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this was not tlie caee. Mr. McLaclilan said tLat the immunity of the trees referred 

 to was probably due to irregularity in coming into leaf. The discussion was 

 continued by Mr. Elwes, Mr. Champion, Mr. Jacoby, and others. Mr. Tutt 

 exhibited living pupse of Enodia hyperanthus and Epinephele Janira, and pointed 

 out how different the pupee of these two species were in general appearance, 

 8tructure,and cremasti-al attachment, from each other. He pointed out that these two 

 species had for a long time been erroneously placed in the same genus, but that, in 

 all stages, they were widely separated, and that not only should they be placed in 

 different genera, but that they appeared to belong to different tribes — Enodia 

 hyperanthus being in the Coenonymphidi and Epinephele Janira in the Epiiiephelidi 

 {vide Entom. Eecord, vii, p. 301). He also exhibited living pupae of Thecla pruni 

 which had been sent to him by Mr. H. Mousley. He called attention to the great 

 resemblance that the pupa bore, in its dorsal aspect, to a bird's dropping. Black in 

 ground colour, the two whitish prothoracic patches and the similarly coloured 

 nietathoracic patch which extended transversely across the constricted waist, give 

 it a resemblance that cannot be misunderstood. Mr. Blandford exhibited live 

 specimens of Callidium variabile, L., bred from the bark of beech timber from 

 Blenheim Park. Mr. A. J. Chitty exhibited two specimens of Osphya bipunctata, 

 F., taken by Mr. J. J. Walker and himself at Chattenden Roughs, and two 

 specimens of Psylliodes cyanoptera. 111., from Wicken. Canon Fowler exhibited 

 specimens of Xyletiniis ater, Panz., taken by Dr. Chapman in Herefordshire ; 

 this was the first time this beetle had been recorded from this or the neighbour- 

 ing counties. Mr. Blandford exhibited and described series of Tropical 

 American butterflies from the Godman-Salvin collection, arranged to show the 

 existence and geographical distribution of homceochromatic groups. Mr. Elwes 

 characterized the exhibit as the most interesting that had been before the Society 

 for many years, and hoped that the series would not be broken up, as was intended, 

 until an opportunity had been found for full discussion of the various questions 

 raised. The latter point was also urged by Dr. Sharp and Col. Swinhoe, and at the 

 conclusion of the Meeting Mr. Blandford announced that Mr. Salvin had kindly 

 consented that the series should be kept intact in order that it might form the 

 subject of a special discussion later in the year, and that he himself would defer the 

 publication of his remarks in view of the anticipated re-opening of the matter. 

 Mr. Tutt having carefully examined the specimens of Leucavia Juvicoli,r, said that 

 he considered it as highly probable that it was a remarkable form of Leuco.nia 

 pallens, but that more material was required before a final opinion could be formed. 

 The remarkable transverse (elbowed) line of dots crossing the fore-wings was 

 exactly parallel with that o£ Leucania straminea and L. impivra ab. punctalinea, and 

 for an aberration of this character to occur in L. pallens was as probable as in L. 

 impura, tlie typical form of which is but sparingly dotted in the direction of the 

 elbowed line. The hind-wings showed almost identical characters in the dark 

 shading, traces of dots in nervures, &c., as the red-aberrations of L. pallens 

 exhibited by Mr Mathew. Ho considered that until the matter of its specific 

 distinctness was finally settled, Mr. Barrett had erred on the right side in giving it 

 a distinctive name, even if the name subsequently fell as an aberration of L. pallens. 

 Dr. Chapman communicated a' paper "On the Phylogeny and Evolution of the 

 Lepidoptera from a pupal and oval standpoint."— W. W. Fowlkr, Hnn. Sec 



