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changes to a pupa,” and that Merrin says that the pupa is found in 
May and June “spun up in a leaf or an earthen cocoon attached to 
the foodplant.” On the other hand, he had noticed that the larvae 
were full-fed about the end of November, when they bury, and spin 
distinct earthen cocoons, in which they remain as larvae till the end of 
the following May, when they change to pupae. It was therefore 
important to leave the cocoons in damp earth all the winter, or the 
larvae would dry up. Several members confirmed these statements, 
Mr. Battley saying that if the larvae were brought into a greenhouse 
about January they would pupate at once, and emerge in March or 
April. Mr. Bayne exhibited a series of Odonestis potatoria bred from 
Aylesbury larvae, also a yellow male of the same species from 
Epping Forest, and Cosviia affinis , Miana literosa , Cerigo cytherea , 
Plusia iota , P. v-aureum , Habrostola triplasia , IP. vrticce , etc., from 
the same district. Mr. Smith, Catocala nupta and Ypsipetes elutata 
(sordidctta ) from Epping Forest. Mr. Milton, Halias querca?ia bred 
from Epping larvae ; also the following Coleoptera :— Dytiscus margi 
na/is, D. circumflexus , Cetonia aurata , and Philonthus splendens. He 
also exhibited specimens of a wasp, and remarked that the cyanide had 
changed the yellow bands and legs to red. Other exhibits in Coleop¬ 
tera were made by Mr. Bayne, who brought a specimen of Prionus 
corarius from Loughton; and Mr. Clark, who showed Sphodrus 
leucopthalmus , Necrophorus ruspator, Toxotus meridianus and Nascerdes 
melanura from Folkestone. Mr. Clark stated that he had seen a 
specimen of Sphinx convolvuli which was taken a few days ago at 
Southend. Mr. Battley had found the larvae of Phorodesma sniarag- 
daria fairly plentiful at Ben fleet, and imagines of Lyccena adonis , L. 
corydon , Acidalia ornata , Aspilates gilvaria , and several other chalk 
species near Reigate. Mr. Smith had beaten three larvae of Stauropus 
fagi in Epping Forest, and several others were recorded from the same 
locality. 
Thursday , October ist, 1891. — Exhibits:—Mr. Mead, Deilephila 
euphorbia, bred from larvae taken on the banks of the Scheldt; also a 
long series of Noctua festiva from Scotland. Mr. Battley, light and 
dark forms of Cuspidia psi from various districts, a pale variety of 
Cidaria coryluta from Epping, also a partly silvery specimen of 
Polyommatusphlaas and a female of Lyccena alexis with light spots on 
the tips of the wings, both from Benfleet. Mr. Simes, a series of 
Orthosia sitspeda from York. Dr. Buckell also exhibited a very variable 
series of this species from York, and some indistinctly marked speci¬ 
mens from Aberdeen; also living larvae of Acidalia immutata, bred 
from eggs deposited by moths taken at Leigh. Mr. Tutt, two specimens 
of Hcidena satura from Wicken, and one from Aberdeen; also for 
comparison, H. adusta from various localities, including one very 
strongly marked and variegated example from Unst. He pointed out 
that although the upper wings of these two species were much alike, 
satura invariably had the hind wings darker than adusta. Mr. Clark 
exhibited Arctia me?ithastri from the north of Ireland, the specimens 
being much more buff in colour than the south of England form. Mr. 
Bayne, a series of Cirrhoedia xerampeli?ia from Aylesbury, and a 
specimen of Ennomos erosaria from Epping Forest. Mr. Prout, various 
specimens showing asymmetrical markings or malformations, including 
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