REPORTS OF MEETINGS. 
December 20th, 1910.— Vanessa c-album. —Mr. H. M. Edelsten, 
a series bred from Wye Valley ova, 1910. 
Lyc.ena corydon, abs., from South Downs. —Mrs. Hemming, two 
suffused $ s, one partially striate 2 , and two partially obsolete $ s. 
Amphidasys betularia—larvae.— Mr. A. W. Mera exhibited some 
larv* showing effects of environment in differences in coloring. 
Angerona prunaria. —Mr. C. P. Pickett, a drawer full, showing 
differences in colour of larvae, pupae, and imagines ascribed to rearing 
the former under different coloured muslins. 
Discussion. —Mr. L. B. Prout opened a discussion on “ The 
relative value of environment and heredity as factors in production of 
local races.” Dr. Chapman, Dr. Hodgson, and Messrs. Edelsten, 
Riches, Shaw, and Willsdon took part in the discussion. 
January 3rd, 1911.— New Member. —Mr. B. S. Williams, of 
77, Durham Road, East Finchley, was elected to membership of the 
Society. 
Abraxas grossulariata, ab. —Mr. G. Brooks, a specimen with the 
usual yellow markings obsolete, and ground colour of all wings deep 
yellow. 
Epinephele ianira, ab. —Mr. C. L. Collenette, a 2 taken at 
Salcombe, 1908, the wings bleached to colour of old ivory with usual 
fulvous patches only faintly indicated. 
Sesia sphegiformis, assembling.— Mr. G. H. Conquest, a series 
taken at Brentwood, June, 1895, by assembling with a bred 2 . 
Lepidoptera from Southend (Essex) district.— Mr. Conquest 
exhibited series of various lepidoptera he had taken, including 
Cirrlioedia xerampelina, August-September, 1904 ; Spilodes palealis, 
bred from larvie found in the umbels of Daucaa carota, September, 
1902 and 1905 ; Sclioenobius r/u/antellus, taken at light, June, 1910. 
Dianthcecia luteago var. barrettii—bred.— Mr. H. M. Edelsten, 
specimens bred from Devon, 1910. 
Tapinostola hellmanni—bred. —Mr. Edelsten, a series bred from 
Wicken Fen larvas, 1910. 
Leucania c-album—bred. —Mr. Edelsten, a specimen bred ab. ovo, 
1910. 
Melinia flammea, ab. —Mr. Edelsten, a pale aberration from 
Horning. 
Melit^a aurinia. —Mrs. Hemming, a long captured and bred series 
from Wiltshire, 1910; several of the bred specimens exhibited a 
distinct tendency to var. praeclara. Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, a series of 
M. aurinia selected from 113 specimens bred from Wiltshire larvie in 
1910. Wide variation was shown, covering the range that would be 
displayed in a composite series from such widely separated localities 
as Kent, Surrey, Isle of Wight, Devon, Glamorgan, West Meath, 
Cumberland, and Argyle. There was a marked tendency to melanism 
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