IQg [December, 1885. 



destruction of young fish by mosquitos, the insects piercing the heads of their victims. 



Mons. Wailly exhibited a large collection of exotic SaturnidcB, bred in this 

 country, and made observations thereon. 



Mr. McLachlan mentioned that 3 examples of Drepanopteryx phalcenoides had 

 been recently captured in Scotland by Messrs. Morton and King {cf. ante, p. 139). 



Mr. E. Saunders read a communication from Mr. F. F. Freeman, of Plymouth, 

 concerning the capture of Danais Archippus in that town. 



Nov. Uh, 1885 : R. McLachlan, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. A. J. F. Fokker of Zierikzee, and Van der Pohl of Holland, were 

 elected Foreign Fellows, and Mr. J. Cosmo Melville of Prestwich, an Ordinary 

 Fellow. Dr. C. A. Dohrn of Stettin, and Mr. P. C. T. Snellen of Rotterdam, 

 were elected Honorary Fellows. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited two examples of Chcerocampa celerio from Brighton, 

 in very fine condition. 



Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited a Colias, taken at Lewes, apparently C. Hyale, and 

 pointed out that it was almost intermediate between C. Hyale and C. JEclusa, var. 

 Helice, and as Mr. Butler had once taken Hyale, ^ , in copuld with Relice, he 

 thought this example might possibly be a hybrid. 



Mr. Q-. F. Mathew exhibited a very large series of Hypolimmas Bolina from 

 islands in the Pacific ; many of them he had bred from single broods of larvae ; the 

 females were very variable, the males more constant. He was convinced that several 

 of the so-called new species of the genus were mere variations of H. Bolina. 



Mr. Bliss exhibited a small collection of Lepidoptera from Formosa River, 

 W. Africa. 



The Rev. W. W. Fowler exhibited a series of Pelophila horealis, from Armagh, 

 Ireland, and remarked on a malformation in the tarsi that occasionally occurred 

 {cf. ante, p. 138). He also exhibited the unique example of Tachys parvulus, taken 

 by Mr. Smedley near Liverpool, and remarked that two other rare species of the 

 genus, viz., Fockii and 4>-siynatus might have been introduced into this country in 

 ballast. He also brought the examples of Cassididce exhibited by him in March 

 last (cf. Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xxi, p. 258), in order to shew that the colours were 

 still preserved. 



Mr. C. O. Waterhouse exhibited Heliopeltis Antoni, an Hemipterous insect 

 damaging Cinchona plantations in Java. He mentioned that H. braconiformis, 

 Walk., 1873, was synonymous with Dulichius clavipes, Walk., 1871 : both were 

 from New Gruiuea. 



Mr. McLachlan exhibited a sketch of a large grasshopper, taken in a hot-house 

 near Birmingham, and remarked that it was probably identical with CopiopJiora 

 cornuta, which had several times recently been found under similar circumstances 

 in this country. 



Mr. Fitch exhibited examples of Eriopeltis festucce , Fonsc, taken near Plymouth 

 by Messrs. Bignell and Scott, and new to this country {cf. ante, p. 141). Mr. 

 Waterhouse said lie had observed two larger species of Coccidce, of similar nature, 

 on grass. 



Mr. Buckton communicated a letter from a correspondent in Portvigal concerning 

 the habits of Phylloxera. 



Mr. Meyrick communicated a paper on Lepidoptera from the South Pacific. 



