216 [February, 1880. 



Entomological Society of London, Srd December, 1879. — J. W. Dunning, 

 Esq., M.A., F.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. H. Yaughan exhibited a series of varieties and aberrations of Lyccsna 

 Corydon from Dover ; one ? had the v^ings on one side suffused with bhie on the 

 upper surface ; in another example the pupils in the spots of the under-side were 

 mostly wanting, thus showing a parallel with the case of L. Artaxerxes,ns compared 

 with L. Ifedon. 



Mr. Distant exhibited a remarkable variety of Danais Plexippus {Archippus) 

 from Antigua, the ground colour of which was dull pale testaceous. Another similar 

 specimen had been received from the same island, but as all tlie others were ordinary, 

 he did not consider these represented a local form. 



Mr. C. O. Waterhouse mentioned a remarkable instance of tenacity of life in a 

 specimen of Curculio cleonus, which had resisted the action of a laurel-bottle and 

 two immersions in benzine, the second of which continued through the whole of one 

 night. The insect was finally killed by means of hot water. 



Mr. Billups exhibited Pseudopsis sulcata from Box Hill, Agathidium nigrimim 

 from Caterhara, Anisotoma grandis from Box Hill, Leptinus testaceus from Bur- 

 ford Bridge, and the example of Carahus auratus, taken alive in London, recorded 

 at p. 15 of this vol. of the Ent. Mo. Mag. 



The Rev. H. S. Gorham read a paper entitled " Materials for a revision of tlie 

 Lanipyridce.^' In his introductory remarks he alluded to the mimetic resemblance 

 of certain Longicorns with Lampgridce, the light-giving segments of the latter being 

 paralleled in the form, though not phosphorescent. He alluded also to the corre- 

 lation of the length of the antennse, and the amount of phosphorescence in 

 LampyridcB, the one being in an inverse ratio to the other. Mr. Bates confirmed 

 the mimetic analogies alluded to, and said that the observations on the antennte and 

 the amount of phosphorescence, were of great physiological value. 



Mr. J. W. Slater communicated a paper on " Certain minute characters in insects 

 with reference to the theory of evolution." 



Mr. P. H. Gosse communicated a life-history of the rare Papillo Homerus, from 

 the observations of the Rev. J. Leslie Mais and his sons, resident in Jamaica. 



Mr. Roland Trimen communicated a paper on some hitherto undetermined 

 South African Butterflies. 



21*^ January, 1880. J. W. Dunning, Esq., M.A., F.L.S., Vice-President, in 

 the Chair. Anniversary Meeting. 



The following were elected Members of Council for 1880, viz. : H. W. Bates, 

 F.L.S., W. Cole, W. L. Distant, J. W. Dunning, M.A., F.L.S., F. du Cane Godman, 

 F.L.S., F. Grut, F.L.S., Sir J. Lubbock, Bart., M.P., V.P.R.S., &c., R. Meldola, O. 

 Salvin, F.R.S., E. Saunders, F.L.S., H. T. Stainton, F.R.S., &c., S. Stevens, F.L.S., 

 and J. J. Weir, F.L.S. 



The following Officers were subsequently elected, viz. : Sir J. Lubbock, President ; 

 E. Saunders, Treasurer ; F. Grut, Librarian ; R. Meldola and W. L. Distant, 

 Secretaries. 



In the absence of the President, an Address was read by J. W. Dunning, Esq., 

 V.P., and the Meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the Officers. 



