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which were bred from larvae beaten in the New Forest in 1893. The 
’96 brood consisted of 58 $ s and 64 $ s, or 47-54% $ s and 52-46% 
$ s. Mr. Bacot read the following notes on his exhibit:—“The 
variation of the specimens is not very marked, and can, I think, in 
every instance be traced to one of the parents or grandparents. It 
consists chiefly of minor details of marking, and the amount of dusky 
suffusion on the white ground of the fore-wings. Only one point is 
perhaps worthy of special mention. I refer to a tendency in some of 
the 2 s, for the dark bands on the fore-wings to close together at the 
base. The larvie of both ’95 and ’96 broods were fed on cherry, and 
those of the grandparents on oak.” Larvae of Orgyia gonostigma. —Mr. 
Burrows exhibited («) larvae of (>. timnxtvjma, hatched July, 1896, 
hybernated in bag out of doors on oak ; (b) ditto, a full generation 
ahead, hatched Sept. 1st, 1896, hybernated indoors. The winter home 
of Apamea ophiogramma. — A single larva, believed to be that of A. 
ophioi/munna, was also exhibited by Mr. Burrows. It was embedded 
in the root-stem of striped grass. Double-broods of 0. gonostigma. 
— With regard to the double-broods of 0. tfonostiyma , Mr. Burrows 
said, in 1887 the imagines emerged on June 28th, the ova hatched on 
July 18th, and the larvae pupated on Aug. 80th. In 1893, the 
imagines emerged on June 14th, the ova hatched on June 27th, the 
larvae pupated on Aug. 18th, the imagines again emerged on Aug. 
25th and the ova again hatched on Sept. 15th. In 1896, the imagines 
emerged on June 22nd, the ova hatched on July 2nd, the larvae 
pupated on Aug. 3rd, the imagines again emerged on Aug. 15th, and 
the ova again batched on Sept. 1st. Living specimen of Aglais 
uimc.E. — Mr. Garland exhibited A. urticae, taken at rest upon a brick 
wall at Harrow Green, Leytonstone, about 10 o’clock in the morning 
of Feb. 19th. Aberrations of Hybernia defoliaria.— Mr. Garland 
also exhibited bred male aberrations of H. defuliaria, being larger than 
captured specimens. Bruchus lentis. — Mr. Newbery exhibited Bruchus 
lent in, from Egyptian lentils. He read the following notes: “This 
species is erroneously stated to be without a thoracic tooth, by both 
‘ Cox ’ and ‘ Fowler,’ although the contrary is stated in the original 
description.” Field observations. — Mr. May said that he had found 
Asphalia Jlavicurnin, I'neniocavipa stabilis, T. pnlvendenta , T. incerta, T. 
miuula&nd T.rpdhiea, on Feb. 27th. 
March 16th, 1897. — -T. crepuscularia (biundularia) not in Moray¬ 
shire. — Mr. Tutt said that it had been stated, on the strength of 
a specimen in Mr. Adkin’3 possession, and another in Mr. Horne’s, 
that T. crepuscularia ( biundularia ) was found in the Altyre Woods in 
Morayshire. He had examined Mr. Adkin’s specimen, and so also 
had Mr. South, and Mr. Adkin, Mr. South and himself were all 
inclined to refer it to T. bistartata. He now exhibited Mr. Horne’s 
specimen, captured on April 16th, 1892, on the trunk of a pine tree 
in Altyre Wood. This, a male in fine condition, is identical with the 
Perthshire race, which, as has been pointed out, is more nearly allied 
to the Central European typical form of 7'. bistartata than any other 
form occurring in Britain. Mr. Tutt further said that, although he 
had not yet seen specimens of T. crepuscularia (biundularia) from 
Scotland, he suspected that the southern counties, at least, would 
produce tho species. Mr. Adkin stated that Mr. Horne’s specimen 
