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has not been seen to catch birds, in Ceylon ; but has been found 

 devouring small mice and lizards. It lives in holes of trees, etc. A 

 large Coccinellid beetle, which preys upon the Aphid Oregma bam- 

 biisae. A " Cobra mantis," with expanded shield covering the 

 thorax. A large Blattid, which lives in decaying tree trunks, in 

 company with Passalid beetles, which it somewhat resembles. A 

 brightly coloured Cicada (Plati/plem-a nctoi/Kttata). A " Lantern fly " 

 [Fnlyora niacidata) with apex of head produced into a long horn. 

 A Pentatomid {Catacanthiis incarnatiis), locally known as the "Cari- 

 cature bug." When viewed head downwards it has an amusing 

 resembance to a very sunburnt face, surmounted by a glengarry cap. 

 A Scutellid (TetrartJdna rarieiiatci), which rivals a Buprestid beetle 

 in the brilliance of its metallic tints. A Reduviid {P/tijsonjnchiis 

 tiibercnlatiis), which preys upon Millepedes many times its own size. 

 A brilliantly metallic Elaterid beetle. A black and white Elater 

 that sits on charred stumps of wood, where it becomes almost 

 invisible. 



Mr. Green also showed a series of Pt/rameis canliii, raised from 

 larvae taken by Mr. J. J. Lister at Cambridge, on Carduus lanceo- 

 latns. They show little variation beyond a slight tendency (in one 

 or two specimens) to ocellation of the postmedial series of spots on 

 the hindwing. Also a short series of Envanexsa antiojia, raised from 

 larvae taken by Mr. Lister at Gavarnie (France), on Betida. 



Mr. H. A. Leeds exhibited many aberrations of Lepidoptera 

 captured in 1922, among them being — - 



Melanari/ia (jalathea. — (1) Blackish border about double the usual 

 width on the L.h.w.; (2) black area considerably increased; (3) 

 borders of all wings golden tawny. 



Aphantopiis Injiierantns. — ab. caeca ^ and $ . 



Stri/iiion priDii. — ab. /itornas + ab. anticofnlvior -\- discoidal spot 

 on f.w. $ . 



AgriadeH tlieti^. — ab. piiitcta + all>oli)ieata + well-scaled cream- 

 coloured broad crescentic band from costa, almost parallel with 

 hind margin, turning inward inside inner margin of L.f.w. ^ . 



Kpinepkelejurtina. — Three specimens with additional spots below 

 the apical eye. 



Arggnnis aglaia. — Heavily black marked inner half of all wings. 



Coenongniplia pamphiliis. — (1) Dark basal shade on lower half of 

 L.f.w.; (2) hind wings uniform colour below except small white dots; 

 (3) many bright red-brown streaks on L.h.w. below ; (4) extra spots 

 below apical ocellus. 



