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suffusion in the same band and one with the band, on the primaries 
very much interrupted. 
September 17th, 1912.— Member elected. —Mr. J. P. Mutch of 
405, Hornsey Road, London, N., was elected to membership of the 
Society. 
Pachnobia hyperborea. —Mr. L. W. Newman, a Ion" and variable 
series bred from pupte collected at Rannoch, also a few examples from 
Shetlands. Mr. Sabine also exhibited the same species bred this year. 
Crymodes exulis.— A series including some very dark specimens 
from Shetlands by Messrs. Newman and Sabine. 
Callimorpha dominula var. rossica. —Mr. Newman, a number of 
examples of this yellow form ; a strain producing a large percentage 
of this variety having been obtained after eight years in-breeding, 
with occasional introduction of wild stock to check deterioration. 
Agrotis strigula. —Mr. L. A. E. Sabine, a long series from 
Shetland showing grey, black, red, purple and intermediate forms. 
Apamea unanimis.- — Mr. B. S. Williams, a series from Finchley, 
showing a certain amount of variation. 
Phorodesma smaragdaria. —Mr. A. J. Willsdon, a bred series from 
Essex marshes, the specimens showing variation both in ground colour 
and markings. 
October 1st, 1912.— The Late Dr. J. S. Sequeira. —The Secretary 
announced the receipt of a letter from Miss Sequeira thanking the 
members for their message of sympathy and condolence in the loss of 
her father, the Society’s oldest member. 
Lucania unipuncta (extranea) ova.— Mr. R. G. Todd, a photograph 
of the ova, in situ, from a 5 taken in South Devon, August, 1912. 
Apamea unanimis larvae on ribbon grass.— Mr. J. Riches, larvae he 
had found feeding on the leaves of ribbon-grass at Hornsey Rise, 
London. 
Polia nigrocincta, bred. —Mr. A. W. Mera, a short series reared 
from larvae he collected near Bude, in 1912. 
October 15th, 1912. —Nomination. —Mr. William Beattie proposed 
for membership Mr. John Sarvis, of May Cot, Maybury Hill, Woking, 
■which nomination was seconded by Mr. V. E. Shaw. 
Abraxas grossulariata, abs. —Mr. J. P. Mutch sent for an exhibition 
the aberrations of this species he had reared in 1912, including ab. 
deleta Ckll. On the -whole it was thought that the specimens shown 
were not so darkly marked as those usually reared from the same 
locality (Hornsey Rise). Mr. H. B. Williams also exhibited two 
specimens picked up in Bristol, July, 1912, one approaching ab. deleta 
Ckll. ; the other with very dark median fascia. 
Cidaria immanata. — Mr. G. H. Heath, a variable series from Forres, 
August, 1912. He mentioned that the form with the uninterrupted 
white band was again the rarest, he only taking one this year, and one 
in 1909. 
Hybrid zonosoma.- — Dr. E. A. Cockayne, hybrids of zonosomo pend it • 
la Ha $ Xomicrovaria J , both As and $ s were bred, the latter being 
very pale. They were from a May pairing and emerged mid-July to 
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