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and Cripps stated their experience corroborated Mr. Tutt’s; Mr. 
Lewcock, however, was of opinion that the red spots frequently re¬ 
placed the black. On the motion of Messrs. Tremayne and Tutt, a 
vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Lewcock for his paper. 
Mr. Clark announced that a specimen of the Dunlin (Tringa 
variabilis ) had been shot on Tottenham Marshes by Mr. Skertchley. 
He also announced the decision of the Council to charge members 
is. for second copies of the Transactions for 1891, and non-members, 
2S. 
Thursday , March 17th, 1892.—Exhibits, Lepidoptera :—Mr. Hodges, 
varieties of Folia flavicincta , from Portland and Guernsey, and some 
fine banded forms of Agriopis apnlina from Durham. Mr. Gates, a 
living specimen of Melanippe montanata , bred from a larva previously 
exhibited on December 17th, 1891. Mr. Gurney, freshly captured 
specimens of Amphidasys prodromaria , Fhigalia pilosaria , etc. from 
Epping Forest, at Wood Street, Mr. Prout, bred series of Coremia 
unidentaria and C. ferrugata. Mr. Nicholson, bred specimens of 
Hemerophila abruptaria , second brood. He pointed out that these 
were smaller and darker than the spring brood. Mr. Sykes, a 
specimen of Leucania impura , approaching the var. punctilinea , Tutt, 
taken at Enfield. Messrs. Clark, Tutt, Hodges, Battley, Southey, 
Milton and Dr. Buckell exhibited their series of the genus Hadena . 
Coleoptera ;—Mr. Heasier, a specimen of Plinthus caliginosus taken at 
Greenwich. Mr. Milton, various beetles, and in Hymenoptera, Abia 
fasciata , Cerceris arenaria , Gorytes mystaceus and Ammophila lutaria. 
Mr. Tutt then read his paper on “ The genus HadenaP He pointed 
out the nearness of Hadena to the Apamidce and stated that, of our 
British species. in the genus, H. porphyrea reached its western limit 
and H. peregrina its northern limit in our Islands, and that, therefore, 
both species must of necessity always remain rare here. The various 
forms of each species were dealt with seriatim, and Mr. Tutt remarked 
that although H. protea , H. dentina and H. pisi exhibited a fair 
amount of variation, the genus was not generally a variable one in the 
imago state. He said that this was fully made up, however, by the 
variation in the larvae. Rectilinea he was inclined to place in a separate 
genus as Staudinger had done. Reference was made somewhat fully to 
the American vars. of H. trifolii , especially vars. albifusa and oregonica. 
Mr. Battley, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr. Tutt, called attention 
to the extreme variability of the larvae of H . oleracea and H. trifolii , 
and to the resemblance of some of the latter to the larvae of Mai?iestra 
brassicce. Mr. Lewcock seconded the vote of thanks. Dr. Buckell 
had found the larvae of H. pisi common on Hampstead Heath, but 
stated that the imago did not appear to come to sugar. Messrs. 
Milton, Southey and Tremayne continued the discussion, and the vote 
of thanks was passed unanimously. Mr. Tutt, in replying, stated that 
he had taken H. pisi on sugar in 1891, from the end of May to the 
middle of August, but it did not come so freely as might be expected 
from the abundance of the larvae. 
Thursday , April 7th, 1892.—Exhibits : Lepidoptera—Mr. Gates, a 
living specimen of Hadena pisi. Mr. Southey, a long and variable 
series of Hybernia defoliaria. Mr. Bacot, a series of Hybernia pro- 
