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as regards the spotting. Mr. Prout for Mr. Mutcli, pale aberrations of Agrotis 

 ypsilon antl Phlogophora meticidosa, much darkened specimens of Cleora glabraria. 

 Mr. Prout, some extremely fine varieties of (I) Melitma cinxia, mostly of one aber- 

 rant brood in 190; ; (2) blackish -ah. higenua of Aporophi/la aust rails ; and (3) very 

 dark EuhoUa bipunctaria from North Devon, and Luperina textacea from Sandown. 

 Mr. Edwards, representatives of all the genera closely allied to Paj9t/io, including 

 the rare Armandia thaidina and Bhulanitis lidderdalii, and contributed notes on 

 each. ])r. Chapman (1) a very large number of the genus Chrt/nopkanus tiiken this 

 year in Spain, including the var. miegii of C. virgaureie, various forms of C. phlceas 

 from light forms to the extreme dark var. eleus ; (2) a drawer of Erebias also from 

 Spain, including various races of E. evias and E. stygne, and a long series of a new 

 species, which he had named E.palarica, closely allied to E. stygne but larger than 

 any Erebia hitherto known. Dr. Chapman, on behalf of Mr. Tutt, for comparison 

 with his own, a large number of Chrysophanids from many mid-European sources. 

 Mr. Tonge, three albums of photographs of the ova of Lepidoptera. Mr. Carr, on 

 behalf ot Mr. F. M. 13. Carr, a specimen of Vanessa io, having the usual eye-like 

 spots on the hind -wings very obscure. — Hy. J. Tuknek, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London: February \st, 1905. — Mr. F. Meebi- 

 FIEID, President, in the Chair. 



The President announced that he had appointed Dr. Tliomas Algernon Chap- 

 man, M.D., F.Z.S., Dr. Frederick Augu.stus Dixey, M.A., M.D., and Professor 

 Edward B. Poulton, D.Sc, F.R.S., as Vice-Presidents for the Session 1905-6. 



Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpe exhibited specimens of Oiigota granaria found in a 

 granary at Holborn, the only other localities reported hitherto being Scarborough and 

 Shoe Lane, London. Mr. W. J. Kaje, a specimen of the Erycinid butterfly Meso- 

 semia eumene pinned in its natural position of rest, to show its resemblance to the 

 head of a small mammal, such as a mouse. Dr. T. A. Chapman, a variety of the female 

 of Lyccena melanops. As a mere aberration it was interesting, but it was of value as 

 showing that the position in the genus for long accorded to the species, whether by 

 accident or design, close to the An'on = Euphemus group, was correct. He had 

 named the variety, which seemed to be undescribed, var. wheeleri. Mr. F. Enock, a 

 living ? Kybernia defoUariu, taken as late as February Ist, at rest on the north side 

 of an oak tree, and another ? , taken January 28th, in the same wood at Bexley. 

 He also exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Leonard Newman, of Bexley, a J' Notodonta 

 ziczac, $ N. dromedarius, with two hybrids bred, together with typical larva of 

 N. dromedarius and hybrid ditto ; the colour of the hybrids being that of drome- 

 darius, while the markings were those of ziczac. Mr. O. K. Janson, a living 

 specimen of Acridium iegypticum, L., found in a cauliflower in Bloomsbury, and 

 probably imported from Italy. Mr. Gr. C. Champion, two specimens of Malachius 

 barnevitlei, Puton, captui'ed by Mr. Thouless at Hunstanton, Norfok, in June, 1899, 

 a recent addition to the British list. Mr. H. W. Andi'ews, J and $ specimens of 

 Machimns rusticus, Mg., a rare Asilid, taken in cop. at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, 

 on August 13th, 1903. Mr. W. J. Lucas, a ? specimen of Panorpa cognata taken 

 at Byfleet Canal on August 23rd, 1904. The sjjecies occurs at Folkestone, and is 

 said to be found in the New Forest. For comparison he also exhibited $ specimens 

 of P. communis and P. gerinanica. 



Mr. Gilbert Smith read a paper, entitled, " A revision of the genus Criocephalus, 

 with notes on the habits of Asemum striatum and Criocephalus ferus" written by 

 himself and Dr. D. Sharp, F.K.S. Dr. T. A. Chapman, papers on " The matrivorous 

 habit of Heterogynis," and " The pupal suspension of Thais." Mr. E. Meyrick, 

 B.A., communicated a paper on " Lepidoptera from New Zealand." Mr. G. C. 

 Champion contributed a paper on "Another Entomological Excursion in Spain," by 

 himself and Dr. T. A. Chapman. — H. EowLAND-BxiOWN, Hon. Sec. 



