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Vanessa ttrtkle. —Mr. W. E. King, a specimen from Lewes, 1911, 
with the left primary having the greater part straw coloured. Mr. V. 
E. Shaw, a specimen in fine condition and of large size with the 
secondaries entirely black and the outer margins of primaries heavily 
marked with black =ab. nigra, Tutt, captured at Bexley, 1905. Four 
specimens with the central spots very small, the upper ones being the 
size of mere pin-pricks, bred Bexley, 1907, var. polaris, Stgr., bred 
Finchley, 1901. A specimen with the central spot on primaries much 
■enlarged and the usual black patch on inner margin obsolete, bred 
Finchley, September, 1912. Six specimens with but a slight trace of 
the usual black patch on inner margin of primaries, and the central 
spots much enlarged, bred Finchley, September, 1912. Mr. H. B. 
Williams, a series of 105 specimens, chiefly from four broods reared 
1912 for comparison. Among the other specimens he exhibited were 
abs. parvipuncta and magnipuncta showing variation in size of twin 
spots, ab. tripuncta, in which an extra one is developed, and abs. 
nubilata , flavotessalata, strigata, and radiata. 
February 18th, 1913.— Ccenonympha pamphilus. —Mr. A. W. Mera, 
specimens from the Essex salt-marshes, much larger than those 
ordinarily met with. A curious specimen with the right secondary 
having the markings of the underside primary, an asymmetrical 
specimen with the underside spot on one wing only; a very dark 
underside which was also without the usual spots. One with the 
spots on primaries well pronounced and the secondaries having a small 
spot at anal angle of upper surface; one of a brick-red colour with 
but small spots and a slight marginal band. Mr. W. E. King, 
C. pamphilus with deep margins and apical spots absent, six specimens 
without apical spots, two ab. pallida, Tutt, from Horsley, two ab. 
bipullata, Cosm., and a specimen with a chocolate ground colour. 
Mr. S. J. Bell, specimens from Broadstairs, 1908, with ab. pallida, 
Tutt. Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor, series from Surrey, Sussex, Westmore¬ 
land, Aberdeenshireand Fermanagh. Among the Surrey specimens were 
very dark bordered males and females; two of each sex showed a 
complete series of spots on the uppersides of secondaries internally to 
the dark margin. A marked contrast was observed in the specimens 
•from Enniskillen, the borders being white. In the undersides those 
specialty noticed were $ and 5 without apical spots, $ and 5 with 
■extra spots, and variations of the white band on undersides. Mr. V. E. 
Shaw, a specimen from Epping with a very dark ground colour. Mr. 
H. B. Williams, a long series of the spring and summer broods, 
including abs. Igllus, Esper, from Colchester, obsoleta, Tutt, from 
Hazeleigh, bipullata, Cosm., from Wimbledon, well-marked and 
obsolete undersides and specimens with extra spots, one with cell of 
primaries clouded over, and four specimens with double shot on 
underside. Dr. T. A. Chapman, two large glass-bottomed cabinet 
drawers of the various continental Coenonympha, including many fine 
forms and aberrations. 
Notodonta dodonea, ab.— Mr. L. W. Newman, a specimen bred 
some years ago by Mr. E. Buckell, from Romsey, the forewings having 
.a black ground colour save a white median band. 
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