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the plant was a Liliaceous one, known there as the "cape lily," and 

 was very common. 



Mr. Curwen exhibited examples of the various forms of the genus 

 Zyifana allied to the beautiful Z. carniolica. The series included 

 the named forms, Z. carniolica, Z. formoaa, Z. hilaris, Z. occitanica, 

 Z. lata, and Z. sedi, considered to be forms of specific value, with 

 ab. herolinensis and ab. lieJijsari of Z. carniolica, and ab. alhicann of 

 Z. occitanica. 



Mr. Moore exhibited specimens of the deep green Sphingid 

 Euchloron megara from South Africa, and a specimen of a large 

 Phyllodine moth, Miniocles discolor. (See Kirby's •' Hand. Lep.," 

 vol. v., p. 168, pit. 142.) 



Eev. F. M. B. Carr exhibited his captures of the past season in 

 Staffordshire and at Wye on the Severn, together with a series of 

 Agriades coridon forms and other captures from Koyston. There 

 were nice varied series of the early emergence of Leptosia sina/iis, of 

 Brenthis selene, Ayrotis segettuii, some very dark forms of Acronicta 

 leporina, examples of the intensely black form of Xylophasia wono- 

 glypha, a nice series of Euhjpe haatata, a row of Venusia cainbrica, 

 etc. 



Mr. Hugh Main exhibited a cage made by him to facilitate the 

 breeding of burrowing beetles of the genus Geotrnpesi, and at the 

 same time to allow of full observation being made of the whole 

 process of digging the galleries, massing the pabulum, laying the 

 ova, feeding and growth of the larva, the act of pupation, etc., and 

 read a paper entitled " On Rearing Beetles of the Genus Geotmpes," 

 summing up his observations so far and criticising somewhat 

 strongly previously published records of similar observations. (See 

 page 18.) 



It was suggested that possibly cages on the same lines might be 

 suitable for observation of the life-history of some of the burrowing 



JANUARY 25tli, 1917. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., Prksident, in the chair. 



The meeting was devoted to the business of receiving and adopt- 

 ing the Report of the Council and the Treasurer's statement, and the 

 announcement of the results of the election of OfMcers and Council 

 for the ensuing year. 



