122 THE KNTOMOLOOTSt's REfOT^rt. 



1848. Mr. Tutt confirmed the capture of Melanrppe galiata, Hb., near 

 Huddersfield, as recorded by Mr. Mansbridge in his paper read before 

 the Society on February 9th. Mr. K. Adkin exhibited for Mr. E. H. 

 Watson, a specimen of Pierii^ brassicce, L., which approached very 

 nearly Fifris cheiranfhi, Hb. of the Canary Islands, The specimen, a 

 female, was l>red from larva? found in a garden at Streatham. Also 

 tw(^ specimens, females, of Apafura iris, L., bred from larvae taken in 

 the New Forest in the autumn of 1891. jMr. G. B. Eoutledge exhiluted 

 a small collection of butterflies from Algiers, Hyeres and SAvitzerland, 

 including Pnrarge (egerin, Esp. (types), Limenitis camiUa, Schiff. and 

 Poh/ommafiis virganrwa, L. (females). Mr. 11. Adkin exhibited a series 

 of Vanessa, nrtico', L., bred during 1892 in Sutherlandshire, which 

 were generally dark in colour, and with markings well defined ; also a 

 specimen bred from the Essex Coast, unusually light in colour. Mr. 

 Sauze, a small collection of Ichnenmonidce, captured in the jierfect 

 state. Mr. Jcnner Weir exhibited s])eciuiens of a group of the NympJia- 

 lino' from the African region, mimicking others from the groups 

 Danaince and Acrceinae. An interesting discussion ensued, ]Mr. Tutt 

 pointing out the possibility of similar environment and hal)it having 

 originally determined the similar facies seen in mimetic species of 

 widely diffei-ent genera. Mr. Weir referred to the fact that non-scented 

 butterflies liad Ijoen found to be eaten by birds, but scented species 

 never so found ; and Mr. South said that butterflies of the order Danaimv, 

 generally escaped the attacks of mites in collections. 



March. 2Srd, 1893. — Mr. E. Adkin exhilnted the following species 

 of Diiu-ni from Sutherlandshire : — Pieris hrassica', L., P. raixe, L. and 

 P. napi, L., Argynnis seJeno, Schiff., ^1. enphrosi/nc, L. and A. aglaia, L., 

 EpiiU'phcle janira, L., Ccvnoni/mpiha fi/pJ/oii, Rott, and Thecla rvhi, L., 

 and commented on the similarity of the foruis sliOAvn, to those occurring 

 in the South of England. He noticed, hoAvever, in the C. typhon that, 

 although there Avas a considerable variation in the colour, in none Avere 

 the dots on the hind Avings prominent, as in many of the Rannoch 

 specimens. The specimens of A. selene and A. enjjhrosyne shoAvn were 

 so remarkably alike, as to render it extremely diflScult to distinguish 

 with certainty the one species from the other. Mr. H. Moore exhibited 

 a striking example of fasciation in the yoimg Avood of Salix capraa, 

 also an example of the transference of the scales to paper of an Indian 

 butterfly of the Nymphaline gTou}). Mr. W. Mansbridge stated that 

 the specimen he previously' exhibited as Eybernia defoliaria, Clerck., 

 Avas a melanin- form of H. auranfiaria, Esp., Mr. A. W. Dennis having 

 draAvn liis attention to the fact. Mr. Mansbridge exhibited a draAving 

 of the antennc-i? of these tAvo species, shcAving the difference existing : 

 also dark Odonfopera bidentata, Clerck, from Forres ; a strikingly light 

 specimen of Hybernia leucopha'aria, Schiff., and a series of Polia chi, L. 

 var. suffam, from Ilorsforth and Leeds, darker than those from either 

 Bradford or Huddersfield, and therein differing from J\Ir. Tutt's ex- 

 perience as previously expressed.* Mr. H. A. Auld exhilnted a species 

 of Cassida from Fort 'White, Upper Burmah. Mr. T. W. Hall remarked 

 on Mr. Moore's exhibit of Salix vaprfm, and Mr. ]\Iansbridge said he 

 had seen the same peculiarity in Liliaceous plants. Mr. J. M. Adye 



* We are perfectly unable to understand Mr, Mansbridge's ideas of the 

 varieties of this species. — Ed, 



