5th- 
12th, 1908, including a 2 approaching 3 in colour. 
Paper. — Mr. L. W. Newman read some interesting notes on 
observations made when breeding Polygonia c-album, which are included 
in the latter part of this volume. 
December 1st, 1908. — Lithosia helveola. — Mr. J. A. Clark, a 
short series from New Forest, July, 1908, including a specimen closely 
resembling aureola in general appearance. 
Polyommatus .Egon, abs. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, an extensive 
series from Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Lancs, and Westmoreland, 
including $ with several discal spots on upperwings, and $ with two 
of the silver spots on one hindwing confluent. 
Tapinostola fulva—oviposition. —Mr. H. M. Edelsten, ova laid in 
a curled leaf of Carex paludosa, Norfolk, September, 1908. Mr. 
Edelsten stated that the 2 appeared to be provided with a special 
appendage for forcing apart the edges of the curled leaf. 
Polyommatus corydon, vars. — Mr. F. Pennington, fine examples 
of vars. fouieri, striata, and melanotoxa from Swanage and Cranleigh, 
1908. 
Amathes plecta, ab. — A specimen from Cranleigh, with costal 
streak only showing on basal half of the wing. — Ibid. 
Apamea secalis (didyma)— With light coloration of reniform 
striated on the surrounding nervures, Cranleigh, 1900.—Ibid. 
Spilote grossulariata, ab. — Mr. L. W. Newman, a specimen 
almost entirely black, bred from typical parents ex Yarleijata 2 > and 
typical 3 . 
Election of Council. — The following gentlemen were elected as 
Council for 1909 : — 
President.— Mr. A. W. Mera. 
Vice-presidents.-— Dr. T. A. Chapman, and Messrs. J. A. Clark, F. 
J. Hanbury, and L. B. Prout. 
Trustee. — Mr. L. B. Prout (vice Mr. T. Huckett, retired). 
Treasurer.— Mr. P. H. Tautz. 
Librarians. — Messrs. H. M. Edelsten and V. E. Shaw. 
Curators. —Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson and Mr. A. J. Willsdon. 
Secretaries.— Messrs. S. J. Bell and T. H. L. Grosvenor. 
Non-official.— Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, and Messrs. E. Harris, G. 
H. Heath, J. Riches, and A. Sich. 
Secretaries’ Report. 
Once more it falls to the lot of your secretariat to make the annual 
report on the Society’s progress during the past year. 
The customary number of meetings has been held — viz. : 20 — 
the average attendance of members at which falls slightly below' that 
of last year, the actual figures being 17’05 for 1908 against 17 - 55 for 
1907, while the attendance of visitors has increased from -6 of a 
visitor per meeting to -7. In our last report we expressed the hope that 
this, the Society’s Jubilee year, would be marked by a substantial 
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