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land, one of the Shetland Islands. Supposed aberration of Polyom- 
matus icarus. Dr. Sequeira exhibited Polyommatus icnrus with white 
spot on each fore-wing, taken at Boxhill, last month. Mr. Nicholson, 
haying examined this exhibit through a pocket lens, said that the 
white spot was clearly something deposited on the wing. Aberrations 
OF ANCHOCELIS PISTACINA, AllCTIA VILLICA, AND OTHER SPECIES.— Mr. 
Garland exhibited Anchocelis pistacina, from Woodford and Oxshott, 
with aberrations, all taken this year ; also Arctia villica, bred this 
year, from Riddlesdown larvae, and one aberration, on the fore-wings of 
which the cream markings formed a V. Mr. May exhibited the under¬ 
side of a J Polyommatus corydon, with long confluent spots on upper 
wings, taken near Guildford; also a pair of Heliothis peltigera, bred 
from larvae , two pairs of Nonagria geminipuncta, bred from pupae, 
and an Agrotis exclamationis with confluent stigmata, all from 
Sandown, this year. Hybrid tephrosias. —Mr. Tutt exhibited a very 
large number of hybrids: (1) Tephrosia crepuscularia ( biundularia ) 
3 crossed with T. bistortata 2 . (2) T. bistortata 3 with T. cre- 
pnscularia 2 . (3) T. crepuscularia ab. delamerensis 3 with T 
bistortata 2. (4). T. bistortata 3 with T. crepuscularia ab. 
delamerensis ? . (5) Cross of 3 of the 4th set with a J of the 3rd. 
These were all bred by Dr. Riding. Mr. Bacot exhibited a number 
of similar hybrids bred by himself. Nejieophila plantaginis.— Mr. Tutt 
exhibited an aberration of N. plantaginis from Aberdeen, in which all 
the wings were black, the black markings having spread over all the 
wings. This was not a mere suflusion, as sometimes occurs in this 
species. Insects from Sandown.— Mr. Prout exhibited Tapinostola 
hell maun i from the Isle of Wight, quite a new locality for the species, 
also Ileliothis peltigera from the same locality. 
Mr. Bate read a paper entitled, “ The Ideal Local Natural History 
Society.” In the discussion which followed, Mr. Clark strongly 
advocated improvement in the Society’s cabinet, which ought, he said, 
to be made so complete as to render assistance to all members in 
naming their specimens. The proceedings terminated with a vote of 
thanks. 
Nov. 2nd, 1897.— Calamia phragmitidis ab. rufa. —Mr. May ex¬ 
hibited a series of Calamia phraqmitulis with ab. rufa, from Sandown, 
captured in July, 1897. Lepidoptera from Woodford. —Mr. Oldham: 
six bred specimens of 13otys urticalis, Kndotriclia flammealis, from 
Epping Forest, Apamea opliiogramma, from Woodford, and one bright 
and distinct ab. of Noctua xantliographa, from Woodford. Melit.eas 
bred.— Mr. Garland: Melitaea aurinia, bred from larvae taken at 
Carlisle, and M. cinxia, bred from Isle of Wight larvae this year. 
Polyommatus icarus bred from larvae. —Mr. Prout: A series of 
Polyommatus icarus bred from larvae taken from Ononis ; a specimen 
of Lapliygma exigua, taken at sugar, at Sandown, September 2nd, 1897. 
Hybrid Tephrosias.— Mr. Prout also exhibited two series of hybrid 
Tephrosias, bred between .June and September, 1897. Those produced 
by the crossing of 3 T. bistortata with 2 T. crepuscularia, yielded both 
sexes in equal proportions, and no pupae went over. Those reared 
from crossing 3 T. crepuscularia with 2 T. bistortata gave only one male, 
which emerged on the earliest date at which the brood commenced to 
appear. About ten or twelve pupae of this latter brood, but no 3 s, 
