24 [June, 1880. 



February 18th, it should have been stated that Meligethes exilis and Anthicus 

 Schauml were only received from Lincoln, not taken there. — II. W. Babkee and 

 W. A. Pearce, Eon. Sees. 



Entomological Society of Lomdon, 3Iay 5th, 18SG : Prof. J. O. We.stwood, 

 M.A., F.L.S., Hon. Life-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. William Saunders, the President of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 

 was. present as a visitor. 



The following were elected Fellows of the Society, viz. : — The Rev. E. N. 

 Bloomfield, M.A., Mr. Frederick Fitch (formerly Subscribers), Mr. A. J. Rose of 

 Stoke Newington, and Mr. William E. Nicholson of Lewes. 



Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited a large and spiny Lepidopterous larva which he had 

 received some years ago from the late Mr. Andrew Swanzy, who obtained it in 

 Western Africa. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a number of Coleoptera recently obtained in the Isle of 

 Wight, including Apion sorhi. 



Mr. Crowley exhibited four specimens of Leto Venus, a large and handsome 

 moth belonging to the family Hepialida, from Natal. 



Mr. Howard Yaughan exliibited a long series of Cidaria immanata ivom Kent, 

 Surrey, and other southern counties, Perthshire, Isle of Man, Isle of Arran, the 

 Orkneys, and Slietlands. He also exhibited C. russata from various localities in the 

 South of England, and from Pcrthsliire, Argyllshire, and the Islands of Arran, Lewis, 

 and Hoy. Mr. Vaughan further exhibited varieties of C. suffumata from Dover and 

 Darlington. 



Prof. Westwood commented on the interesting nature of the exhibition of C. 

 immanata, and stated that he had never before seen such a wonderful collection of 

 varieties of a single species. 



Mr. McLachlan exhibited, for Mr. G. Lewis, living specimens of Fatissus Favieri 

 (Fairm.), lately collected in Portugal by Mr. Lewis, in nests of the ant FheidoU 

 megacephala, var. pallidula. 



The Rev. W. W. Fowler exhibited Staphylinus latehricola and Quedius trunci- 

 cola, both from the New Forest. 



The Secretary exhibited, for Mons. H. de la Cuisine, of Dijon, coloured draw- 

 ings, life-size, of a variety of Urania Croesus, and a variety of Fapilio Memnon ; 

 and Prof. Westwood made some observations on them. 



Mr. G. Elisha exhibited specimens of Antispila PfeiffereJla, together with the 

 cases, and the leaves mined by the larvse. 



Mr. J. W. Slater read a paper " On the Origin of Colours in Insects," in which 

 he showed that the assertion of Mr. Grant Allen, that all brightly coloured insects 

 were flower-haunting species, was incorrect ; and that many brilliantly coloured in- 

 sects were carnivorous. Mr. McLachlan said that the physiological question in 

 connection with colour had not been sufficiently considered : he thought that colour 

 in many insects was to a great extent dependent upon the circulation of fluids in their 

 wings. The discussion was continued by Prof. Westwood, Mr. Goss, The Rev. W. 

 W. Fowler, Mr. Jacoby, and Mr. Weir. — H. Goss, Secretary. 



