June 5th, 1894—Exhibits : Dr. Buckell; two eggs of the common 
fowl, connected at the small ends by an albuminous band; they had 
separate yolks and the shells were quite soft. Mr. Clark; three female 
specimens of Endromis versicolor, bred from Monmouthshire ova. 
Mr. S. J. Bell; three pupae of Pseudoterpna pruinata. One of these 
was of a greenish tint, the larva having spun up in a leaf; one was 
suffused with very dark grey, the larva having pupated in a cocoon on 
the surface of the earth; the third was normal, although the larva had 
mingled particles of earth in its cocoon. Mr. May; a blackish suffused 
male specimen of Ellopia prosapiaria from Weybridge. Mr. Bayne; a 
specimen of Notodonta dictaea from Wood Green. Mr. Mera; a bred 
series of Cidaria silaceata from Morpeth; they were similar to southern 
specimens. Mr. Nicholson; two specimens of Atelabus curculionoides 
from Epping Forest. Mr. Battley; Pyrrochroa serraticornis from 
Loughton. Mr. Bacot read the following:— 
“ Notes on the ova of Selenia tetkalunarta. —On April 7th I 
paired a bred ? of this species with a perfectly sound $■ captured in 
Epping Forest; they remained together from 12.15 p.m. to 9.30 a.m. 
and were in no way interfered with. Both were rather large speci¬ 
mens ; the 2 was very dark and the A very light in colour. The 7 
commenced laying the next night, and continued to lay a few eggs each 
night for eight or ten days. The eggs, bright green in colour, were 
generally laid singly and attached by their side to the box. On April 
13th I noticed two or three bright red eggs in the chip-box, and there 
were a few more observed on subsequent days. Altogether the batch 
consisted of 8 of these red eggs and 136 green ones. The first larvse 
hatched on May 8th, and a few more appeared during the next few 
days, but only the red eggs were fertile. My impression is that these 
were not laid until the 12th, as I could see no change or difference of 
colour in any of the eggs up to that day. I examined them every 
morning, and am quite sure that while there were no red ones in the 
box on the morning of the 12th, there were two or three present on 
the 13th. It is strange that such a small number should have been 
fertilised, seeing that copulation was in no way interfered with. It 
would appear to have been a few of the eggs from the middle of the 
batch that proved fertile, and not those first laid, as might have been 
expected.” 
June 19 th, 1894.—Exhibits : Dr. F. J. Buckell: a specimen of 
Pararge egeria, sent by Mr. Hodges from Guernsey, which was very 
nearly identical with the Linngean type {egeria), which differs from the 
ordinary British form (really var. egerides, Stdgr.) in having the spots 
dark brownish-orange instead of straw-coloured. Mr. Battley : various 
species of Taeniocampa from Broxbourne, including a specimen of T. 
stabilis with the stigmata confluent on both fore-wings, a single line 
surrounding both; Mr. Bate said he had bred a similar specimen this 
year. Mr. Clark: several specimens of Selenia lunaria, forming part 
of a brood which had been gradually emerging since Christmas last. 
Capt. Thompson: cocoons of Plusia festucae, sent by Mr. Arkle from 
Chester, with an accompanying letter to the effect that he had taken 
them on the 13th of June spun up in leaves of sedge; the leaves were 
bent downwards at an obtuse angle by the contraction of the silk of 
which the cocoons were made; this bending did not take place with 
