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sugar during September, including an example of Xanthia ocellar i», a 
melanic Thera variata, Melanippe fluctnata var. costovata, Xanthia 
aurago, X. gilvago, Calamia lutusa, Leucania comma (second brood) and 
a melanic Noctua xantlwgrapha. 
Vanessa cardui. —Mr. L. W. Newman, a long series bred from ova 
laid by a Folkestone 2 on September 2nd. The larvae were fed upon 
nettle in a hot-house at a temperature of about 80°, and all the 
imagines had emerged by October 16th. In a few specimens the 
large white inner spot on apex of forewings was almost entirely 
obscured by black scaling while many others showed the same 
peculiarity in a less pronounced form. 
Vanessa io and var. cyanosticta. —Mr. H. B. Williams, a series 
hred from larvie taken at Chalfont on July 8th, including one example 
of var. cyanosticta. 
Chesias spartiata.— Mr. A. J. Willsdon, a variable series from 
Wanstead including pale grey, brownish, reddish-fawn and melanic 
examples. 
Sesia myop.eeormis. —Mr. A. J. Willsdon, a series taken at rest on 
the grass at foot of apple trees early in the morning. 
Macroglossa stellatarum at light.— Rev. C. R. N. Burrows 
recorded the appearance of a specimen at light at Mucking in 
September. 
Lycjena argiolus, third brood.— Rev. C. R. N. Burrow's mentioned 
the occurrence of a third brood at Mucking in September. 
Appointment of auditors.— Messrs. A. J. Willsdon and E. Harris, 
were appointed to audit the Treasurer’s annual account. 
December 5th, 1911. — Thera variata and T. firmata. — Mr. E. A. 
Cockayne, a series of each from Aberdeenshire both of a light ground 
colour, together with specimens of Surrey T. firmata and Oxfordshire 
T. variata much darker in colour than those from Scotland. 
Erastria venustula—bred— .Mr. H. M. Edelsten, a series bred 
from Brentw'oocl ova. The larvie fed up well on the flowers of various 
Potentillas, Strawberry and Bramble blossoms, and finished off 
on lettuce leaves. The species was somew r hat difficult to get to 
oviposit, but from thirty ova 27 specimens were reared. The larvae 
made a tough cocoon underground. 
Lycxena icarus. —Mr. H. B. Williams exhibited L. icarus ab. 
costajuncta (Tutt), Glamorganshire, 1909, ab. nigromacnlata (Ckll.), ab. 
crassipuncta (Courv.), ab. semi-persica (Tutt), ab. apicojuncta (Tutt), also 
a specimen of ab. glomerata (Tutt), showing union of spots forming 
abs. melanotoxa (Marott), costajuncta (Tutt), and basijuncta (Tutt), the 
streaks in the latter two cases being extremely short, the spots being 
almost super-imposed—all from Little Missenden, Bucks. 
Lycjena astrarche. — Mr. H. B. Williams, a specimen vdth 
obsolescent spotting on underside, and an upperside with certain 
marginal spots on left wdng pallid, Bucks, 1911. 
LiYCiENA astrarche. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, a 2 specimen with usual 
red spots on margin of all -wings joined, forming a deep red band. 
Royston, August 7th, 1911. 
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