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1. Extreme forms of divergence in each of a few species 
(a) racial as in Coenonympha typlion, Melitaea aurinia and 
Epinephele hyperanthus from different localities. 
(/<) racial from same localities as in Pied* napi 3 s and $ s 
from Surrey. 
(c) aberrational as in Aryynnis selene, A. euphroxyne, Lycaena 
eon/Jon, etc. 
(J) Seasonal as in Lycaena bellarynx, 190G-7. 
2. Extreme degrees of convergence of allied species e.y., Pieris 
napi $ and P. rapae J , with slight apical marking, Aryynnis 
euphroxyne and A. selene, with brown-red makings on underside, lilac- 
blue Lycaena icarus and L. bell-ary us, violet blue $ L. tear us and L. 
aryiolus, etc. 
Melanic Eugonia autumnaria.— Mr. L. W. Newman, a long series 
including specimens with unicolorous deep brown superiors, and inferiors 
only slightly paler in colour, the nervures being orange, the original 
stock was twelve ova ex typical Dover J s, this, the fourth brood, 
showing about 90% melanic forms. 
The Council for the ensuing year were elected as follows: — 
President.- — Mr. A. W. Mera. 
Vice-Presidents. — Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, Dr. T. A. Chapman, 
and Messrs. F. .J. Hanbury and L. B. Prout. 
Treasurer. — Mr. P. H. Tautz. 
Curators. —Dr. G. G. C Hodgson and Mr. A. J. Willsdon. 
Librarians. — -Messrs. V. E. Shaw and F. B. Cross. 
Secretaries. —Messrs. S. J. Bell and T. H. L. Grosvenor. 
Non-Official Members. —Messrs. H. M. Edelsten, J. E. Gardner, 
L. W. Newman, C. P. Pickett, and J. Riches. 
Secretaries’ Report, December Gth, 1910. 
It is to be regretted that once again it is hardly possible for the 
secretaries to fulfil the strict letter of the rule which calls upon them 
to furnish an annual report of the progress of the Society during the 
past year. 
The customary twenty meetings have been held, but the average 
attendance of members thereat has been only 14-5 as compared with 
14 - 45 in 1909, and 17 - 05 in 1908, an increase of -05 after a decline of 
2-6 ; to call this progress would surely be an exaggeration. The visitors 
make a rather better showing, viz., 1*8 against -3 in 1909 and -7 in 
1908. This paucity of visitors is really rather extraordinary, and far 
from satisfactory, seeing that our visitors should surely be the chief 
source of supply of new recruits for our ranks. 
The best attendances were registered for the two January meetings. 
The first was Pocket Box night, but the good assemblage on the second 
occasion was fortuitous, as no special attraction was ottered. The 
Exchange meeting, which, when first instituted, proved very successful, 
was but poorly attended this year, and quite a failure from the point of 
view of exchange; this is not the first time that this meeting has been 
more or less of a fiasco, and it will apparently have to be abandoned. 
In the matter of Membership, the Society remains in statu quo, as 
only three new members have been enrolled, while at least that 
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