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A. Buxton said that at Cambridge it was Periplaneta anstralasifi that 

 was supplanting Blattella geniiauica. 



Mr. P. A. Buxton exhibited a box of butterflies taken by him some 

 time ago during a tour in Algeria, and called attention to the fact 

 that the species were practically all either European species or forms 

 closely allied to them, Teracolus nnmii being the only species purely 

 African in its affinities. There was included a nice series of the 

 beautiful Enchlo'e charlonia, and also specimens of the rare Antlio- 

 charts falloui. 



Mr. Alfred Sich exhibited two mines of the rare Tineid, Nejiticnla 

 tilice, Frey, from the Torrent Walk, Dolgelly, Merionethshire, and 

 stated that many empty mines were noted in the Fairy Glen, 

 Bettws-y-Coed, Carnarvonshire. The larvae mine the leaves of the 

 lime, and seem to prefer trees growing in a shady situation near 

 water. 



Mr. Priske exhibited a rare slug, Liinax cinereo-niijer, which he 

 had found in Epping Forest. It was, he believed, the first record of 

 the species in Essex. Mr. Sich remarked that the species was by 

 no means common, and that when full grown it was much larger, 

 in fact it was one of the largest of our indigenous species. 



Mr. Moore exhibited a living male specimen of the stick-insect 

 {Linchodes, sp.) which has been so extensively bred in England 

 during the last few years. 



Mr. Brooks exhibited a series of Plebeiiin aijon from Kendal, in- 

 cluding several examples of the beautiful blue female form known 

 as ab. masseiji, Tutt. He also showed a specimen of Chamas 

 giaminis, in which the usual wedge-shaped submarginal dark mark- 

 ings on the forewings were nearly obsolete. 



Mr. B. S. Williams exhibited a short series of Maiiwstra [Hadena) 

 trifulii {clienopodii), including a very pale ochreous grey form bred 

 from Finchley, a dark greyish fuscous form captured, and a reddish 

 ochreous specimen taken at Wicken. The last form he stated 

 was very uncommon. 



Mr. Bowman exhibited a specimen of Saturnia carpini which was 

 very dark in general coloration with exceptionally red lower wings. 

 He also exhibited an abnormally sized and shaped cocoon of the 

 same species, which possibly might prove to have been made by- 

 two larvae. 



NOVEMBER llth, 1915. 



Mr. A. E. GiBBs, F.L.S., F.E.S., Vice-preaident, in the chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a short series of FAipithecia castif/ata 



