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Tuesday, August 1 &th, 1893.—Exhibits :—Mr. Oldham : a series of 
the males of Odonestis potatoria, varying from dark brown to yellow, 
some being paler than the ordinary females ; also Triphcena fimbria, 
T. orbona and Cosmia ajfinis from Woodford. He also brought some 
ova of Strenia clathrata for distribution. Mr. Nicholson : a bred series 
of Thecla betulce from Epping Forest. He remarked upon the large 
preponderance of females in this species. Mr. Clark : Triphcena fimbria, 
Lyccena cegon, L. argiolus, Cerostoma radiatella and Crambus adipellus, all 
from the New Forest. Mr. Battley: living larvae of Polyommatus 
phlceas. Hr. Buckell: larvae and pupae of Euthemonia russula. He 
stated that most larvae out of a brood of this species had fed up 
rapidly and passed into pupa, but the remainder appeared to be about 
to hibernate. He also exhibited a series of Agrotis puta from Fresh¬ 
water. Mr. Bloomfield : a specimen of Gonepteryx rliamni from the 
New Forest, intermediate in colour between the two sexes. Mr. Gates : 
Arctia mendica, Hecatera serena, Tanagra choerophyllata, Platyptilia 
gonodactyla, Cemiostoma laburnella, Lithocolletis tristrigella, Argyresthia 
goedartella, etc., all from Shepherd's Bush. Mr. Bacot: a bred series 
of Vanessa polychloros from the New Forest. Mr. Huckett: a bred 
series of Ennomos angnlaria. He remarked that these had begun to 
emerge from the pupa during June. Mr. Southey : a bred series of 
Centra vinula. Coleoptera:—Mr. Heasler: Oodes lielopoiodes and Poederus 
riparius, both from Hanwell. Mr. Clark stated that w r hile sugaring in 
the New Forest he noticed a hornet pounce down upon a wasp and, 
after a long struggle, kill and eat it. He also remarked upon the large 
numbers of these two insects this season. Mr. Huckett stated that 
some larvm of Arctia caia reared from the egg were already spinning 
up. Mr. Southey reported that Repialus sylvinus was common on 
Hampstead Heath, but that the usual NocTum appeared to be very 
scarce. Mr. Bloomfield gave an account of an excursion to Wicken 
Fen on August 5th, Coenobia rufa, Tapinostola liellmanni and Helotroplia 
fibrosa being some of the best insects observed. The larvm of Papilio 
machaon were scarce and very small, the greater part being only just 
out of the egg. 
Tuesday, bth September, 1893. Exhibits :—Mr. Prout, a variety of 
the underside of Lyccena corydon, two specimens of Leucania dlbipuncta, 
and a dark reddish unicolorous variety of Hadena suasa, all from 
Sandown. Mr. Hollis, a specimen of Arctia caja, with orange hind 
wings, and a pale specimen of Coenonympha pamphilus, with dark borders 
to the wings. Mr. Battley, a series of Leucophasia sinapis (2nd brood), 
from Sidmoutli, S. Devon; the males with remarkably dark apical 
marks. Mr. Clark, three varieties of Arctia caia, bred from Tottenham 
larvae, the ground colour of the hind wings being suffused with black ; 
and some fine forms of Arctia lubricipeda vars. zatima and deschangei, 
bred by Mr. Harrison, of Barnsley. He also exhibited a large number 
of insects taken during July, in the New Forest. These included 
Argynnis papliia, with its var. valezina and intermediate forms, xanthic 
specimens of Satyrus janira, suffused examples of Ennomos angularia, 
E. erosaria, black Boarmia abietaria, Lithosia quadra, a remarkable male 
with the fore wings yellow on the outer margin; L. helveola, Catocala 
sponsa, C. promissa, Ebulea stachydalis, Tortrixpiceana, and many others. 
With regard to the vars. of A. paphia, Mr. Tuft remarked, that several 
