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he remarked that the eggs of this species are laid in a row in a fold at 
the edge of the leaf of ribbon grass. Mr. Bayne : a small specimen 
of Boar mi a robot-aria from Epping Forest, and a brownish specimen 
from the New Forest, in which the usual peppering of small dots was 
wanting on that portion of each wing contiguous to the inner margin 
and anal angle; also a Boarmia gemmaria with a pale-greyish 
median area to the forewings. Mr. Bacot: a series of Bryopliila 
perla from the Waterworks Wall, Lea Bridge, the specimens being very 
cleanly marked. Dr. Buckell : three series of Eugonia quercinaria, 
bred this year. The parents of Series I. were of the normal narrow- 
lined form, w T ith few markings; their progeny showed a very slight 
melanic tendency. The parents of Series II. were darker, the male 
showing a strong leaning towards melanism in the outer third of the 
fore-wings; many of the male progeny showed considerable darkening 
on both inner and outer third of fore-wing, the females having the 
lines strongly marked, and in some cases showing a considerable 
sprinkling of dark scales. The parents of Series III. were a very dark 
male and a very pale female ; the progeny were all dark (some 
extremely so), and many of the females had the outer third of fore¬ 
wings very dark. Mr. Nicholson also exhibited a short bred series of 
the same species. The parents were a male with outer third of fore- 
wings considerably suffused with a smoky tint, and a female with 
inner and outer thirds also very much suffused. All the females bred 
showed a strong melanic tendency in the outer third, except one, 
and all, except two, were dark on the inner third; the males all 
showed similar darkening, and one was entirely suffused with the 
smoky brown tint, especially on the inner and outer thirds. 
Mr. Bacot, referring to a recent visit to Sandown with Mr. 
Prout, said that a mixture of raspberry jam and methylated spirits had 
proved more productive than the usual compound of treacle, rum, and 
jargonelle essence. They had taken, amongst many other species, 
Leucania albipuncta , Aporophyla australis (common), Agrotis saucia 
(abundant), and all the Tryphsenas except T. interjecta. 
October 1st, 1895.—Exhibits :—Mr. Oldham ; a Leucania albi- 
puncta from Folkestone. Mr. Clark: a New Forest specimen of 
Cleora lichenaria, about as large as a Coremia ferrugata. Mr. 
Tremayne: a Mamestra brassicae from Deal, which had a pale 
yellowish-grey ground colour and very distinct dark transverse lines, 
the usual dark mottling being almost entirely absent. Mr. Nicholson : 
a short series of males of Ocneria dispar, bred this year ; one was 
strikingly marked with pale buff, and several others showed consider¬ 
able variation in the same direction ; the specimens varied in size 
from an inch and three-quarters to an inch and seven-eighths across 
the wings. Capt. Thompson : Eubolia cervinaria, bred from larvae 
taken at Hornsea, Yorkshire. Mr. Bacot: a specimen of Naenia 
typica, in which the nervures were almost devoid of the usual white 
scales, especially towards the centre of the wing; also a very pale 
form of Acronycta megacepliala approaching A. aceris, and a very 
dark specimen having a subterminal border of pale spots in the fore¬ 
wings. Mr. Tutt: Lycaena aegon, from Westmoreland, also Dyschorista 
suspecta, Celaena Jiaworthii, Hydroecia paludis and H. lucens from 
Warrington. 
