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discussion which ensued. The Rev. T. A. Marshall communicated a 

 paper entitled "A Monograph of the British Braconidse, Part V." 

 Mons. Louis Peringuey communicated a paper entitled " Descriptions 

 of new CiciudelidsB from Mashunaland." Prof. Poulton gave an 

 account of his recent tour in the United States, and commented on 

 the entomological and other collections contained in the American 

 museums. Lord Walsingham, Mr. Hampson, and the President also 

 made some remarks on the subject. 



April Wth. — H. J. Elwes, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the chair. 

 Mr. F. W. Jones, of 63, Carlton Hill, St. John's Wood, N.W., and 

 Dr. William Steer Riding, B.A., M.D., of Buckerell, Honiton, Devon, 

 were elected Fellows of the Society. The Hon. Walter Rothschild 

 exhibited male and female specimens of Omithoptera panidisea, Stdgr., 

 from Finisterre Mountains, New Guinea ; 0. trojana, Stdgr., from 

 Palawan; 0. androviache, Stdgr., from Kina Balu, Borneo; CEnetus 

 viirahlUs, Rothsch., from Cedar Bay, Queensland; and a few other 

 splendid species from the Upper Amazons. The President, Mr. J. J. 

 Walker, Mr. Osbert Salvin, Lord Walsingham, Col. Lang, R.E., Mr. 

 Champion, and Mr. Hampson made remarks on the geographical 

 distribution of some of the species and the elevation at which they 

 were taken. Mr. H. Goss exhibited, for Mr. G. A. J. Rothney, several 

 specimens of a species of Hemiptera {Serinetha augur, Fab.), and of a 

 species of Lepidoptera {Phauda jiammans, Walk.), the latter of which 

 closely resembled and mimicked the former. He said that Mr. Rothney 

 had found both species abundantly on the roots and trunks of trees in 

 Mysore, in November last, in company with ants (several species 

 of Camponotics and Crewastoyaster). The Hemiptera appeared to be 

 distasteful to the ants, as they were never molested by them, and he 

 thought that the species of Lepidoptera was undoubtedly protected 

 from attack by its close imitation of the Hemipteron. Mr. Goss said 

 he was indebted to Mr. C. J. Gahan for determining the species. A 

 discussion followed on the mimicking species, in which the President, 

 Mr. Waterhouse, Mr. J. J. Walker, Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. Hampson, 

 and others took part. Mr. J. W. Tutt exhibited (1) a typical specimen 

 of LyccBna corydon, captured in July, 1893 ; (2) a hybrid male (L. 

 corydon. and L. adonis) taken in copula with a typical female L. adonis, 

 May 20th, 1893 ; (3) a typical male L. adonis, May 20th, 1893; (4) a 

 female L. adonis, the pigment failing in one hind wing; (5) a pale var. 

 of L. corydon, probably to be referred to var. apennina of Zeller, 

 usually taken in Italian mountains, or var. albicans, H. S., taken in 

 Andalusia. Mr. Tutt remarked that, of the first, Staudinger (Cat. 

 p. 12) says " pallidior," of the latter " albicans." He also remarked 

 that the hybrid retains the external features of the species corydon, but 

 has taken on to a great extent the coloration of L. adonis. It was 

 captured in copula with a female L. adonis, at a time when L. adonis 

 was very abundant, and some weeks before L. corydon occurred [vide 

 Ent. Record, iv. p. 230). The question having been raised by the 

 President as to the number of meetings of the Society which it was 

 desirable to hold during tlie year, and the most convenient dates for 

 such meetings, a long discussion on the subject ensued, in which Mr. 

 Waterhouse, Mr. Salvin, the Hon. Walter Rothschild, the Rev. T. 

 Wood, Mr. S. Stevens, the Rev. J. S. St. John, and others took part. 



