Sciadion obscurata vars.— Mr. G. H. Heath, a series of Sriadion 
{hnophns) obscurata from Oddicombe Beach, near Torquay. Most of 
the specimens were dark grey, but a few showed a pale reddish brown 
coloration. 
P ili na TrLi .E AND Anoerona prunaria vars.— Mr. C. P. Pickett, 
l>dnia tihac bred from various localities, including several asym¬ 
metrical specimens. Also a long series of bred Amjerona prunaria , 
among which were some very dark forms, and pale forms with the 
band almost obsolete. 
Melit.ea cinxia from Isle of Wight.— Mr. L. B. Prout, a vari¬ 
able series of Melitaea cinxia bred from Isle of Wight larvie. 
Hydriomena furcata from Wigan. —Mr. V. Eric Shaw, a bred series 
ot 1Ji/ilriniiirua furcata from the colliery district near Wigan. Most of 
the specimens were dark, but a few were of about the same coloration 
as southern forms. 
Collecting Notes for 1902.—Mr. G. H. Heath reported that he 
had found sugaring a failure at Babbicombe, South Devon, during the 
fiist three weeks in August. Mr. L. B. Prout had found insects plen¬ 
tiful at sugar in the Isle of Wight from .July 21st to 2oth. From the 
latter date to the end of August sugar had proved a complete failure 
near Aberdeen and at I or res, but ragwort and heather paid fairly well. 
/ lusia Inactca occurred freely at flowers of Pi/chuis cespertiua . During 
the first fortnight in September insects were swarming at sugar at 
Sandown, Isle of Wight; faradrina atubii/ua was fairly plentiful, 
A paraphilia australis occurred in abundance, and a few each of Lcucania 
albipuncta and Triphaena orbona were also taken. Mr. V. Eric Shaw 
remarked that at Finchley sugar failed to attract up to about 
August 28th ; after that date insects gradually became more and more 
plentiful. 
Oct. 7th. 1902.— New Member Elected.— Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor, 
Boundary House, Hadley, Middlesex, was elected a member of the 
Society. 
( hi a smi a clathrata ab.— Rev. C. R. N. Burrows exhibited a speci¬ 
men of ( hiamiia clathrata with a great reduction of the light area. 
Sirex juvencus.—M r. Burrows further exhibited a specimen of 
Sire.v juvencus. 
PolyommATI’ s corydon vars. and abs. — Mr. C. P. Pickett, a long 
series of Poh/nmmatus cor / plon , including some extra large and some 
very diminutive specimens from Folkestone. 
Anthrocera filipendul.e ab.— Mr. C. P. Pickett, a fine aberration 
of Anthrocera filijiendulac, with the pairs of spots on forewing merged 
into large blotches. The specimen was bred from pupa, and came 
from Folkestone. 
Peronea tristana alive.— Dr. Chapman, a specimen of Peronea 
tristana alive. 
Orina tristis var. smaragdixa. —Dr. Chapman, a specimen of 
the beetle Orina tristis var. sniaratjdina from Pino, Spain, taken 
May 80th, 1902 ; also eggs and empty eggshells of same. 
Spilosoma urtic.e.— Mr. A. W. Mera, Spilasoiiia urticac, the re¬ 
sultant of a brood having a paucity of spots. 
Lepidoptf.ra from Co. Kerry. — Mr. IV. J. Kaye, a box containing 
lepidoptera taken in the west of co. Kerry in June, 1902, including 
