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Holland Park, W., were elected Fellows of the Society. — Dr. T. A. 

 Chapman exhibited photographs of the empty egg-shells and young 

 larvae of Papilio homerus. — Mr, C. J. Gahan, a larva of the genus 

 Trictenotoma. This larva belonged undoubtedly to the Heteromera, 

 and bore most resemblance to the larvae of PyrochroidaB and Pythidaj. 

 He also showed a larva of Dascillus cervimcs from Ireland, which had 

 been received at the Natural History Museum by Mr. Waterhouse, a 

 species little known in this stage. The President said that the larva 

 in question was just now the subject of experiment, it being reported 

 as doing much damage to grass-land. It was important, therefore, 

 to determine whether it was really destructive or parasitic on some 

 other pest like Mclolontha. — The President exhibited a photograph 

 drawing of the larvse of Coniopteryx, a small neuropteron common 

 enough in its perfect state, but rarely found as a larva, when it may 

 be beaten out of fir-trees. — Mr. W. J. Kaye, three species of Pereute 

 from the Chanchamayo district of Peru, viz., P. leucodrosime, P. cal- 

 linice, and P. calUanira, together with specimens of the Nymphaline 

 Adelpha lara. He called attention to the fact that these Pierines and 

 Nymphaline occurred together at an elevation of from 2500 to 3000 ft. 

 It was wrong to suppose that any Heliconius melpomene-Wke species 

 entered the association, as Heliconius species of this pattern did not 

 ascend to such an elevation, or, if they ever did, it was only as a rare 

 exception. — Mr. L. W. Newman, a long and varied series of Smerin- 

 thus piopuli, bred from wild Bexley parents in June, 1907, the series 

 ranging from extreme dark specimens (about six per cent.) to very 

 light (about ten per cent.), and pink-shaded or tinged (about twenty 

 per cent.), the remainder being intermediate forms. They included 

 three gynandromorphic specimens.— Mr. J. W. Tutt asked for infor- 

 mation from any Fellows who had collected abroad, relative to a 

 suggested distinction of species in Everes argiades, Pall. He said 

 that the question had been raised by M. Oberthur whether we have 

 under ab. coretas, O., and argiades two separate and distinct species. 

 A discussion followed, in which the Eev. G, "Wheeler, Dr. T. A. 

 Chapman, Mr. H. Eowland-Brown and other Fellows took part. 

 Fellows having specimens in their collections were asked to bring 

 series for comparison and discussion. — Mr. C. J. Gahan communi- 

 cated a paper " On the Larvas of Trictenotoma childreni, Gray, and 

 Melittomma insulare, Fairmaire." 



April Is^.— Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse, President, in the chair. — Mr. 

 F. B. Ackerley, P.O. Box, 459, Port Elizabeth, South Africa ; Mr. 

 Charles G. Clutterbuck, Heathside, Heathville Eoad, Gloucester ; 

 Mr. P. A. Clutterbuck, Indian Forest Department, Naini Tal, United 

 Provinces, India; Mr. Walter W. Froggatt, F.L.S., Government 

 Entomologist, New South Wales ; Mr. H. A. Nurse, Botanical De- 

 partment, Trinidad, B.W.I. ; Mr. WiUiam Boulton Pratt, 10, Lion 

 Gate Gardens, Richmond, Surrey ; Mr. Edward Richard Speyer, 

 Ridgehurst, Shenley, Herts, and New College, Oxford ; Mr. G. Talbot, 

 Vine Cottage, Raleigh Road, Enfield, N. ; and Dr. F. Creighton- 

 Wellman, Cuidado de Senhores Silva & Lopes, Benguella, Africa 

 Occidental, were elected Fellows of the Society. — Mr. F. B. Jennings 

 exhibited, on behalf of Mr. R. A. R. Priske, a melanic aberration of 

 the stercorarious beetle Aphodius scybalarius, Fabr., taken at Deal in 



