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cars exhibited by Mr. Yon-all at the previous meeting, lie had found as luanj' as 300 

 fleas or thereabouts in the ears of one rabbit, but did not think they troubled the animal 

 much as there were no signs of inflammation, lie also stated that fleas swarmed on 

 hedgehogs. 



Mr. Dunning called attention to a paper by Dr. Leconte on entomological 

 generic nomenclature, appearing in the December No. of the ' Canadian Ento- 

 mologist.' 



The Rev. H. S. Gorham read descriptions of 18 new species of EndomycMdcB. 



loth March, 1875. — The President in the Chair. 



The Rev. R. P. Murray communicated notes bearing on the question of the 

 specific identity or distinctness of Butterflies of the genus Terias, known as T- 

 Hecabe, L., Aslope, Men., and Sari, Horsfld., and exhibited the insects. Mr. 

 Miskin of Brisbane informed him that ho had bred typical Ilecabe and JEsiope from 

 larv£e feeding on the same plant (a species of Indigofera), and Mr. Murray had 

 received numerous intermediate forms from Queensland, and also from N. W. India, 

 where they appeared to be equally common. In Japan, typical Secahe was 

 common, but JEsiope apparently absent, though a species occurred there which he 

 could not distinguish from the W. African Brenda, Doubd. As regards T. Sari, 

 the evidence was not so strong, but still he thought it might be a form of the same 

 species. 



Professor Westwood said it would be important to ascertain whether the 

 supposed species belonged to the same or different broods, reminding the meeting of 

 the differences in the broods of our common White Butterflies which had been the 

 cause of their receiving distinct names. Mr. Butler was disposed to doubt the 

 correctness of the supposition that T. Sari was only a form of Ilecabe, though he 

 thought the breeding of the latter and JSsiope from the same food-plant was a 

 strong point in favour of their id(!ntity. 



Mr. A. F. Sealy exhibited and distributed examples of an Ornithoptera, 

 from the Malabar Coast. He had bred them from larvro feeding on Aristolochia 

 iudica. 



Prof. Westwood exhibited drawings of new forms of Heteromera, illustrating 

 several interesting new genera and species to be described by him. 



Mr. Butler read a review of Boisduval's recently published volume of the Suites 

 \ Buffon, Lcpidopt^res, containing the SphivgidcB (including Zt/gana, cjc)- His 

 criticisms were of an adverse nature as to the letter-press, and favourable as to 

 the plates. 



Dr. Sharp communicated some necessary corrections to his paper on the Water- 

 Beetles of Spain. 



Mr. McLachlan stated that an examination of examples of the Lejiisma 

 exhibited at the last meeting by Mr. Ward had not convinced hiin of its identity 

 with any of Dr. Packard's recently described American species. Prof. Westwood 

 said he had seen British specimens of Lipura corticina, Bourlet, not included as 

 native in Sir John Lubbock's Monogi'aph. 



Mr. F. Smith read descriptions of new genera and species of Indian Acxileatc 

 Ilymenoptera, collected by Mr. Rothney ; referring to species of Nomia and allies with 

 capitate autennso, he stated that he was acquainted with 5 speiccs in which that 

 poculiariiy existed. 



Mr. Buly conuuuniraLtcl drscriptions of new gcucru and .iperios of rhyfo/'/ni'/o. 



