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this abundance at Peterborough, Leicester, The Fens and Chiddingfold. 
Mr. Clark had seen it in hundreds at Ilfracombe. Mr. Bacot had seen 
great numbers at Loch Fyne, Carlisle and Newcastle, and Mr. S. J. 
Bell in N. Wales. Mr. Clark said Macrotjlosna stellataruni occurred in 
hundreds at Ilfracombe, and Mr. Fuller had seen an unusual quantity 
of them in the Channel Islands, where also Lam pities boctica had turned 
up in some numbers. Of Colias edasa Mr. F. J. Hanbury had seen a 
few in Devonshire, Mr. Clark had observed two at Ilfracombe, and 
Mr. Cox recorded seeing about a couple of dozen in the south and 
south-west of Ireland, and one in September was seen at Boxhill by 
Mr. Dadd. 
Letter from Secretary of Essex Field Club. —A reply from Mr. 
William Cole, Hon. Sec. of the Essex Field Club, was read, stating in 
answer to the Secretary’s letter, he knew of no bye-law forbidding 
heating and sugaring in Epping Forest, and thought more enquiries 
should be made. Mr. F. J. Hanbury moved that a letter lie now 
written to Mr. E. N. Buxton. The motion was carried. 
Oct. 17th, 1899.— Habits of Meliana flammea. —Mr. E.M. Dadd 
exhibited two pupte of Meliana jlammea, and mentioned that the species 
hybernates as a pupa. The larva was said to be found feeding on 
sedge at night unconcealed. 
Caradrina ambigua early stages. —Mr. S. J. Bell, two larvie, pupa 
and cocoon of Caradrina ambit pi a from Sandown, also a dark form of 
Boartnia repandata and Spilosoma menthastri aberrations carbonaeea 
and ochracea. 
Triphaena vars.— Mr. C. Oldham, one light T. pronuba, five T. 
orbona, one of which was identical with one of the forms figured in 
Newman, having two zigzag transverse lines across the forewings, and 
one had but a very faint discoidal spot on the hindwings, one T. fimbria 
and also a dwarf Pi/rameia atalanta. All the specimens were from 
Woodford. 
Choerocampa porcellus bred from the egg.— Mr. May, a series 
of C. porcellus bred from ova taken at Sandown. The moths were 
observed ovipositing on Galium rerum. The eggs were laid singly, 
and from one to 25 on a stem. He also showed a Poli/onnnatus icarus 
which had the appearance of P. astrarche. 
Ova of Malacosoma castrensis, etc. —Mr. Bacot, ova of M. 
castrensis, of Puilura monaclia and Cncthocampa pitt/ocamjia. 
Adelid larva case.— Dr. Chapman, the case of an Adelid larva, 
Xemntois fascicllus from Mucking, and a specimen of Arctia pudica from 
Cannes, which was interesting from the habit of the larva remaining 
three months in the cocoon before changing to pupa. This specimen 
had spun up in April, had changed to pupa in August, and emerged at 
the end of September. 
Hister unicolor. —Mr. F. B. Jennings exhibited a series of H. 
unicolor. 
Cleora lichenaria bred.— Mr. J. A. Clark, a series of C . lichenaria 
bred from eggs received from the North. 
Leucania vitellina.— Mr. L. B. Prout, a fresh specimen of L. 
vitcllina from Sandown, caught on September 5th last, and a long 
series of Ac id alia rusticata bred from North Kent larva', all of which 
were half as large again as the normal size. 
