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Penmaenmawr from June 28th to July 11th; these included A. 
contiyuaria, X. yaliata, 0. atrata and K. nanata. 
Ochria ochracea. —Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, living pupae taken in 
thistle steins at Mucking, in which district the exhibitor stated that 
this species did not seem to attack either the Burdock (Arctium lappa ) 
or Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris ). 
Gnophos obscurata. —Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor, living imagines from 
Lewes. 
Polyommatus icarus abs. —Mr. J. A. Clark, a variable series taken' 
at Folkestone during August, including 1 S ah. obsoleta and another 
$ approaching ab. striata. 
Acidalia rusticata. —Mr. A. W. Mera, a short series of bred 
imagines; the larvae were reared on dandelion and the specimens were 
larger than the average captured imago. 
Agrotis nemoralis. —-A single specimen taken at Brentwood.— Ibid. 
Asthena Blomeri. — Mr. C. P. Pickett, a fine series taken [at 
Chalfont Road. 
Notolophus gonostigma.— Mr. J. Riches, larvae feeding on Sallow. 
Notodonta ziczacxN. droiiedarius hybrids. —Mr. V. E. Shaw, on 
behalf of Mr. Newman of Bexley, two imagines of this hybrid bred 
from ova obtained from a pairing of N. dromedarius J and N. ziczac $ . 
Mr. Shaw stated that the imagines that emerged in the autumn 
were all $ s, while the pupae that went through the winter produced 
$ s only during May, June and Jul} T . 
Cymatopiiora gemmaria, Melanic form.—Two imagines taken at 
Bexley.— Ibid. 
PaCHYS BETULARIA VAR. DOUBLEDAY ARIA AND SyNOPSIA ABRUPTARIA 
var. brunneata, were exhibited by Mr. A Sampson. 
Cyaniris argiolus, second brood.— Rev. G. H. Raynor reported 
that the second brood had been abundant at Maldon, Essex. He 
found that the larvae were easily reared on unopened buds of ivy. 
Sept. 19tli, 1905.— Donations to Society’s Collection of Lepi- 
doptera. —The curators announced the receipt of two Plusia moneta 
from Mr. J. A. Clark and two melanic Synopsia abruptaria from Mr. E. 
Harris. 
New Members. —Rev. G. H. Raynor, of Hazeleigh Rectory, Maldon, 
Essex, and Mr. Charles Capper, “ Glyndale,” Glebe Road, Barnes 
Common, were elected members of the Society. 
Lepidoptera from Mucking, Essex. —Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, very 
dark Notodonta ziczac, a very pale ab. of Hama sordida, a dark H. 
abjecta, and living larvae of Centra furcula, Notodonta ziczac, Pterostoma 
palpina, Ptilodon camelina, and Eutriclia quercifolia. 
Leucoma similis abs.— Mr. A. W. Mera, two $ s with a black spot 
at the base of the forewings. 
Thecla pruni, bred. —Mr. W. J. Kaye, a series bred from larvae 
taken at Monkswood, Herts. The emergences spread over three weeks, 
from June 15th to July 7th. 
Macaria liturata ar nigroftjlvata. —From Delamere Forest, 
Cheshire.— Ibid. 
Zonosoma pendularia. —A long and variable series bred from larvae 
taken at Oxshott, including three specimens of second brood, the 
remainder of which was still in the pupal stage.— Ibid. 
