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exasperatus, Curtis, taken by Mr. F. C. Woodforde at Bude, where this well- 

 marked race appears entirely to replace the ordinary form of violaceus ; and 

 (c) 4 examples of Hxmonia appendiculata, Panz., taken near Kidling'ton. Oxon, 

 August, 1910 ; also (d) a specimen of Cryptophagus subdepressus, Gyll., from 

 Wytham Park, Berks, with the right antenna duplicated from the 3rd joint. 

 Mr. F. H. Rosenberg, a living beetle of the genus Alindria, received in a 

 collection of preserved Coleoptera from Abyssinia, when this insect was 

 found to be alive. The insect has the habit of simulating death on being 

 alarmed, which probably accounts for the collector having packed it up with- 

 out noticing that it was alive. Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpe, two nests of ants 

 to illustrate his observations on the founding of nests of Formica rufa by 

 a ? of that species in nests of Formica fusca, and also made some 

 remarlvs on the association in nature, both with F. fusca and F. exsecta. 

 Mr. J. W. Tutt, a fourth British example of Xylophasia zollikoj'eri, taken in 

 September, 1905. Dr. T. A. Chapman, several cases containing series of 

 Agriades coridon, var. meridionalis, Tutt, .^ ( = consta.nti, Reverdin), and gave 

 an account of his breeding experiments to show that this form is double-brooded. 

 Mr. J. W. Tiitt said the Rivieran race of A. coridon was exceedingly interesting 

 as providing the only case recorded where the species is certainly double- 

 brooded, he also gave an account of the geographical distribution of the 

 species, and the differences of marking in the various races. Mr G. Meade- 

 Waldo read a note received by him from Mr. J. C. Moulton upon the " praying 

 attitude " of the larva of Hymenoptts bicornis posing to appear like an orchid in 

 flower, and exhibited an example of a Mantis. The Rev. G. Wheeler gave 

 an account of an entomological excursion made by him in the Abrvxzzi, and 

 exhibited many interesting species of butterflies met with by him in that 

 region ; and a few also from Subiaco in the Latian Apennines. Pieris ergane 

 was found to be somewhat widely distributed, having been taken at Sulmona, 

 1300 feet ; above Subiaco, about 2000 feet ; and at Roccarso, over 4000 feet. 

 Tliere was also a series of very strongly marked Hesperia cirsii, some of which 

 approached somewhat closely to H. cynarns. Polyommatus eros, of a much 

 deeper blue than is usual in the Alps was abundant at and above 4000 feet, 

 i.e., nearly 2000 feet lower than normal in the Alps ; other unexpected captui-es 

 were P. amanda and Limenitis Camilla, both at over 4000 feet. Besides these 

 was a Pontia daplidice S from Rome, showing distinct indications of a black 

 spot near the middle of the inner margin of each fore-wing on the upper-side. 

 Mr. E. Dukinfield Jones, lantern slides of Lepidoptera in natui-al colours, 

 photographed by the Dufay Dioptichrome process. The advantages over other 

 plates are the greater transparency and the facility of Avorking, giving little 

 more trouble than an ordinary negative. Miss Margaret E. Fountaine commu- 

 nicated a paper on " Descrij^tions of some liitherto iinknown, or little knowm, 

 Larva3 and Pupa3 of South African Rhopalocera, with notes on their Life 

 Histories." Professor A. Jacobi, a paper, " Remarks on the Cicadoid Genera 

 Lembeja, Dist., and Drepanopsaltria, Bredd." Mr. Arthur M. Lea, a paper " On 

 a new Genus of Stylopidse from Austi-alia." — H. Rowland Brown, Hon. 

 Secretary. 



