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at Folkestone during July, including X. sublustris, which was plentiful 
in the Warren. 
Chcerocampa porcellus.— Mr. J. Riches, a series bred from larvae 
taken at Eastbourne. 
Coremia propugnata (designata). — Mr. V. E. Shaw, a series of 
second brood bred on July 29th and 30th from ova laid by 2 taken at 
Eynsford. 
October 17th, 1905. - Hesperia action. —Mr. S. J. Bell, a long 
series from Swanage, taken on July 21st, on which date the species 
was abundant, and both sexes about equally represented. 
Ccenonymph pamphilus ab. —Mr. G. Benton, two specimens, the 
one with the marginal border very broad and dark, and the other with 
the ocellus on the underside of one wing almost obsolete. 
Protective coloration in Papilio machaon pup^e. —Rev. C. R. N. 
Burrows exhibited seven pupte bred from Horning ova ; of these five 
were attached to carrot stems, and were pale green in colour, while the 
remaining two, one of which pupated on glass and the other on muslin, 
were of a dark grey shade. 
Cidaria truncata. —Mr. H. M. Edelsten, a series bred from ova laid 
by a typical $ from the Norfolk Broads ; the specimens ranged from 
the type through var. comma-notata to var. perfuscata, with many fine 
intermediate forms. 
Amathes plecta. — From South Devon, with pale costal streak 
suffused with ground colour of the wings, and from Norfolk with this 
streak exceptionally wide and pale in colour.— Ibid. 
Chcerocampa elpenor and its eoodplants. —Mr. W. J. Kaye, a fine 
series bred from larvae found on yellow balsam near the Basingstoke 
Canal. Mr. Kaye stated that although it was generally held that this 
larva would not accept a change of diet, he had found no difficulty in 
feeding his larvae on willow-herb. 
Anticlea cuculata.— Mr. A. W. Mera, a series bred from Cambridge 
larvae. 
Chrysophanus phl/eas ab.— Mr. C. P. Pickett, a specimen taken at 
Dover, in August, 1905, with the spots on the hindwings elongated 
so that they coalesced with the marginal border. 
Geometra smaragdaria. —Mr. J. Riches, a short series bred from 
Essex Marshes, including a specimen with the two left wings much 
paler than the right hand pair. 
Xanthorhoe fluctuata, var. Costovata, taken at Hornsey.— Ibid. 
Agrotis lucernea.— Mr. V. E. Shaw, 8 imagines taken at flowers of 
Valerian, at Torquay, on July 18th, 1905. 
Cordylomera suturalis. —Mr. E. Harris, a specimen of this beetle 
found under the bark of a log of mahogany imported from the Gold 
Coast. 
Xylina semibrunnea. —Mr. W. J. Kaye reported the capture of a 
single specimen at Leatherhead, Surrey. 
Nov. 7th, 1905.— New Member. — Mr. E. A. Bowles, of Myddleton 
House, Waltham Cross, Herts., was elected to membership of the 
Society. 
Heredity Experiment with Triph;ena subsequa ( = Comes). —Mr. 
