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invisible, it gave off a very powerful perfume; the plant was visited in 
large numbers by a species of a Hawk-moth. 
March, 20th, 1894.—Exhibits:—Mr. Prout; a large number of 
specimens of Coremia ferrugaria, Haw., to illustrate his paper. Mr. 
Battley; a living 2 and ova of Anisopieryx aescularia, in situ, on a twig 
of birch; the eggs were deposited in a necklace-like ring, encircling 
the twig just beyond a small shoot; there were about 24 eggs, counting 
round the twig, and the band varied from 4 to 9 eggs in width, so that 
in all there were 150-200 eggs. They were covered with down from 
the anal tuft, and appeared to be ovoid in shape, and attached by their 
smaller end. Dr. Sequeira; Amphidasys strataria, Panolis piuiperda, 
Hybernia leucophearia, Aleucis pictaria, all bred, from the New Forest; 
also several beautiful varieties of Larentia caesiata, Melanippe montanata, 
Melanthia aJbicillata, and M. bicolorata. Mr. Goldthwait; Colias edusa, 
with var. helice, and intermediate forms; one of the C. edusa had the 
marginal pale spots so strongly developed on the hind wings, as almost 
to form a band. Mr. Lane; Calocampa vetusta from Aberdeen. Mr. 
C. Fenn; C. ferrugata and C. unidentaria, including a Scotch form of 
the latter, and a specimen with the median band extremely narrow. 
These two species were also exhibited by other members. Mr. Bayne ex¬ 
hibited Psilura monacha from the New Forest, and made the following 
remarks :—“ This species seem to have shown—at least in our experi¬ 
ence—a greater tendency to the production of banded forms in 1893, 
than in the preceding season ; and the more frequent occurrence of dark 
varieties in certain seasons has previously been commented on by Mr. 
Tutt. At least five, including examples of both sexes, of those captured 
in 1893, show this condition, and one 2 in particular has an almost 
solid black median band across the fore wings. It will be noticed, too, 
that this specimen is much below the normal size. Now, amongst those 
taken in 1892, only one or two show a deviation from the type in that 
direction, and the deviation is slight. All those exhibited were taken 
either as imagines or as pupae. In 1893, the larvae were subjected to 
the long drought which had been almost total for four months previous 
to the appearance of the perfect insect. They must also have exjeeri- 
enced, both as larvae and pupae, great alternations of temperature—hot 
sunny days and cold nights. The date of appearance varies considerably 
in different years; in 1892 and 1893, the species was well out at the 
end of June, whilst in 1891, several fresh examples were taken at the 
beginning of September. The 2 appears to be very weak winged— 
a condition which seems often to obtain in families containing species 
with apterous 2 s.”—Mr. Smith said that he had bred Amphidasys 
strataria on the 18th inst. from New Forest larva. Mr. Battley reported 
that Brephos parthenias was just coming out at Theydon, and that 
Asphalia flavicornis was getting worn. He had also found Taeniocampa 
munda common, and T. cruda swarming on the sallows in the same 
locality, and had taken one T. populeti. 
Mr. Prout then read a paper on 
COREMIA FERRUGARIA, Haw. and UNIDENTARIA, 
Haw. 
Probably most of the members of the City of London Entomological 
Society are by this time aware of the fact, that I have for some years 
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