68 [March, 



and the Hon. R. E. Dillon. The species was widely distributed in North and Central 

 Europe, often occurring at a considerable elevation, and was said to feed on Gnapha- 

 lium. Mr. Tutt stated that he had found it to be common in the Alps among 

 Fetasites ; and Lord Walsinghara spoke in support of the identification. Mr. 

 McLachlan exhibited cooked locusts {Schistocerca peregrind) received from the Rev. 



A. E. Eaton, and sold under the name of " Djerard " in the market of Biskra, Algeria. 

 They were cooked whole, but the abdomen only was eaten. Mr. Tutt exhibited 

 for Mr. H. B. Prince some Lepidoptera from the Cheshire coast, and for Mr. W. H. 



B. Fletcher some typical specimens of Zygana Ochsenheimeri, ZelL, from Piedmont, 

 and also some hybrid Zygsenids, obtained by crossing Z. Ochsenheimeri $ with Z. 

 filipendidcB ? . The hybrids were fertile inter se. The males of the cross exhibited 

 very markedly the characters of the male of Z. Ochsenheimeri ; on the other hand, 

 the females (with two exceptions) strikingly resembled Z. filipendulce. Mr. Tutt 

 also showed, for Mr. J. B. Hodgkinson, a number of obscure British Micro-Lepid- 

 optera, many of which had been regarded as new species. The validity of the 

 determinations was questioned by Lord Walsingham, Mr. B. A. Bower, and others, 

 and the first named speaker strongly deprecated the practice of positively recognising 

 or describing such obscure forms, particularly when British, from single or worn 

 specimens. A suffused aberration of a Grelechiid taken at Witherslack, and described 

 under the name of Lita intermedia (Ent. Rec, ix, p. 36), was referred to Lita 



fraternella. A paper was communicated by Dr. A. Gr. Butler, F.L.S., on "Seasonal 

 Dimorphism in African Butterflies," which led to a long discussion, chiefly on the 

 so-called " dry-season " and " wet-season forms." Mr. Merrifield stated that he had 

 been unable experimentally to modify the colour and markings of Lepidoptera 

 by variations in humidity. Mr. Tutt believed that Mr. Doherty had obtained " wet- 

 season forms " of Oriental species by keeping the pupa in a moist atmosphere. — W. 

 F. H. Blandford and F. Meerifield, Ron. Secretaries. 



[In the Report of the Annual Meeting {ante p. 48) the name of Prof. Meldola 

 was accidentally omitted in the list of the Council. — Eds. J. 



NOTES ON COCCIDM FROM THE ROYAL GARDENS, KEW. 



Br E. ERNEST GEEEN, F.E.S., 



WITH ADDITIONS BT E. KEWSTEAD, F.E.S. 



By the courtesy of the Director of the Royal Gardens at Kew, I 

 was able, in May last, to carefully examine the plant-houses, and to 

 collect specimens of the various Coccids affecting the plants. The 

 time at my disposal was insufficient for the examination of all the 

 buildings, the large Palm House being left over for another visit. I 

 had no opportunity of returning to the work, but Mr. E.. ^^ewstead, 

 of Chester, spent several days at the Gardens in July, and paid 

 especial attention to those houses unvisitcd by me, resulting in the 

 discovery of several interesting species, particulars of which he has 

 himself <iivcn below. 



