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of Folkestone were not at all uniform, the Gault and Chalk both play¬ 
ing, however, a large part in the localities inhabited by this insect. 
The hedge-sides, too, with their peaty and leafy coverings, side by side 
with the bare chalk-hills, tended to preserve dark and light specimens 
somewhat indiscriminately, with the result that a sort of polymorphism 
was set up in the species there, of which, however, the palest rarely 
equalled the Lewes specimens, nor the darkest the Perth specimens, 
whilst a very pretty form with a dark central band occurred some 
years in fair numbers, and was rather remarkable. Mr. Tutt: speci¬ 
mens of Zygaena exulans from Braemar, Cogne and the Grauson Valley, 
all of which were referable to Dalman’s var. vanadis ; also specimens 
from Lauteret in Savoy, and from Lauzon in Piedmont; the Lauteret 
specimens were beautifully streaked with orange along the nervures, as 
were the Lauzon specimens with yellow. The extreme Grauson speci¬ 
mens were almost identical with the Lauzon specimens, yet, at the other 
end, they were inseparable from Scotch specimens. Mr. Battley 
referring to Zygaena filipendulae var. cerinus, said that this variety could 
be obtained at Lyme Regis, in one small spot, where it bred regularly 
every year. 
Oct. 16th, 1894.—Exhibits:—Mr. Battley: a drawer containing most of 
his Agrotidae ; also a copy of “ The Photogram,” having as a supple¬ 
ment a plate of colour photo-prints of Chelonia caia, Vanessa io and V. 
atalanta, the likeness to the originals being extremely good. Dr. 
Buckell: a 2 Epinephele ianira and a 2 Satyrus semele, both captured 
at Folkestone Warren, on September 2nd, last; the specimens were in 
perfect condition, and he raised the question as to whether the ianira was 
part of a second brood, or whether that species continued to emerge 
over a period of two months. Mr. Bate : a specimen of Arctia fuli- 
ginosa, bred from a 2 taken at the end of June, the rest of the brood 
being still feeding. Dr. Dudgeon : a young slow-worm ( Anguis fragilis ) 
and its mother ; the latter was captured at Herne Bay, and the young 
one was one of a brood of five; it was about five weeks old and very 
snaky-looking, being longitudinally striped with pale yellow. Mr. 
Clark : Zeuzera pyrina from London Fields. Mr. Southey : a long series 
of Xylopjhasia scolopacina from Highgate Woods, bred by himself, and 
preserved larvae and ichneumons of the same. Mr. Smith: Scodiona 
belgiaria and Asphalia ridens from the New Forest. Mr. Bacot: a series 
of Bombyx trifolii, sembled near Liverpool; he remarked that the species 
did not seem to be very closely allied to any of its congeners, most of 
which he exhibited with their preserved larvas. Mr. F. J. Robinson, 
of Brixton: an androgynous specimen of Crocallis elinguaria, bred from 
the New Forest. The antenna and wings on one side were distinctly 
male, and on the other side, female. Capt. Thompson, on behalf of 
Mr. Mutch of Hornsey: a series of Agrotis cursoria from Morayshire, 
N.B. He also exhibited series of Agrotis vestigialis from Co. Sligo 
and Pembrokeshire, and Melitaea aurinia from Co. Sligo ; also an unset 
series of Dasypolia templi, taken at light by Mr. E. Halliday at Halifax, 
where he found them common, having obtained eighteen in this way. 
Mr. Bayne : Hydrelia uncula, Tholomiges turfosalis, Hypenodes costaestri- 
galis, and others from the New Forest; he reported the capture of both 
sexes of Hybernia defoliaria at Epping Forest, early in the month. Mr. 
Pearson : an onion stem, having about half-way up a small onion, which 
