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somewhat approaching v. valezina of the fL'inale ; Shetland forms of Camplogramma 

 hilineata; a var. Schinidlii of C//rj/soj>kaiius Phlaas; ami a Tceniocampa incerta 

 with much intensified transverse lines. — Hy. J. Tukneu, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London: Nore'nber ISth, 1890. — Professor 

 Raphael Meldola, F.R.S., President, in the Cliair. 



Mr. Malcolm Burr, of " Bellagio," East Grinstead, Sussex ; Mr. Gr. H. Q-alo, of 

 the Public Works Department, Hong Kong; and Mr. A. E. Wileman, of the British 

 Consular Service, Yokohama, Japan ; were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Mr. Tutt exhibited a series of the oelireous form of Tephrosia bistortata, Goetze, 

 known as ab. ahiefaria, Haw., captured by Mr Mason in March, 1895 and 1895, 

 near Clevedon, Somerset; also a series of the second brooil of the same species (ab. 

 consonaria, St.), bred from ova laid by the Clevedon specimens. He also exhibited 

 a series of Tephrosia crepu.srtdaria, Hb. {blundularia, Esp.), taken by Dr. H. Corbett 

 at Doncaster ; a peculiar variety of Hipparchia Semele, captured by Mr. H. S. 

 Clarke near Ramsey, Isle of Man ; also a series of Pluaia bractea bred from ova 

 laid in July last. The eggs and larvse have been sui>jected to forcing treatment, 

 with the result that the moths emerged in October. Mr. Tutt also exhibited a very 

 dark specimen of Polia chi ab. oliracea, captured at Meldon Park, Morpeth, by 

 Mr. Finlay. Dr. Sharp called attention to Mr. Ernest Green's plates of the 

 CoccidcB of Ceylon, which were exhibited on a screen in the room, and said that he 

 was inclined to consider the Coccidee as a distinct order of Insects, but at present 

 the evidence was liardly sufficient to warrant this. He asked Mr. Green if he could 

 give him any information with regard to tlie development of the wings in the male. 

 Mr. Green said that in the males of the Coccidre the wings first appeared in the 

 penultimate stage as small projections on the sides of the tliorax. These wing-pads 

 grew to a certain extent without any further ecdysis. Though the insect was then 

 quite inactive, and took no food during the stage, the rudimentary wings and legs 

 wore free from the body, and were capable of some slight movement. After the 

 final ecdysis the wings of the imago were fully expanded, and assumed their natural 

 position before the insect left the sac, or puparium, in which the resting stage had 

 been passed. Mr. McLachlan and others continued the discussion. Mr. Bethune- 

 Baker exhibited a yellow spider from Orotava, which was of the exact colour of the 

 flowers it usually rested upon, and which had been observed to catch Vanessce 

 which settled on these flowers. Mr. Barrett said he had noticed a spider with the 

 same habit on the Ox-Eye Daisy in Surrey. Mr. Bethune-Baker also exhibited a 

 very curious dark variety of Arctia Caja, bred by Mr. Moore. Professor Meldola 

 stated that it had been of late found difficult to store bristles in the City owing to 

 the ravages of a moth, of which he exhibited living specimens of the larvse and 

 pupae. Mr. Barrett said that the moth was Tinea biseJlieUa. Mr. Blandford stated 

 that the bisulphide of carbon treatment might be found to be of advantage if it 

 were practicable, but more would have to be ascertained with regard to the extent 

 and character of the ravages before anything could be determined upon. Mr. 

 Merrifield, Mr. Green, and others took part in the discussion which followed. 

 Mr. Blandford called attention to the use of formalin as a preventive of mould, 

 and said that it would probably be found of use in insect collections ; an object 

 once sprayed with this substance never became mouldy afterwards. Professor 



