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male of each ; M. nraneis, a $ , this was probably the rarest 

 species of Morpho, and as it comes from the Upper Amazon, about 

 Iquitos, it cannot be much overlooked, as large collections have 

 been sent home from there ; M. cijtheris ; M. flodarti, S s and $ ; 

 M. (Bi/a, ^s and ? s, the females of the latter were graduated 

 from the yellow form to the extreme blue form, although usually 

 rare, there were localities where the blue form was frequent and as 

 common, if not commoner, than the usual yellow form. The 

 remainder of the specimens were all geographical forms or supposed 

 geographical forms of the old species, M. wenelaus. The series 

 consisted of some thirty examples of the following forms, M. 

 vienelaus, g and ? s, British Guiana ; M. menelans var, ainathonte, 

 Colombia ; M. menelans, var, melacheilns, Upper Amazon ; M. 

 vie)ielaits var. nestira, S. E. Brazil; and M. menelans var. didins, a 

 variable series from Peru, besides the already mentioned M. ijodarti, 

 which it was anticipated would be proved to be a geographical race 

 of M. meiu'lans. 



Mr, L. E. Dunster exhibited a series of Aiiriades thetia {hellarfjiis), 

 including specimens from Seaton, S. Devon, August, 1911, Pickett's 

 Hole, May, 1914, and Kanmore, May and June, 1915, and August, 

 1915. 



One female specimen was suffused with blue and had large red 

 spots on the left hindwing. It was taken at Ranmore on June 6th, 

 1915, by Mr. G. Ingram, of Palmer's Green. 



Mr. G. Talbot exhibited, on behalf of J. J. Joicey, Esq., 

 numerous new and brilliant Lepidoptera from New Guinea. 



1. The principal forms of the genus Delias found in New Guinea, 

 illustrating 52 species. 



2. The Delias inhabiting the Schouten Island, North New 

 Guinea; represented by seven species, six of theae having been 

 recently described as new. 



3. Four species of Delias new to science, from the Wandammen 

 Mountains, Dutch New Guinea. 



4. The principal forms of the genus Milionia, etc., found in New 

 Guinea, illustrated by 37 species of the genera Milionia, Callhistia, 

 Lobocraspeda, Eubordeta, (Jraspedopsis, and Bordeta. 



5. A local race of Papilio (Truides) paradisea from the Arfak 

 Mountains, Dutch New Guinea ; a new Dicallaneura, a new 

 Prata.dla, and a very distinct new Diacrisia, unlike any other 

 known in the genus, all from Dutch New Guinea. 



6. The largest New Guinea Pyrale — Kthopia roseilinea, Walk. 

 Mr. F. H. Stallman exhibited : — . 



