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showed a decided tendency to heredity. Brood 1 was composed of 
small specimens, inclining to a dull unicolorous form ; Brood 3, similar, 
but larger; Brood 4, tine large reddish specimens, well marked, 
especially behind the central spot; Brood 5, delicate greyish tone, 
recalling the tint of E. subnotata. This species is only partially double 
brooded. Brood 1, from a female taken 11th June, 1893, produced 
three at the end of July, 1893, the remainder emerging in May, 1894; 
Brood 5, from a female taken 11th August, 1893, fed up during the 
autumn, the imagines appearing in May. They fed either on currant 
or hop, but refused flowers, while the allied E. absynthiata feeds on 
ragwort flowers, and refuses hop.” Dr. Sequeira: Meliana flammea, 
Viminia venosa and Macrogaster arundinis , all from Wicken Fen. Dr. 
Buckell: Nisoniades tages. He called attention to the presence in the 
males of a fold along the basal half of the costal margin of the fore 
wings. The same character is also present in Pyrgus malvae, and is 
probably a scent organ. Mr. Bacot: full-grown larvae of Amphidasys 
prodromaria feeding on cherry. Mr. Battley: flowers of Orchis 
pyramidalis, Ophrys apifera (Bee orchis), and Gymnadenia conopsea 
(Scented orchis) all from Keigate. Mr. Bate said that he had made 
further enquiries as to the specimen of Polyommatus virgaureae 
exhibited by him at the last meeting, and that no doubt seemed to exist 
as to the authenticity of the capture, which took place in July or 
August, 1880. 
July nth, 1894.—Exhibits:—Mr. Oldham: a specimen of Rumia 
crataegata with very distinct transverse lines; also some rats killed by 
poison. Mr. Battley: Macrogaster arundinis, HydrUla palustris, Her- 
minia cribralis and Nascia cilialis, all from Wicken, and Spilodes sticticalis 
from Tuddenham. Mr. May : bred specimens of Plusia moneta, Geometra 
papilionaria and Ellopia fasciaria. Dr. Buckell; living specimens of 
Bornbyx quercus received from Mr. A. J. Johnson of Erdington, near 
Birmingham. He read a letter from that gentleman, in which he stated 
that he had placed three bred specimens (two males and a female) in a 
box, and shortly afterwards noticed that the two males were in cop. He 
further suggested that one of them might be hermaphroditic, although 
they appeared to be typical males. Capt. Thompson: pupas of Nonagria 
elymi in stems of Elymus arenarius. 
August 7th, 1894.—Exhibits:—Mr. Sauze: a long series of Coccinella 
variabilis from Sydenham and other localities. Mr. Lewcock : a nearly 
full-fed larva of Smerinthus tiliae. The meeting was very small, many 
of the members being away for their holidays. 
August 21 st, 1894.—Mr. Clark, in referring to the death of Mr. 
William Machin, formerly a member of the Society, proposed that a 
vote of sympathy be sent to his relatives ; this was accordingly done. 
Exhibits :—Mr. Gregor : Acidalia marginepunctata, Agrotis strigula (dark), 
Cidaria populata, Larentia olivata, Hypsipetes sordidata (some fine forms) 
and a suffused banded form of Camptogramma bilineata, all from North 
Wales. Mr. Gates: a number of microlepidoptera, mostly bred, from 
the Hammersmith neighbourhood, including Fumea intermediella ; the 
females of this species never leave the larval case. Mr. Clark: Meliana 
flammea, BanMa argentula , Acontia luctuosa and others from Wicken. 
