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Paper. —Mr. L. B. Prout read a paper entitled “ Notes on the 
genus Cidaria ” (printed in Tram actions) . A vote of thanks to Mr. 
Prout, proposed by Mr. E. M. Dadd, seconded by Mr. J. A. Clark, was 
carried unanimously. Mr. E. M. Dadd queried the position of Anticlea 
badiata and A. nigrofasciaria. In reply, Mr. Prout said in his opinion 
A. badiata was related to A. nigrofasciaria, and that the latter insect 
was a Larentiid. Messrs. Nicholson and Burrows also joined in the 
discussion. 
May 7th, 1901.— Vars. of Peronea cristana. —Mr. J. A. Clark 
exhibited varieties of Peronea cristana, including a new and unnamed 
form. 
Exhibit of Spring insects. —Mr. E. M. Dadd exhibited his cap¬ 
tures to the end of April, including a series of Graphiphora lenco- 
grapha, bred from ova laid by a female taken at E. Horsley, Aleucis 
pictaria from Oxshott, and a specimen of Graphiphnva taken in the 
New Forest which had a certain resemblance to both G. nmnda and 
G. incerta. A majority of the members were of opinion that it was a 
variety of G. nmnda. Mr. Dadd also exhibited some larva, 1 of Alucita 
galactodactyla. 
Erannis (Hybernia) species.— Mr. C. Nicholson, series of Erannids, 
including E. marginalia with its var. fuscata. Also, on behalf of Mr. 
Battley, a drawer full of Erannids, including dark forms of E. mar¬ 
ginalia closely approaching the named var. 
Dilina tili.e and Pachys strataria bred. —Mr. C. P. Pickett 
bred series of Dilina tiliae and Pachys strataria, including one asym¬ 
metrical specimen of the latter species. 
Different forms of Erannis marginaria. —Mr. L. B. Prout, series 
of Erannis marginaria, including light forms from Sandown, I.W., 
darker forms from London, and darkest of all from Yorkshire. 
Varieties of Gonodontis bidentata. —Mr. -T. Riches, Gonodontis 
bidentata, four dark specimens, from Yorkshire, two being slate- 
coloured and the others almost black. All were remarkable for the 
glossiness of the wings. 
Limenitis sibylla vars., etc.— Mr. Y. Eric Shaw, varieties of 
Spilute grossulariata and Limenitis sibylla, the latter having the usual 
white markings much suffused with black. Also a series of Gnoplws 
obscurata from Matley Bog, lame of Leucoma chrysnrrhoea from Kings- 
down, and a larva of Plusia moneta. 
Dark Erannis leucoph.earia.— Mr. Alfred Sich, a series of Erannis 
leucuphaearia, including several very dark specimens, also colour 
sketches of lame of Erannis marginaria, E. defuliaria, Operophthera 
brumata, and Glyphyptery.c fuscuviridella. 
Varieties of Erannis species and .Egeria apiforjiis ova. —Mr. 
A. Bacot, series of Erannis marginaria with the var. fuscata from 
Yorkshire, and E. defuliaria ; also ova of Aegeria apifurmis, which 
were very small and scattered about, generally resembling Hepialid 
ova. Mr. Bacot remarked that it was curious that the eggs should be 
scattered about, seeing that the larva feeds inside poplar. 
Sembling of Scoria lineata.— Mr. A . 1. Cox recorded having 
watched a number of males of Scoria lineata (dealbata) sembling 
round one female. One of the males ultimately paired with the 
female, but the remaining males still continued to hover round, and 
