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■punctata and A. inornata, Porthesia chrysorrhoea and P. similis, Polia 
xantliomista var. nigrocmcta, Catocala fraxini and C. nupta; also 
newly-hatched larvae of Eurranthis plumistraria and Hemerophila 
abruptaria ; also larvae of Tephrosia crepuscularia (biundularia) in- 
1st stage. Mr. Bacot read the following notes: “ Although the 
eggs of E. plumistraria and H. abruptaria are very similar, with respect 
to certain strongly-marked characters, the larvae are entirely different. 
The young larvae of E. plumistraria are superficially similar to those 
of T. crepuscularia. Differences of detail are, however, apparent with 
the microscope. The coloration and characters of newly-hatched 
larvfe of Selenia and Nyssia are also similar to those of Tephrosia, and it 
seems probable that Selenia is really much nearer to Tephrosia than 
to Eugonia, with which it is usually placed.” 
June 15th, 1897.— Boarmia consortaria in the New Forest.— 
Mr. Nicholson exhibited a specimen of Boarmia consortaria, taken in 
the New Forest on Whit Monday last, and some of the eggs laid by it. 
Malformation of Pieris brassic.e.— Mr. Bate : One $ and five fj? 
Pieris brassicae, bred from larvae found last autumn. Two females 
showed slight malformation, due to the tightness of the silk sling 
which the larvae spun, and which caused a deep indentation in the 
pupae. With reference to this exhibit, Mr. Nicholson said that he had 
always bred Goneptenjx rhamni with the mark of the silken 
girth across its wings, though not so badly as in these speci¬ 
mens. Aberrations of Coremia ferrugata, etc. — Mr. Bayne: 
Coremia ferrugata (1) with the twin spot obsolete, from Epping ; (2) 
with the twin spot strongly developed, from the New Forest; (3) 
with the red lighter than usual, from Aylesbury ; (4) with the band 
very dark, from Aylesbury. He also exhibited red-handed C. unident- 
aria, from Epping ; Melanippe galiata, one with black solid band, 
from Aylesbury ; Cidaria corylata, from Epping, one suffused with 
olive ; Aglais urticae, approaching var. polaris, from Hoddesdon, 1897 ; 
Nola cucullatella, with the melanic var. ; Thyatira batis, one from 
Epping, without the pink colour in the spots, though very fresh. 
Oxsiiott in June.— Mr. Bate had been at Oxshott on Monday last, 
and had found Bupalus piniaria, a few Brenthis selenc, Polyommatus 
icarus, and many Adda degeerella. He had also found a swarm of 
bees hanging to one of the lower boughs of a pine tree. The bough 
being cut in half, the bees vanished, but they presently returned, and 
Mr. Bate then captured them, bough and all. IIydrilla palustris at 
Wicken. —Mr. Clark reported that Hy dr ilia palustris was taken at 
Wicken Fen on June 5th. 
Oxshott in June. —Some of our members went, on June 2Gth, to 
Oxshott. Messrs. Prout and Garland proceeded to Esher, where they 
arrived at 11 a.m., walking from thence to Oxshott. On the way they 
worked the fences, which, however, produced only Triaena psi and 
Acidalia aversata, until they reached the Oxshott district, when 
Hadena genistae and other Noctuids turned up. Bub olia plumb aria was 
common on one part of the heath, and in a favoured spot among the 
pines Plebeius aegon, Eutliemonia russula, Ellopia prosapiaria, 
Macaria liturata , Bupalus piniaria (abundant), Aspilatcs strigil- 
laria and Dianthoecia carpophaga (ono) woro observed. The rest of 
