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of the colony ; but it was not known how long they had been erected. 

 He also showed examples of Amara anthobia, Villa, with a series of A. 

 familiaris, Duf., and A. htcida for comparison. They had been sent 

 him by the Eev. G. A. Crawsbaw from Leighton Buzzard, where they 

 occurred not infrequently at the roots of grass in sandy places. — Mr. 

 M. Burr, a number of multilated Stenobothrus from the Picos de 

 Europa, Spain. Of the grasshoppers occurring on this spot, almost 

 every specimen had the wings and elytra more or less mutilated, some- 

 times actually torn to shreds, entirely altering their appearance. A 

 notable exception was S. bicolor, of which no single specimen was 

 found mutilated. This species also frequently indulged in flight, 

 which the others were unable to do ; and he suggested that its immu- 

 nity might be due to the vitality which has enabled it to become the 

 most abundant and widespread grasshopper in Europe. — Mr. F. W. 

 Pierce, drawings of the genitalia of Noctuid moths, and also with the 

 lantern a number of slides showing the respective peculiarities of 

 many members of the genus. 



April 5th. — Mr. P. Merrifield, President, in the chair. — The decease of 

 Dr. Alpheus S. Packard, an Honorary Fellow, and of Mr. Alfred Beau- 

 mont, and M. Alfred Preudhomme de Borre, Fellows of the Society, was 

 announced. — Mr. H. St. J.Douistborpe exhibited specimens of amelanic 

 Grammoptera, discovered by Mr. J. C. T. Poole at Enfield, which appeared 

 to be quite distinct from any member of the genus taken in Britain. — 

 Mr. M. Jacoby brought for exhibition a specimen oiMegalopus melipoma, 

 Bates, an insect which so much resembles a bee that Bates had said they 

 were indistinguishable in nature. — Mr. A. Bacot exhibited, on behalf 

 of Dr. Culpin, specimens of Papilio macleayana and Hypocysta metirius 

 captured in Queensland, illustrating the use of " directive " markings 

 in the Rhopalocera in influencing their enemies to attack non-vital 

 parts. — Mr. G. J. Arrow, an example of CeratopUrus stahli, Wast., a 

 beetle from Australia possessing notable powers of crepitation. — Mr. 

 A. H. Jones and Mr. H. Rowland-Brown showed a series of Erehia 

 alecto {ylacialis) var. nicholli, Obth., taken by them at about 8000 ft., 

 at Campiglio, South Tyrol, with specimens of Dasydia tenebraria var. 

 wockearia, caught in the company of the Erebias in the same localities. 

 Mr. Jones also exhibited examples of Krebia melas from the Parnassus 

 Mountains, Greece, for comparison, and fine forms of butterflies found 

 at Mendel, near Botzen. — Mr. W. J. Kaye exhibited a series of bred 

 Morpho adonis from British Guiana, with the very rare dimorphic 

 black-and-white female. — Dr. F. A. Dixey, the social web and pupal 

 shells of Eacheira socialis, Westw., together with specimens of the 

 perfect insect, being the actual nest from Mexico described and figured 

 by Westwood in the Transactions for 1836, in connection with which 

 exhibit the Rev. W. T. Holland, of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., gave an 

 account of a social silk cocoon spinning species he had met with 

 also from Mexico. — Professor E. B. Poulton, F.R.S., read a note 

 recently received from Mr. S. A. Neave, giving further interesting 

 evidence of the superstitious dread of larva? with terrifying eye-like 

 markings entertained by the natives of Rhodesia. — The President read 

 a note on experiments conducted by him to ascertain the vitality of 

 pupas subjected to submersion. — Mr. H. A. Byatt, B.A., read a paper 

 on " Pseudacrcea poggei and Limnas chrysippus; the Numerical Proportion 



