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series from South Wales showing variation in colour parallel to that 
occurring in Pterophorus monodactylus. 
Smerinthus populi, abs. — -Mr. L. W. Newman, a long and very 
variable series bred from selected Bexley parents. The series 
included two gynandromorphs, of which ten in all were bred ex. 1,000 
pupae, including two showing type on oue side, and pink colour on 
other. The series showed pink tinged forms, cream-coloured forms, 
and intermediates. 
Angerona prunaria. — Mr. C. P. Pickett, a large number -of 
specimens, mostly from one brood, reared ab ovo under various 
colored muslins. The specimens exhibited marked differences in 
coloration, which the exhibitor claimed to be due to the different 
environments. 
Lyc,ena corydon, abs. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, a series taken in S. 
Cainbs., August, 1911, the y specimens being marked with more or 
less $ coloration, also var. semi-ay nyrapha taken at same place. 
Teratological Plusia gamma. — Mr. H. B. Williams, a specimen 
from Little Missenden, Bucks., with right primary dwarfed, and 
showing a large bleached patch. 
Colias edusa. — Mr. A. J. Willsdon, a series from Torquay and 
Plymouth, including ab. obsoleta (Tutt), and ab. helice (Hb.). 
Colias hyale. — Mr. L. W. Newman stated that females he had 
taken in September, 1911, and kept for ova, showed no disposition to 
lay, and seemed inclined to hybernate. 
.Rapid growth of Vanessa cardui and Sphinx convolvuli larwe. 
— Mr. L. W. Newman mentioned that by feeding up the larvae in a 
hot-house he had got the former through the larval stage in 21 days, 
and the latter in 26 days. 
November 7th, 1911. — Orthosia lota. — Dr. T. A. Chapman, three 
specimens bred from larvae taken at Amelie les Bains, South France, 
and fed on Coriana rnyrtifolia — the three insects, all that emerged, 
were of three different forms, viz., leaden, dark red, and dark fulvous, 
suggesting the existence of much less uniformity than is found in 
British specimens, and were especially large, viz., over 40mm. 
Acidalia virgularia var. bischoffaria from London. — Mr. G. H. 
Heath, a specimen of this melanic variety taken at Brockley, London, 
September 23rd, 1911. 
Lyc^ena arion. — Mr. A. W. Mera, a series taken at Bude, July, 
1911. 
Cerastis vaccinii var. suffusa (Tutt). — Mr. B. S. Williams, two 
specimens taken at Finchley, September, 1911. 
Ematurga atomaria. — Mr. H. B. Williams, a $ specimen with 
tawny ground colour of £ > Oxshott, July, 1911. 
Paper. —Mr. L. W. Newman being prevented through illness from 
reading his paper, “ Some notes on breeding and collecting during 
the record season of 1911,” had forwarded it to Mr. S. J. Bell to 
read. (See end of this Vol.). 
November 21st, 1911. — Lepidoptera from Mucking, Essex. — 
Rev. C. R. N. Burrows exhibited a number of moths he had taken at 
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