f>qo [March, 



distinct species. These spots appeared to become fully developed in the dry season 

 only. Mr. Elwes had observed that in Butterflies common to Europe and Japan 

 the latter had the ocellated spots much the larger. The President expressed an 

 opinion to the effect that the present rage for "species making" in Lepidoptera 

 could only result in the authors of these so-called spebies being debited in the long 

 run with having created a host of synonyms to no purpose. 



Mr. Stainton exhibited specimens of ChauUodus insecurellus from G-ascony, 

 bred by M. Constant from Thesium divaricatum, and remarked that the localities 

 (Sanderstead, &c.) in this country where the species had been taken were precisely 

 those given for our Thesium humifusum. He had no doubt the insect fed on the 

 latter plant in England. 



Mr. Billups exhibited a long series of Hemiptera and parasitic Ilymenoptera 

 taken at Headley Lane on January 3rd ; also a pair of Ranatra linearis from 

 Loughton on January IGtli at a spot where no water was then present. 



A letter was read asking the opinion of the Society as to what list was to be 

 preferred in arranging and naming collections of British Lepidoptera. Several 

 Members addressed the Meeting in support of their own views, but it was generally 

 considered that any recommendation on this point was outside the province of the 

 Society. 



Herr Buchecker exhibited a large series of drawings of Ilymenoptera. 



Mr. E. A. Butler exhibited a series of egg-cases of Mantidce from Bechuana- 

 land, of the same type as those exhibited at the Meeting on 1st December, 1883, 

 {cf. Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xx, p. 263), and in one instance apparently identical therewith. 



Mr. Lewis communicated a paper on a new genus of Histeridce {Niphonius) , of 

 which four species occur in Japan, and remarked on the peculiar structure of the 

 prosternum, &c., which showed its affinity with Ulster, and its differentiation from 

 SynteUa. 



Mr. G-. F. Mathew communicated life-histories of Papilio Godeffroyi (Fiji), P. 

 ScJimeltzii (Samoa), and Xois Sesara (Fiji). 



©bitiuiriT. 



Edioard Caldwell Rye, F.Z.8. — For the first time in the course of twenty-one 

 years death has claimed one of the editors of this Magazine, one who had been 

 associated with it during the whole of its career: the familiar " E. C. Eye" dis- 

 appears from its cover. Mr. Rye died at Stock well on February 7th, after a very 

 short illness, in the 53rd year of his age. He was born at IG, Golden Square, 

 London, on April 10th, 1832, and was the eldest son of a solicitor. He was educated 

 at King's College School, and subsequently was articled to his father, who intended 

 he should follow the legal profession. So strong, however, were his objections 

 to this profession, that he refused to qualify ; but he continued in his father's office. 



It is no secret that his aspii'ations lay towards obtaining a position in the 

 Zoological Department of the British Museum, but it was long before a vacancy 

 occurred, and then he was already too old. Subsequently he became managing 

 clerk to a barrister in Lincoln's Inn. In the early part of 1875 the Librarianship 



