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Dec. 3rd, IDOL— Luperina dumerllii. —Mr. Prout, on behalf of 
Mr. H. Douglas Stockwell, exhibited a specimen of Lupenna dumerilii 
from Dover, captured on a gas lamp on September 21st, 1901, with a 
series of Lupenna testacea for comparison. 
Variable Er irk it a dilutata. —Mr. J. A. Clark, a fine varied series 
of Epirrita dilutata taken at Arlington, Sussex, on October 28th and 
29th, 1901. 
Hibernating Scolioptkryx libatrix. —Mr. J. A. Riches, three 
Scoliopteryx libatrix, found in a coal cellar. 
Tachys parvulus recorded. —Mr. H. Heasler, a specimen of the 
coleopteron Tachys pan-ulus, taken in the New Forest. 
Actias luna bred. —Mr. C. P. Pickett, some specimens of Actias 
lima , bred from pupae. 
Eremobia ochroleuca at Folkestone. —Mr. Y. Eric Shaw, Ereino- 
bia ochroleuca taken near Folkestone. It was stated that in the second 
week in August in 1899 they were scarce, but on August (5th, 1900, 
they were quite plentiful. 
Aberrations of lepidoptera.— Mr. Alfred Sich, a small dark ab. 
of Apia is urticae, Xylena monoylypha, one with a dark band and another 
with the stigmata confluent, and a remarkable Plusia yaniina with a 
large metallic spot in place of the Y-like mark, all from Chiswick, the 
last-named being bred. Also from the same locality the shells Helix 
rotundata siuisturuiu and lldix aspersa sub-scalari/oriuis 
Sesia andreniformis at Gravesend. —Mr. Huggins, introduced by 
Mr. Burrows, Sesia andrenifunuis, beaten from dogwood at Gravesend, 
on July 17th, 1901, also an orange-coloured J of Cosmotrichc putatoria 
with very strong transverse lines, and another 5 of the same species 
of a peculiar grey-brown tint. 
Ophiodes lunaris at Warrington, etc.— Mr. Shepherd, intro¬ 
duced by Mr. Prout, a specimen of Ophiodes lunaris, taken at War¬ 
rington at sugar by Mr. Wright; also Macaria liturata var. niyroful- 
rata from the same locality, and a specimen of Eupithccia nanata var. 
pauxillata taken by himself at Shirley in 1900, being apparently the 
first record of the variety for this country. 
Spilotk grossulariata vars.— Mr. G. H. Raynor, through Mr. 
Burrows, some hue vars. of Spilote yrossulanata, including a specimen 
with the whole of the central area of forewings unspotted, save for the 
discoidal spot. 
Larv.e of Arctia villica feeding in winter.— Dr. Sequeira, 
larvie of Arctia villica, still feeding (December 3rd), the pabulum 
being privet; it was stated also that the only protection they had 
received was to be kept indoors without a fire. 
The Norfolk Broads enclosure.— Mr. S. J. Bell notified that he 
had received several circulars concerning the movement of protest against 
the closing of the Norfolk Broads. The chief difficulty appeared to be 
want of funds to legally oppose the movement. 
Secretaries’ Report for the year 1901. 
The close of another year in the life of our Society is the signal for 
the usual annual retrospect. From the Secretaries’ point of view, 
things are just about the same as a twelvemonth ago. The member¬ 
ship as it appears on the prospectus sheet is now 5G. Last year it 
