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somewhat freely on Eupotorium cdnnabinum. Mimceseoptilus bipuncti- 
dactyla were kicked up or came to light, whilst a small dark form of 
what may be Pterophorus pterodcictylci (monodactyla ), which I reported 
last year, occurred sparing^. L. pentadactyla was the only other species 
observed. 
As will be at once noted, my captures were almost all common species, 
nothing rare turning up. However, the setting of these kept me em¬ 
ployed, and gave me a quantity of additional material to study local 
variation.” 
Thursday, September 15th, 1892.—Exhibits:—Dr. Buckell, living 
larvae of Ephyra punctaria, 19 days old, examples of Liparis aurifiua 
without the black markings, Nona^ria rufa from Wimbledon, and a 
very dark form of Ambhipyra pyramided bred from a larva found in 
Kensington Gardens. Mr. Southey, series of Hadena pisi and Cidaria 
dotata from Hampstead; also a long series of Abraxas grossulariata, 
containing an example with a pale straw ground colour, also a fine 
specimen, speckled with black dots on both fore and hind wings. 
Mr. Bacot, examples of Alelitcea cinxia from the Isle of Wight, 
and a series of Thecla betulce from South Devon larvae. Mr. Rosevear, 
two specimens of Tormbia robertsii, a parasitic fungus having for its 
host the larva of Hepialus virescens from New Zealand; he also read 
notes descriptive of the growth of the fungus. Mr. Tutt drew atten¬ 
tion to the description of this fungus in the Entom. Record, etc., vol. ii., 
pp. 99-101. Dr. Sequeira exhibited Bisulcia ligustri, Cuspidia alni, and 
series of Leucania turca and Aplecta herbida from the New Forest. Mr. 
Allbuary, two very pale specimens of Vanessa urticce from Northfleet, 
the pale colour being evidently produced by a failure of the pigment. 
Mr. Clark read a paper “ On a melanic race of Liparis monachal 
illustrating the same with a fine series of that species, the progeny of a 
pair received from Scarborough. The male parent was almost black, 
the female only suffused, and £ and $ offspring followed them 
respectively to a very large extent in the depth of their coloration. 
Coleoptera.—Mr. Heasler exhibited Elater balteatus, Metandrys cara- 
boides , Amaspis tlioracica and Ceuthorynchus asperifolium . Mr. Clark’s 
paper was as follows :— 
A melanic race of Liparis monacha. —“In July, 1891, I received 
from a correspondent a male and female of L. monacha , which he informed 
me had been captured in the neighbourhood of Scarborough. The male 
was very much suffused, and had lost the whole of the white ground colour, 
although the normal black markings were distinct enough in a very 
intense hue. The female was also suffused, but much less so than the 
male. The basal area was white, with the normal transverse markings, 
whilst the central area showed a not very intense transverse black band. 
The area following this was paler, almost white, and the outer area was 
again darker. The parent moths I exhibit, and they are figured, the 
male being fig. i, and the female fig. ia. 
The female had laid a batch of eggs numbering no, from which I lost 
three larvae, and bred all the rest. These I fed on oak in my own garden, 
and they throve admirably, all save the three already mentioned going 
into pupae. 
On June 21st the first specimen emerged, a $, and almost normal 
in colour and markings. This I gave to Mr. Bloomfield, a member of 
the City of London Entomological Society. The specimens that 
