these I may refer yon to Ent., xxiv., 172, and Ent. Bee., iii., 176, 255; 
iv., 224, 292. These, however, vary so much in different broods and 
at different periods of the year, that I do not attach much value to 
them. 
The larvae of both species are very general feeders ; Albin found the 
larva of unidentaria on Galium, and both species affect that in a state of 
nature, but are not confined to it. I knocked two larvae of unidentaria 
out of a bank at Hale End, on which there was no Galium, but cannot 
say positively from what plant they came. The authors of the Vienna 
Catalogue cite chickweed ( Alsine media ) as food-plant for their ferrugata, 
and this has been very largely followed on the Continent; though 
Schreiner (Benefit des Lepidop. Tauschvereines, 1852, p. 55) doubts the 
general correctness of this, as he diligently searched in many places 
where the moth was abundant, but was unable to detect the plant. 
0. Wilde (Die Pflangen and Raupen Deutchslands ) gives Galium for both 
species, and Dr. Bossier records that Heydenreich found the larva of 
ferrugata (? both species), plentifully on Daucus carota. Mr. D’Orville 
(E. M. M. i.) states that the larva of unidentaria has a preference for 
Glechoma hederacea. As a matter of fact, both will feed on almost 
anything that is offered them up to hawthorn, if not further; as already 
communicated to some members of this Society, I generally breed mine 
when at home on the common garden marigold, at Sandown on bed- 
straw. The only failure I have heard of through unsuitable food is 
one recorded by Mr. Fletcher, who lost nearly all his larvas through 
trying to rear them on Cerastium. 
In conclusion, I have only to tender my best thanks collectively to 
the very many entomologists (too numerous to mention individual^) 
who have freely given me all the information and assistance in their 
power in these, to me, most interesting investigations and studies. 
April 3rd, 1894.—It was unanimously resolved to send a letter of 
condolence to Mrs. Weir, expressive of the great regret with which the 
Society had heard of the sudden death of Mr. J. Jenner Weir. Ex¬ 
hibits :—Mr. Tremayne; Nemeobius lucina, Lobophora Jiexapterata, 
Thecla rubi, Tephrosia extersaria, Notodonta dodonea, and others taken by 
him in the New Forest, at Whitsuntide 1893. Mr. Battley; Nyssia 
hispidaria from Epping Forest. Mr. Nicholson; a £ Eucfiloe carda- 
mines, bred from ova found in the New Forest. Mr. Southey; Gidaria 
suffumata from Hendon, where it seemed to have become almost extinct. 
Mr. Lewcock; Silpha subrotundata from Ireland; he believed this to be 
quite distinct from Silpfia atrata, although it was considered by many 
as merely a variety of that species. Mr. Tutt; pupge of Thais 
polyxena; these pupae appeared to form a connecting link between 
Parnassius and Papilio ; they were attached to twigs by the tail, and 
also by a belt, which, however, did not pass round the waist as in Pa¬ 
pilio, &c., but was held by two hooked processes on the head of the 
pupa; these hooks were probably evolved from the two ear-like 
points found in Papilio : he also exhibited drawings of a typical pupa 
of Papilio, to illustrate some remarks which he made on some apparently 
insignificant, but really important points, in the structure of pupge. 
Mr. Battley had found Taeniocampa populeti fairly common near 
Broxbourne; it was found chiefly on sallows which were in close 
proximity to aspens, but could also be obtained by searching the aspen 
