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Cockayne, the following specimens of the genus Oporahia : 0. christyi 

 from Ireland and Scotland, hybrid 0. christyi ^ x 0. dilutata 5 , and 

 0. dilutata $ x 0. christyi J ; 0. dilutata from Scotland and Epping 

 Forest, hybrid 0. dilutata ^ x 0. autumnaria 2 , and larva ; 0. 

 autumnaria, hybrid 0. autumnaria ^ x 0. flligrammaria, ? and 0. 

 filigrammaria ^ x 0. autumnaria 2 ; 0. filigrammaria from York- 

 shire 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 Male Coleoptera," by 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 Effect of Oil of Gitronella on Two Species of Dacus," 

 by _F. M. Howlett, B.A., F.E.S. " On the Genera Liothrips and 

 Hoodia," by Dr. H. Karny, of Elbogen, Austria ; translated by E. A. 

 Elhott, F.E.S., and communicated by R. S. Bagnall, F.L.S. " On 

 the Early Stages of Alhidina pheretes, a Myrmecophilous Plebeiid 

 Butterfly," by T. A. Chapman, F.Z.S. " The Food-plant of Callo- 

 p)hrys avis," 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 (Batesian and Miillerian) 

 by Temperature Experiments on two Tropical Butterflies," by Lieut. - 

 Col. N. Manders, R.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 ^ook part. 



Wednesday, March 6th, 1912.— The Rev. F. D. Morice, M.A., in the 

 chair. — The following gentlemen were elected Fellows of the. Society : 

 — Messrs. Harold Hodge, Chapel Place Mansion, 322, Oxford Street, 

 W. ; Samarenda Maulik (Calcutta), c/o Messrs. T. Cook & Son, 

 Ludgate Circus, E.C. ; Roland T. Smith, 54, Osbaldeston Road, Stoke 

 Newington, N. — Mr. Donisthorpe exhibited a specimen of Catops 

 montivagns, Heer, new to the British list, taken at Nethy Bridge on 

 June 27th last, under a dead squirrel ; also C. tristis, Panz., for com- 

 parison, the nearest species previously known as British. — Professor 

 Poulton, the first of three families of P. dardanus. Brown, bred from 

 hippocoon, F., females in the Lagos district by W. A. Lamborn, and 

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

 first successful attempt, outside Natal, to breed P. dardanus from a 

 known female parent. He also 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 off. The 

 poor butterfly goes down like an oyster." Professor Poulton said 

 that he had now submitted to Professor R. Newstead some of the 

 Coccids which formed the food of S. lemolea, H. H. Druce. They 

 had been sent in spirits by Mr. W. A. Lamborn and, although 

 unfortunately badly attacked by fungus, had been placed without 

 hesitation in the genus Dactylopius by Professor Newstead. Pro- 



