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Angerona prunaria, abs.— Mr. C. P. Pickett, deep orange $ s with 
yellow patch on hindwings and ab. pallidaria £ . 
Dasycampa rubiginea. —Mr. A. .J. Willsdon, a series bred from 
Bournemouth and Torquay. Those from the latter district were 
redder and less speckled than the Bournemouth specimens, approaching 
Cercistis vaccinii in general appearance. 
A discussion on Thecla ruhi was opened by Dr. T. A. Chapman, 
whose remarks are reproduced in this volume. 
December 7th, 1909.— Annual Meeting.—New Member. —Mr. J. A. 
Wright, of Bushey, was elected to membership of the Society. 
Ccenonympha typhon, abs.- —Mr. T. Ii. L. Grosvenor, a long series 
from Westmoreland, Cumberland, and Aberdeen. Those from the 
former locality included two very dark S s, an ashy-grey $ , and 
another $ with elongated ocelli on upperside of underwings. In the 
Cumberland and Scotch specimens the ocelli showed a tendency to 
obsolescence on the undersides. 
Melantiiia bicolorata from Forres. —Mr. G. H. Heath, a series 
taken during August, 1909, the majority being var. furnosa, Prout; 
the type and var. plumbata were comparatively scarce, while var. 
parvula was the commonest of the light forms. 
Election of Council for 1910.—The result of the election was 
as follows :— 
President. —Mr. A. W. Mera. 
Vice-Presidents. —Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, Dr. T. A. Chapman, 
and Messrs. F. J. Hanbury and L. B. Prout. 
Treasurer. —Mr. P. H. Tautz. 
Librarians. —Messrs. H. M. Edelsten and V. E. Shaw. 
Curators. —Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson and Mr. A. J. Willsdon. 
Secretaries. —Messrs. S. J. Bell and T. H. L. Grosvenor. 
Non-Official Members. —Messrs. A. Bacot, F. B. Cross, G. H. 
Heath, J. Riches and A. Sich. 
Secretary’s Report, 1909. 
At the conclusion of this year the President has been relieved of 
a task which has fallen to his lot so frequently as to have doubt¬ 
less become monotonous, and we are to have this evening a Vice- 
Presidential instead of a Presidential Address. Perhaps it would 
have been as well if the Secretary’s Report had also thus been made 
the channel for possible new points of view; judging, however, by 
the ungrudging way in which members usually permit, and even insist 
upon, the undisturbed occupation of the Secretarial posts, and the 
exercise of the privileges and duties attaching to same, by those who 
have in a rash moment allowed themselves to thus have greatness 
thrust upon them, it might prove difficult to find a volunteer. We 
commend the suggestion to members’ consideration in the future, and 
in the meanwhile once more lay before them the Annual Secretarial 
Report. The customary number of meetings have been held during 
the past year, but the attendance has, alas ! been far from customary; 
the average for 1909 is only 14-45 members and -3 of a visitor, 
as compared with 17-05 and -7 in 1908, 17-55 and -G in 1907, and 
16*55 and -8 in 1906. 
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