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of Phnrodesma smaragdaria. Three batches of twelve lame each were 
sleeved out on Achillea millefolium (yarrow), Tanacetum vulgare (tansy), 
and French lavender respectively, on July 5th, when they were newly- 
hatched. An examination of the sleeves on August 20th resulted as 
follows. Of those on yarrow two had pupated. This it was said 
contradicted Mr. Burrows’ statement that the larva would not feed on 
this plant. It appears as if they will do so if they are fed continuously 
on the same plant from the egg. Of the batch on tansy only eight 
were left, which were much darker than those on yarrow. The remain¬ 
ing brood fed on French lavender was only one short of its original 
number. The larvae were much paler than those on the tansy and only 
about half the size of some of them. The only brood, therefore, which 
produced a partial second brood was that fed on yarrow, which plant 
is refused by larvae taken in a wild state. 
Macroglossa stellatarum. —Mr. Bacot remarked that larvae of 
Macroglossa stellatarum seemed plentiful, and that he had taken some 
at Broxbourne and many other places. One of the larvae in his 
possession was pale green, while the rest were dark olive-green. Mr. 
Clark stated that he had known pupae of M. stellatarum to go over the 
winter and emerge in the following summer. This was contrary to 
the experience of other members present. 
Sep. 4th, 1900.—Mr. Tutt submitted a copy of the Report of the 
South Eastern Union of Scientific Societies. 
Aberdeen lepidoptera. —Dr. Sequeira, Triphaena subsequa, with 
very red forewings, and A 'plena monoylypha very dark. Mr. Clark, 
Amathes sobrina a tine series. 
Variation of Polyommatus corydon.— Mr. Pickett, a long variable 
series of Polyommatus corydon with one individual of a peculiar uni- 
colorous brown tint. Mr. Pickett also exhibited, from Folkestone, a 
large number of Eurymus hyale and E. croceus with one var. helice of 
the latter, some Vanessa cardui, and a magnificent aberration of 
Polyommatus alexis (ayestis ) with confluent spots on the underside and 
with the pupils to nearly all the eyes obsolete. 
Chcerocampa porcellus.— Mr. C. Oldham, Choerocampa porcellus 
with much of the red colouring replaced by yellowish-brown, and 
Triphaena fimbria taken in his garden at Woodford. 
Holiday Notes.— Mr. Tutt gave some notes of his recent trip to 
Larche in the Basses-Alps. He said as long ago as 1850 the locality 
had been explored by Donzel, and it was remarkable that nearly all 
the now known scarce insects occurring there were detected at that 
early date. On the way up to Larche, Barcelonette was passed, and 
here many generally accepted mountain insects were observed near the 
river-bed, where also Erebia neoridas was seen. Anthrocera fausta and 
A. carniolica were to be found on the same ground, but differed 
much in their habits. Polyommatus daman was seen in swarms. The 
“ blues” were in great numbers, and Mr. Tutt thought that possibly 
as many as two-thirds of the Palasarctic members of the genus might 
be obtained in the Guil Valley. The pastures at Larche were said’to 
be magnificent, with a great wealth of wild flowers, to which great 
numbers of lepidoptera flocked. Some remarks followed on some of 
the Erebias seen— E. scipio on steep slopes, E. neoridas as high up as 
6000ft., and E. yoante coming in for most attention. 
