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of ab. parvipuncta, Tutt, from Westerham, and others from Deal and 
Margate, which I also exhibit. 
Among the more remarkable of the aberrations exhibited I may 
perhaps refer to the following : — 
A fine $ specimen of ab. alba, Tutt (the form usually spoken of 
as ab. schmidtii), a specimen with the band in hindwings replaced by 
dashes (ab. radiata, Tutt), a specimen with an extra spot in the discal 
cell towards the base (ab. basilipuncta, Tutt), and three other distinct 
forms with extra spots in various positions which I have recently 
described under the common name — addenda. 
In the ensuing discussion Mr. L. W. Newman mentioned he 
noticed the August captures in North Kent nearly all had tails. Mr. 
W. E. King recorded that he had found some numbers of the larvae 
in October at Chingford. Mr. C. Nicholson stated that females could 
easily be induced to oviposit simply by confining them in a large glass 
cylinder over a growing dock plant, the top of the cylinder being 
covered with mosquito netting, and the base slightly raised from the 
ground to allow of a through ventilation. He had found the showy 
stone-crop, Sedum spectabile very attractive to the imago, counting on 
one occasion no less than nine specimens on one plant in his garden 
at Hale End, Chingford. 
January 16th, 1912.— ^nomination. —Mr. W. E. King of 54, 
Barnsbury Grove, Barnsbury, London, N., was proposed for member¬ 
ship by Mr. Charles H. Williams, and seconded by Mr. Y. E. Shaw. 
New Member.-— Mr. A. L. Mera, 79, Capel Boad, Forest Gate, 
London, E., was elected to membership of the Society. 
The evening was set aside for the Annual Exhibition of Varieties. 
Dark form of Eubolia bipunctaria.-— Mr. L. B. Prout specimens of 
a darkly coloured race of Eubolia bipunctaria from North Devon, 
taken on a dark soil and approaching the continental var. i/achtaria , 
Frr., also a $ from Sandown, I. of W., with the bands edging the 
central area strongly darkened. 
Anosia erippus, var archippus.— Mr. G. H. Heath, a specimen he 
found dead in the grass at Sandown, Isle of Wight on the night of 
September 13th, 1908. 
Xylomiges conspicillaris var. melaleuca.— A specimen bred from 
a pupa dug in Worcestershire, September, 1897. 
Acidalta incanaria var. bischoffaria.—A specimen taken at 
Brockley, September 23rd, 1911, the first recorded specimen of this 
melanic form taken in this country. 
Abraxas grossulariata.— Mr. J. P. Mutch, the aberrations of this 
species he had bred from North London larva; in 1911. Mr. C. H. 
Williams, also exhibited a long series including abs. rarlei/at.a, nit/ros- 
parsata, and lacticolor. Respecting this last ab. Mr. Y. E. Shaw drew 
attention to the fact that Mr. Cockerell named it deleta, in 1899. See 
Entowoloi/iat, vol., xxii., p. 99, so Mr. Raynor’s name lacticolor sinks. 
Aplecta prasina.— Mr. J. Riches, living larvae which he was 
forcing. 
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