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more than 4o° to the thoi-ax and two little tufts very similar to those 

 possessed by male Danuiiuu protruJed from the anal extremity. A 

 NEW SPECIES OF Vesperus. — Dr. Malcolm Cameron exhibited a new 

 species of W'xpenis, V. reittcri, from Lagos, Portugal, and for 

 comparison a specimen of I', bulicari, Rtt. Hybrid Oporabias. — Mr. 

 E. A. Cockayne exhibited the following specimens of this genus : O. 

 rhrisUji from Ireland and Scotland, hybrid 0. rhiistyi g x O. dilntata 

 $ , and (K dilntata J X 0. chiistyi $ ; (). dilntata from Scotland and 

 Epping Forest, hybrid O. dilntata ^ x O. autumnona ? , and larva ; 

 O. aiittnnnaria, hybrid (K antnninaria $ x O. tilvjra\nmaria J , and (K 

 f}liciiatinnaiia ^ x (K aiitinnnaria ? ; (>. filii/raniniaria from Yorkshire 

 and Scotland. The following papers were read : — " On some hitherto 

 imperfectly known South African Lepidoptera," by Roland Trimen, 

 M.A., F.R.S. "On the Comparative Anatomy of the Genital tube in 

 3 Coleoptera," by Dr. D. Sharp, M.A., F.R.S., and F. Muir, F.E.S. 

 '• Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from south- 

 east Brazil," by F. Dukinfield Jones, F.Z.S., F.E.S. " The Efiect of 

 Oil of Citronella on two species of DacKn," by F. M. Hewlett, B.A., 

 F.E.S. " On the Genera IJothrips and Hoodia," by Dr. H. Karny, of 

 Elbogen, Austria ; translated by E. A. Elliott, F.E.S., and com- 

 municated by R. S. Bagnall, F.L.S. " On the Early Stages of 

 Albidina pherete>i, a myrmecophilous Plebeiid butterfl}^" by T. A. 

 Chapman, F.Z.S. "The food-plant of Callophrys avifi," by T. A. 

 Chapman, F.Z.S. ' An experiment on the development of the male 

 appendages in Lepidoptera," by T. A. Chapman, F.Z.S. " The 

 Study of Mimicry (i>atesian and Miillerian) by Temperature Experi- 

 ments on two Tropical Butterflies," by Lieut-col. N. Manders, 

 K.-A.M.C., F.Z.S., F.E.S. A long and important discussion arose on 

 many points in connection with the last paper, in which several 

 Fellows took part. — March 6t/i, 1910. — The following gentlemen were 

 elected Fellows of the Society: — Messrs. Harold Hodge, Chapel 

 Place Mansion, 322, Oxford Street, W. ; Samarenda Maulik, c/o 

 Messrs. T. Cook & Son, Ludgate Circus, E.C. ; Roland T. Smith, 54, 

 Osbaldeston Road, Stoke Newiugton, N. A Coleoptkron new to 

 Britain. — Mr. Donisthorpe exhibited a specimen of Catops iiKnitivaqus, 

 Heer, new to the British list, taken at Nethy Bridge, on -Tune 27th last, 

 under a dead squirrel. Also C tristis, Panz, for comparison, the 

 nearest species previously known as British. Three families of P. 



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DISTRICT BY W. A. Lambokn. — Professor Poulton exhibited the first of 

 these families and a part of the second. He stated that these three 

 families were the first successful attempt, outside Natal, to breed /'. 

 ifardoiiiis from a know'n female parent. Monkeys eating P>uttekflies. 

 — Prof. Poulton drew attention to the following letter, received by 

 Mr. W. A. Lamborn from Captain H. V. Neal. " You have asked me 

 about monkeys eating butterflies. This is very common as every 

 native will tell you. I have seen it myself. The monkey runs along 

 a path, sees some butterflies fluttering round some filth, goes very 

 quietly, and seizes one by the wings, puts the solid part [body] into 

 his mouth, and then pulls the wings oft". The poor butterfly goes 

 down like an oyster." Determination of the Coccid Food of the 

 Larva of Spalgis lemolka. — Professor. Poulton said that he had 

 now submitted to Professor R. Newstead some of the Coccids which 



