March 7th, 1905.— New Member. —Mr. W. Beattie, of Glen Lodge, 
Mickleham, Surrey, was elected a member of the Society. 
Triphaena orbona ( = subsequa). —Mr. R. G. Benton, a specimen 
taken in Highgate Woods. 
Polyommatus corydon abs.— Mr. J. A. Clark, a lengthy series 
including a golden brown 2, many Js “shot” with blue and 
a $ of a pale lavender hue with brown marginal spots on the hind- 
wings. 
Mr. C. P. Pickett also exhibted an extensive series of this species, 
including many varieties and aberrations, among them being a form 
parallel to the golden-brown specimen shown by Mr Clark. 
Messrs. Harrison, Hodson, Mera and Prout also showed series of 
this insect. 
Pyralis costalis. —Mr. T. H. Handing, a series taken in a Highgate 
warehouse. 
Paper. —Mr. C. P. Pickett read a paper on “ P. corydon, Varieties 
and Aberrations,” printed at the end of this volume. 
March 21st, 1905.— Arctia caia abs. —Mr. H. Huggins, a number 
of aberrations in which the hindwings ranged in coloration from 
pale yellow to deep crimson; one specimen was remarkable for a 
white bar on the thorax, extending from the base of the forewings to 
the usual red collar, which was nearly effaced. 
Spilote grossulariata ab. —A captured specimen with scarcely 
any markings on the hindwings, and very few beyond the usual bar of 
black and yellow on the forewings, the ground colour being milk-white. 
—Ibid. 
Brephos parthenias at Theydon.— Mr. C. P. Pickett stated that 
this species was plentiful at Theydon on March 20th. 
Paper.-— Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, having been unable to complete 
his study of Hemithea aestivaria owing to the state of his eyesight pre¬ 
cluding the use of the microscope, read, in place of his promised paper 
on that species, some notes on Notolophus yonostigma, which appear 
at the end of this volume. 
April 4th, 1905.— Lepidoptera from Queensland. —Mr. A. Bacot, 
on behalf of Dr. Calpin, specimens of lepidoptera taken in Queensland, 
including Papilio madeayana and Hypocysta metirius. 
Spilote grossulariata ab.— Mr. W. Beattie, an entirely black 
specimen, except as regards the thorax, which remained a dingy 
yellow ; the exhibitor mentioned that the pupa which produced this 
imago lacked the usual yellow markings. 
Boarmia gemmaria.— Messrs. Prout, Clark and Kaye exhibited series 
of B. gemmaria. Mr. Kaye’s series included a pale form taken at Bude. 
Paper.-— Mr. Prout read a short paper on Boarmia gemmaria. 
April 18th, 1905.— Asymmetric Triph.ena subsequa ( = orbona).— 
Mr. Bacot, a specimen having the right forewing distinctly darker in 
colour than the left. 
Graphiphora miniosa ab.— Mr. A. W. Mera, a very pale imago 
lacking the central lunule and the discoidal spot on hindwings. 
Attempt to cross Pachys strataria and P. betularia.— Mr. 
Bacot described an attempt to hybridise these species. A female of 
