f.^ (March. 



Malvern "Wells, was elected a member of the Society. The Annual Reports of the 

 Council, tlie Treasurer, and the Librarian were presented and were duly received. 

 The following were elected Officers and Council for the ensuing year:— as President, 

 Mr. G. H. Kenrick, F.E.S. ; Vice-President, Mr. G. Bethune-Baker, F.E.S. ; 

 Treasurer, Mr. R. C. Bradley ; Librarian, Mr. A. H. Martineau ; Hon. Sec, Colbraa 

 J. Wainwright, 147, Hall Road, Handsworth, Birmingham ; remaining members of 

 Council, Messrs. P. W. Abbott, W. Harrison, E. C. Rossiter and G. W. Wynn. Mr. 

 J. T. Fountain showed a beautiful specimen of Arctia Caja, all the red being 

 replaced by cream colour, and the white of the fore wings much extended. Mr. P. 

 W. Abbott showed Mnmestra farra from Bay of Nigg, N. B. Mr. W. Harrison 

 showed some nice Caiocala sponsa from the New Forest. Mr. R. C. Bradley 

 showed three species of Loxocera, viz., a series of arlstata, Panz., a pair of nlbiseta, 

 Schrank, and a pair of sylvatica, Meig., all from Sutton, the last quite new to the 

 British List. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 January 9th, 1896.— T. W. Hall, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. F. Clarke, A.P.S., of Paddington, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Carpenter exhibited a long series of Colias Edusa, Fb., being a third brood, 

 and bred from ova deposited by a female captured in August, 1895 ; the last emerged 

 during the third week in November. Mr. Mansbridge, a series of Hybernia margi- 

 naria, Bork., consisting of the London typical forms, and a long series of melanie 

 and variegated forms from York. A long discussion took place on the occurrence of 

 these melanie forms ; remarks were also made on the various forms of Gnophos 

 obscurata, Hb., and it was noted that it invariably assimilated to the colour of its 

 local environment. Mr. Adkin, specimens of very strongly marked forms of Hyber- 

 nia defoHaria, Clerck, from Sussex. Mr. Mera, a series of Agriopis aprihna, L.. 

 from Elgin and Sussex ; the northern forms possessed very complete bands. Mr. 

 Edwards, I'apilio Cenea, Stoll, and the three forms of its female, viz., P. Cenea, 

 StoU, P. Hippocoon, Fb., and P. Trophonius, Westw., with intermediate forms ; the 

 three species of Danaidce mimicked by the above, viz., Amauris echeria, Stoll., A. 

 dominicanus, Trim., and Danais Chrysippus, L. ; the closely allied species, P. 

 Meriones, male, from Madagascar, and P. Merope, Doub., male and female, from W. 

 Africa, with Amauris Marius, which the latter mimicked ; and also Diadema 

 Hisippus, L., and D. Anthedon, Bdv., which mimic D. Chrysippus and A. domini- 

 canus respectively. Mr. Hy. J. Turner read a paper on the above exhibit, entitled, 

 " Mimicry, as exemplified by the S. African butterfly, PapUio Cenea, Stoll, its 

 varieties and allied species." 



January 2^rd, 1896: Annual General Meeting. — The President in the 

 Chair. 



The Reports of tlie Council and Treasurer were read, and showed that the 

 Society still maintains its very satisfactory condition, both numerically and financially. 

 The election of Officers and Council for the ensuing year then took place, as follows : 

 President, R. South, F.E.S. ; Vice-Presidents, C. G. Barrett, F.E.S., T. W. Hall, 

 F.E.S. ; Treasurer, R. Adkin, F.E.S. ; Librarian and Report Secretary, H. J. Turner, 



