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SI ccessfuUy cleaned by several applications of ordinary benzoHne, although ex- 

 tremely greasy at first. Mr. GouUon, for Mr. Wilsdon, a beautiful black form of 

 Acronycta leporina, a gynandrous specimen of Affrotix puta from Manor Park, 

 bred, Tephrosia crepu.s-cularia, Ist brood captured, and 2nd brood bred from the 

 New Forest, and a Drepana bred from oak, which seemed to partake of the charac- 

 ter of both D. hinaria {hamula) and Z>. cnltraria {unguicula). Mr. Smallman, a 

 dwarf specimen of Anthocharis qenutia from New Jersey, with varied forms of 

 Colias philodice ? from difFeient localities in the United States of America. Mr. 

 Kaye read a paper " On Mimicry," with especial reference to a few groups of South 

 American butterflies, and exhibited a large number of insects in illustration. 



Thursday, March 8th, 1906.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited pupa cases in situ of several species of Mgeriidse 

 (Sesiidse), including /E. culiciformis, M. scoliiformis, ^. asUiformis, and M. ich- 

 neumoniformis. Mr. West (Greenwich), 30 species of Hemiptera, which he was 

 presenting to the Society's collections. Several members remarked on the season. 

 Sallows had been observed in flower at Christmas, and were probably fully out by 

 the first week in March in the South. Hyheriiia rupicapraria was out early in 

 January, Tseniocampa pulverulenta, Asphalia flavicornis, Phigalia pedaria, 

 Nyssia hispidaria, and T. stahilis were already out ; the last named was worn. 



Thursday, March 22nd, 1906.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. A. Harrison, for Mr. C. Oldham, fine examples of male Cosmotriche 

 potatoria, with the pale female coloration. Mr. F M. B. Carr, Scotch and South 

 English Asphalia flavicornis, showing the former to be generally darker, with more 

 strongly marked bands. Mr. Hy. J. Turner, Erehia epipsodea, Phyciodes ismeria 

 and Satyrus nephele received from Mr. A. J. Croker, Redvers, Assiniboia. Mr. 

 L. W. Newman, short series of Leucania vitellina and Nyssia lapponaria, with beau- 

 tiful and extreme melanic forms of Tephrosia consonaria and Boarmia gemmaria. 

 Mr. S. Edwards, a large number of exotic Lycsenidse. Mr. R. Adkin, a specimen of 

 Valeria oleagina, and discussed the reputed occurrence of the species in Great 

 Britain. Mr. T. W. Hall, dark forms of Crymodes exulis from Rannoch, with a 

 powdered light form from the Shetland Isles for comparison. — Hy. J. Turner, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London: Wednesday, March 'I'ist, 1906. — Mr. 

 F. Mesrifield, President, in the Chair. 



The Rev, George A. Crawshay, M.A., of " Lowlands," Leighton Buzzard ; 

 Mr. Hereward Dollman, of Hove House, Newton Grove, Bedford Park, W. ; 

 Mr, Edward Dukinfield Jones, of " Castro," Reigate ; Mr. John Neville Keynes, 

 M.A., Sc.D., of 6, Harvey Road, Cambridge ; Mr. D. L. McCarrison, Indian Police 

 Forces, Madras Club, Madras ; and Mr. George E. Tryhane ; were elected Fellows 

 of this Society. 



Dr. F. A. Dixey exhibited six $ S examples of the Pierine genus Eronia with 

 corresponding ? ? s, and drew attention to the extreme diversity shown by the 



