•J3(j I December, IMH. 



Lycana argiades, taken in August, 1885, on Bloxworth Heath, Dorsetshire, by Mr. 

 C. O. Pickard-Cambridge and Mr. A. Pickard-Carabridge respectively. 



Mr. H. St. John Dounisthorpe exhibited a colection of Coleoptera, couiprising 

 about thirty-six species, made in a London granary in 1890 and 1891. The genera 

 represented included Sphodriis, Pristonyclius, Calathus, Quedius, Creophllus, Oma- 

 lium, Trogosita, Silvanus, Lathridius, Dermestes, Anthrenus, Corynetes, Pt'tnus, 

 Niptus, Anobium, Blaps, Tenebrio, Calandra, Bruchus, &c. 



Mr. A. B. Farn exhibited a series of specimens of JEubolia Uneolata, bred from 

 eggs laid by a specimen taken at Yarmouth. The series included several remark- 

 able and beautiful varieties, and the size of the specimens vrvks much above the 

 average. 



The Rev. Dr. Walker exhibited specimens of Argyniiis Ino, A. Pales, and A. 

 Frigga, from Norway. 



Mr. B. A. Bower exhibited, for Mr. J. Gardner, specimens of Nephopteryx 

 splendidella, H.-S., Bofys ltij/u!iiia!ls, Clk., and Bryotropha obscurtlla, Hein., taken 

 at Hartlepool last June and August. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited two very dark specimens of Peronea cristana from tlie 

 New Forest. 



Colonel C. Swinhoe exhibited, and remarked on, types of genera and sjjecies 

 of moths belonging to the Tineina, all of which had been described by Walker, and 

 placed by him amongst the LUhosidcB. 



Mr. H. Goss exhibited specimens of Callimorplia Hera, taken in August last by 

 Major-General Garden in South Devon, and observed that the species appeared to 

 be getting commoner in this country, as Gen. Garden had caught seventeen speci- 

 mens in five days. Mr. Goss said that the object of the exhibition was to ascertain 

 the opinion of the meeting as to the manner in which this species had been intro- 

 duced into this country. A long discussion on this subject and on the geographical 

 distribution of the species ensued, in which Mr. G. T. Baker, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 

 Barrett, Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. McLachlan, Mr. Verrall, Mr. Elwes, Mr. Fenn, 

 Mr. Jacoby and others took part. 



Mr. C. J. Gahan contributed a paper, entitled, " On South American species of 

 Diabrotica : an Appendix to Part II." 



Mr. McLachlan contributed a paper, entitled, " Descriptions of new species of 

 holophthalmous Ascalaphidce." 



Mr. W. L. Distant communicated a paper, entitled, " Descriptions of four new 

 species of the genus Fulgora." 



Mr. F. Enock read a paper, entitled, " Additional notes and observations on the 

 life-history of Atypus piceiis." Every detail in the life-history of this spider was 

 most elaborately illustrated by a large number of photographs, made by Mr. Enock 

 from his original drawings, and shown by means of the oxy-hydrogen lantern. A 

 discussion followed, in which Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, Dr. Sharp, Mr. G. G. Champion, 

 the Rev. A. E. Eaton, Mr. P. Crowley, and others took part. — H. Goss, Hon. 

 Secretary. 



END OF VOL. II (Second Skkies). 



