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of T. munda with commoner species of the genus, at the same 

 time taking a considerable number of Asphalia flavicornis, an 

 insect not generally supposed to come to sugar. Mr. Billups, on 

 behalf of Mr. W. F. De V. Kane, Rhopalome sites tardii, from 

 Killarney and Powerscourt, Ireland, and invited remarks upon 

 the same, as regards variation ; the pale forms, however, were con- 

 sidered to be immature. Mr. Dobson read a paper on " Dar- 

 winism," which was followed by a discussion. 



February 9th, 1888. The President in the chair. — Messrs. F. 

 Warne, N. Warne, A. T. Mitchell, F. E. Strong, and P. C. C. 

 Billups, M.D., were elected members. Mr. South exhibited, for 

 comparison, forms of Dianthoecia compta and D. nana, and con- 

 tributed notes ; also a long series of what he stated were known 

 in this country as Cerastis vaccinii and C. spadicea. He con- 

 sidered these to be two forms of one species, but at present was 

 unable to bring forward any facts of sufficient weight in support 

 of this, but thought he could establish the fact that British 

 Lepidopterists had for years been in error in associating 

 the name of spadicea with the dark Cerastis, which by com- 

 parison with German species of the genus must be referred to 

 C. ligida, Esp. ; but whether ligida is distinct from vaccinii is for 

 future research to determine. Mr. South illustrated his remarks 

 with long series of British and German forms of the genus ; and, 

 on behalf of Mr. J. H. Leech, exhibited Coleoptera mounted on 

 small triangular pieces of glass, thus allowing the under surface 

 of the specimen to be examined. Mr. Tutt, Xylophasia rurea, 

 showing the different forms of variation. Mr. Hawes, a variety 

 of Epinephele ianira, one of the upper wings being completely 

 bleached, and a variety of Argynnis paphia, the black spots 

 having coalesced and formed bars ; both these varieties were 

 taken in the New Forest, 1885. Mr. Jager, an aberration of 

 Vanessa antiopa, the yellow margin of the upper wings obliterating 

 the blue spots, the specimen having been bred in Germany, with 

 another in which the same aberration appeared also on the under 

 wings. Mr. Adkin, life-history of Ephestia kUhniella in a living 

 state, and called attention to a colony of larvae just hatched and 

 making their way into the flour. Mr. Croker, a specimen of 

 Crioceris merdigera. Mr. T. B. Billups, on behalf of the Rev. W. 

 Johnson, of Armagh, a short series of Bembidium clarkii, taken 

 at Armagh, — H. W. Barker, Hon. Secretary. 



