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Longicornia of Australia and Tasmania, Part I. ; including a list of the 

 species collected by Mr. J. J. Walker, R.N., and descriptions of new- 

 forms." 



March 29th, 1893.— Mr. G. C. Champion exhibited, for Mr. A. E. 

 Stearns, a living specimen of a luminous sjiecies of Pyrojihorns, which 

 liad been found in an orchid house at Dorking. It was supposed to 

 have emerged from the roots of a species of Cattlei/a from Colombia. 

 Mr. A. H. Jones exhibited living full-grown larva? of Charaxes jasius, 

 found by Mr. Frederic Raine, at Hyeres, feeding on Arbutus unedo. 

 Surgeon-Captain Manders exhibited a series of Lyccena theophrastus from 

 Rawal Pindi, showing climatal variations, the rainy-season form being 

 of darker coloration, and larger than that occurring in the dry season. 

 The gi'ound coloiir of the former on the under surface was markedly 

 white, with deep black strife ; in the latter form the gi'ound colour 

 was distinctly reddisli, and the marking reduced to reddish lines. He 

 said that the latter form had been described as L. alteratus. Mr. F. 

 Merrifield mentioned that Dr. Weismann had now established that the 

 colouring of Chrysophanns phlceas in different climates or seasons, though 

 in part attributable to the actual temperature, w- as in part constitutional. 

 Mr. S. G. C. Russell exhibited a Ijeautiful variety of Ar<jynnis selene, 

 taken near Fleet, Hants ; two varieties of A. selene from Abbot's Wood, 

 Sussex ; typical specimens of A. selene and A. euphrosyne for comparison ; 

 and a remarkable variety of Pieris napi horn Woking. Mr. C. J. Gahan 

 exhibited a microsco2:)ic prej^aration of the antenna of the larva of a 

 beetle (Pterostichus), for the pxirpose of demonstrating the sensory 

 nature of the so-called " appendix " of the antenna. Since he wrote 

 a note describing this structure, a short time ago, he found that Pro- 

 fessor Beauregard had already suggested its sensory character, and Avas 

 inclined to believe that it was an auditory organ. Mr. H. Goss exhibited 

 a sjDccimen of Trogns laindator, Grav., believed to have been bred from 

 a larva of Papilio machaon, taken in Norfolk, by Major-General Carden. 

 Mr. Goss stated that he sent the specimen to the Rev. T. A. Marshall, 

 who said it was a well-known parasite of P. machaon on the Continent, 

 but not proved to exist in the United Kingdom. Mr. Merrifield said he 

 knew^ this parasite, and had bred several specimens of it from pupa? of 

 P. machaon received from Spain. Colonel Swinhoe read a paper 

 entitled " The Lcpidoptera of the Khasia Hills. Part I." A long and 

 interesting discussion ensued, in Avhich Mr. Elwes, Mr. Hampson, 

 Colonel Swinhoe, and others took part. Mr. W. Bartlett Calvert com- 

 municated a paper entitled "New Chilian Lepidoptera." Mr. J. W. 

 Shipp communicated a paper entitled "(jn a New Species of the Genus 

 Phalacrorjnathus.'" — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



South London Entomological Society. — March dfh, 1893. — 

 The President, Mr. J. Jenner Weir, exhibited specimens of DiurmFa 

 fagelJa, HI)., taken 50 years ago, near London, and Mr. R. Adkin 

 remarked that they were as light as any now taken in the Metropolitan 

 district. Mr. Jenner Weir also noted the capture of Vanessa io, 

 L., by his brother on 19th Fel)ruary, near Sevenoaks ; and that 

 he had seen Gonopteryx rhamni, L., on the wing on 9th March. Mr. 

 Fenn reported G. rhamni as having been common near Leather- 

 head at the end of February. A discussion arose as to the occurrence 

 of Polyommatas dispar, Haw^ at Camberwell 50 years ago, and Mr. Fenn 

 and Mr. Tugvvell both recorded probable Kentish specimens previous to 



