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plenty of the ordinary form of the species, but the black form was as plentiful as 

 the ordinary form. Mr. Billups, a larva found feeding on tomatoes from Teneriffe. 

 Mr. Tutt expressed an opinion that it was Prodenia littoralis, Bdv. Mr. Herbert 

 Williams, a dark variety of Calymnia trapezina. Mr. H. Wallis Kew read a paper 

 *' On the dawn of Memory in the Animal Kingdom," and in the discussion which 

 followed Messrs. Dobson, Tutt, Weir, Barrett, and Wallis Kew took part. — H. W. 

 Baeeee, Hon. Sec. 



Entomolooical Society of London : February 10th, 1892. — Frederick 

 Du Cane Godman, Esq., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The President nominated Lord Walsingham, LL.D., F.R.S., Mr. Henry John 

 Elwes, F.L.S., and Dr. D. Sharp, M.A., F.R.S., Vice-Presidents for the Session 

 1892—93. Mr. Thomas W. Cowan, F.L.S., F.G.S., of 31, Belsize Park Gardens, 

 Hampstead, N.W. ; Mr. Wm. Farren, of Union Eoad, Cambridge ; Mr. Philip 

 de la Garde, R.N., of H.M.S., " Pembroke," Chatham ; the Rev. J. A. Mackonochie, 

 B.A., of St. Botolph's, Lincoln ; and the Rev. A. Thornley, M.A., of South Leverton 

 "Vicarage, Lincolnshire ; were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Mr. E. Meyrick exhibited a number of specimens of Euproctisfulviceps, Walk., 

 taken by Mr. Barnard, showing the extraordinary variation of this Tasmanian 

 species, all the males of which had been " sembled " by one female. The males were 

 represented by various forms ranging from black to white, which had all been 

 described as distinct species. Dr. Sharp, Mr. Hampson, Mr. McLachlan, Colonel 

 Swinhoe, Mr. Elwes, Mr. Tutt, Mr. Poulton, and Mr. Jacoby took part in the dis- 

 cussion which ensued. 



Dr. Sharp exhibited samples of pins which he had tried for preventing verdigris, 

 and stated that silver wire was the best material to use, as insects on silver pins 

 remained intact, whilst those on gilt pins were destroyed by verdigris. 



Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited a series of specimens representing Huddersfield 

 forms of Folia chi, including nearly melanic specimens, found there during the last 

 two seasons. He said these forms had not hitherto been observed elsewhere. 



Mr. Tutt exhibited a series of Radena pisi, comprising specimens very grey in 

 tint, others of an almost unicolorous red with but faint markings, and others well 

 marked with ochreous transverse lines. Three distinct forms of Hadena dissimilis ; 

 red and grey forms of Panolis piniperda, and a dark form of Eupithecia fraxinata ', 

 also a specimen of Sciaphila Penziana. With the exception of the last-named, 

 which was taken in Anglesey, all the specimens were taken or bred by Mr. Tunstall 

 in the neighbourhood of Warrington. 



The Rev. Dr. Walker exhibited specimens of Arge Litea, A. Lachesis, A. 

 Psyche, A. Thetis, and other species of the genus from the neighbourhood of Athens ; 

 also specimens of Argynnis Phoebe, taken in Grenada in May, 1891. 



Mr. W. Farren exhibited a series of specimens of Peronea variegana, var. 

 cirrana, and P. Schalleriana, var. latifasciana, from Scarborough ; Eupoecilia 

 vectisana, from Wicken Fen ; and Elachista subocellea, from Cambridge. 



Mr. G. A. J. Rothney sent for exhibition a number of species of ants collected 

 by himself in Australia, in May and June, 1886, which had recently been named 

 for him by Dr. Forel. 



