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This larva belonged undoubtedly to the Heteromera, and bore most, resemblance to 

 the larva? of Pyrochroidx and Pythidse. He also showed a larva of Dascillus 

 cervinus from Ireland, which had been received at the Natural History Museum by 

 Mr. Waterhouse, a species little known in this stage. The President said that 

 the larva in question was just now the subject of experiment, it being reported 

 doing much damage to grass-land. It was important, therefore, to determine 

 whether it was really destructive or parasitic on some other pest like Melolontha. 

 The President, a drawing of the larvae of Coniopteryx, a small Neuropteron common 

 enough in its perfect state, but rarely found as a larva, when it may be beaten out 

 of fir trees. Mr. W. J. Kaye brought for exhibition three Pereute species from the 

 Chanchamayo district of Peru, viz , P. leucodrosime, P. callinice, and P. callianira, 

 together with specimens of the Nymphaline Adelpha lara. He called attention to 

 the fact that these Pierines and the Nymphaline occurred together at an elevation 

 of from 2500 to 3000 feet. It was wrong to suppose that any Heliuonius melpomene- 

 like species entered the association as Heliconius species of this pattern did not 

 ascend to such an elevation, or if they ever did it was only as a rare exception. 

 Mr. L. W. Newman exhibited a long and varied series of Smerinthus populi bred 

 from wild Bexley parents in June, 1907, the series ranging from extreme dark 

 specimens (about six per cent.) to very light (about ten per cent.), and pink 

 shaded or tinged (about twenty per cent.) : the remainder being intermediate forms. 

 It also included three gynandromorphous specimens. Mr. J. W. Tutt asked for 

 information from any Fellows who had collected abroad relative to the suggested 

 distinction of species in Everes arglades, Pall. He said that the question had been 

 raised by M. C. Oberthiir whether we have under ab. coretas, Oberth., and arglades 

 two separate and distinct species. A discussion followed, in which the Rev. G-. 

 Wheeler, Dr. T. A. Chapman, Mr. H. Rowland-Brown and other Fellows took part, 

 the Fellows having specimens in their collections were asked to bring series for 

 comparison and discussion. Mr. C. J. Gahan, M.A., communicated a paper, " On 

 the Larvae of Trictenotoma childreni, Gray, and Melltomma insulare, Fairmaire." 



Wednesday, April 1st, 1908.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. F. B. Ackerley, P.O. Box, 159, Port Elizabeth, South Africa ; Mr. Charles 

 G-. Clutterbuck, Heathside, Heathville Road, Gloucester ; Mr. P. A. Clutterbuck, 

 Indian Forest Department, Naini Tal, United Provinces, India ; Mr. Walter W. 

 Froggatt, F.L.S., Government Entomologist, New South Wales ; Mr. II. A. Nurse, 

 Botanical Department, Trinidad, B.W.I. ; Mr. William Boulton Pratt, 10, Lion 

 Gate Gardens, Richmond, Surrey ; Mr. Edward Richard Speyer, Ridgehurst, 

 Shenley, Herts., and New College, Oxford ; Mr. G. Talbot, Vine Cottage, Raleigh 

 Road, Enfield, N. ; and Dr. F. Creighton-Wellman, Cuidado de Senhores Silva and 

 Lopes, Benguella, Africa Occidental ; were elected Fellows of the Society. 



The decease was announced of Mr. F. C. Lemann, and Mr. T. P. Furnival, 

 Fellows of the Society. 



Mr. F. B. Jennings exhibited on behalf of Mr. R. A. R. Priske a melanic 

 aberration of the stercorarious beetle, Aphodius scyhalarius, Fabr., taken at Deal, in 

 June, 1907. Professor E. B. Poulton, F.R.S., for Mr. E. E. Green, a preparation 

 for the microscope of the tongue of Ochromyia jejuna. Mr. E. R. Bankes sent for 



