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Rilej said that in Illinois it was the practice to rub the backs of the cattle with 

 mercurial ointment or kerosene oil in the late autumn, and this means was usually 

 successful. 



Mr. Waillj exhibited hybrids between Attacus Roylei and A. Pernyi, and be- 

 tween Smnia Cecropia and S. ceanothi, but he could not persuade the sexes of S. 

 ^eanothi to pair. Likewise Creculu trifenestrata from Madras, bred for the first 

 ime in Eui-ope ; the silk appeared to be of little commercial value. Furthermore, 

 le exhibited a long series of Attacus Atlas, showing its variation in colour and size 

 bccording to locality. 



The Secretary exhibited a photograph of Chrt/sopa perla sent by Mr. Bignell, 

 -nd remarked on the apparent use of photography in illustrating neuration. He 

 Iso exhibited, on belialf of Mr. McLachlan, specimens of CecidomyiidcB bred from 

 he galls on the roots of Cattleya exhibited at the June meeting, and which were 

 upposed to be wholly owing to tlie attacks of Isosoma orchid-earum. Prof. Riley 

 as of opinion that the flies would prove to be inquilines, and not the true makers 

 f the galls. 



Mr. Roland Trimen sent notes on the habits of Platychile pallida, F., as ob- 

 ?rved on the sandy sea-beach near Cape Town. During the day they bury tliem- 

 'Ives in the sand, and are apparently only nocturnally active. 



Dr. Fritz Miiller communicated a series of interesting notes on the habits of 

 3uth American Butterflies, and sent some South American fig-insects. 



Mr. A. a. Butler communicated a paper by Surgeon-Major Forsayth on the 

 fe histories of sixty species of Lepidoptera from Central India, and exhibited 

 rawings in connection therewith. 



Entomological collecting on a voyage in the Pacific {concluded from vol. xx, 

 225).— The "Kingfisher" remained at Callao until the Slst December, when she 

 ft, with the greater part of the Pacific fleet, for a cruise to the southward. On 

 vnuary 16th, 1884, we put into the roadstead of Arica, where we remained for 

 sarly a week, leaving again on the 22nd. During this time I worked the strip of 

 imp grassy land, which extends along the shore for some distance to the northward 

 the town, pretty assiduously for insects, but without much success. Nearly all 

 e Lepidoptera that I met with were of common Callao-forms, the only exception 

 •' all noteworthy being a specimen of the fine Deilephila Annei, Gue'r., of which I 

 eviously possessed a pair from Coquimbo. I found also one or two larvse of a large 

 ■ acrosila, which were unfortunately ichneumoned. Butterflies were represented 

 I about eight species, viz. : Pyrameis Carye, two " blues," a Thecla, two Pamphilce, 

 \Pyrgiis, and a Thymele, all common at Callao. A good many ordinary Pyrales 

 td small Geometers were obtained by beating some cotton bushes near the sea, and 

 tjretty and conspicuous Tinea— not unlike Adela De Geerella in size and marking, 

 H more purpHsh in tint, and with short, densely ciliated, antenna— was plentiful, 

 ling in the sunshine round the tops of the fig-trees; and a small dark Eulepia, 

 imd rarely at Callao, here abounded in wet places. Beetles were poorly represented 

 V a dwarf $ of the common Callao Qoloja, and by a species of Phaleria, very like 

 <r3, found commonly under refuse on the beach. The hammer-headed shark, 



