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danits from Natal and Chirinda. — Mr. Hamilton H. Druce, F.L.S., 

 read a paper on " New Species of Hesperiidas from Central and South 

 America," and exhibited the specimens described; also a series of the 

 subfamily Pyrrhopyginae, together with the genus Erycides of the 

 subfamily Hesperiinae, showing the great similarity of some of the 

 species with those of the Pyrrhopygine genus Jemadia, and also 

 pointed out that the subfamily Pamphilinae contained genera with 

 species again almost exact copies of those shown in the two pre- 

 viously mentioned subfamilies. — Mr. F. Merrifield proposed a vote of 

 thanks to the Fellows who had been instrumental in the organization 

 of the Conversazione, and the Vice-President begged to be allowed to 

 mention in particular the services rendered by Mr. E. Adkin and Mr. 

 Stanley Edwards, who had undertaken the whole work of arrange- 

 ment in connection with the exhibitions. The vote of thanks was 

 unanimously given. — J. J. Walkee, M.A., K.N., Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natueal Histoey 

 Society.— Ma?/ lUh, 1908.— Mr. Alfred Sich, F.E.S., President in the 

 chair. — Dr. Chapman exhibited a larva of Lyccena semiargus from a 

 Pyrenean ovum, nearly full grown, and he called attention to the 

 curious fine brown scaling in a bred Pyrenean example of Tanagra 

 atrata. — Mr. Adkin, from Mr. McArthur, from Aviemore, nodules of 

 resin on twigs attacked by Betinia resinana larvae, a curious " mop" 

 of twigs on a branch of fir, no doubt caused by a gall, and cocoons of 

 Dicranura vinula, opened by birds? — Mr. Harrison, a living larva of 

 PJiorodesma smaragdaria. — Mr. Newman, larvae of Dryas paphia, 

 Argynnis aglaia, and A. adippe; one set had been wintered outdoors 

 and were very small, the others kept in a cool house were in their 

 last instar. He showed ova of Vanessa atalanta just hatching. — Mr. 

 Edwards, specimens of Papilio astorion and P. philoxenus from North 

 India, and P. warscetviczii from Bolivia. — Mr. Rayward, a considerable 

 number of Lepidoptera, which he was placing in the Society's 

 cabinets. — Mr. A. H. Jones, a number of butterflies taken in Hungary 

 to illustrate his paper, "Notes on Hungarian Butterflies," including 

 Ne2)tis lucilla, N. aceris, Limenitis populi, L. Camilla, and L. sihylla, 

 taken together in one forest opening ; Chrysophanus alciphron, 

 extremely large and boldly marked ; Colias myrmidione ab. alha, a 

 parallel form to var. helice of C. edusa ; the local Erebia melas (with 

 which he had placed E. Ufehvrei from the Pyrenees and E. glacialis 

 v. nicholli from Campiglio for comparison) ; E. medusa var. psodea, 

 C. thersamon, Pararge climene, P. roxelana, Goe.nonympha cedippus, &c. 



May 28th.— The President in the chair.— M. J. St. Aubyn, of 

 Balham, and Mr. N. D. Riley, of Upper Tooting, were elected mem- 

 bers. — Mr. Main exhibited living larvae of a species of " Stick " 

 insect. — Mr. West (Ashtead), a series of Anticlea badiata bred from 

 larvai taken on his rose trees. — Mr. Tonge, stereoscopic views of the 

 ova of Saturnia carpini and Macrothylacia rubi ; of the ova of 

 Malacosoma castrensis and M. franconica; and of fertile and infertile 

 ova of Panolis piniperda. — Mr. Newman, pupae of Dryas ,pap)}iia, 

 Argynnis adippe, and A. aglaia. — Mr. Rayward, pupa in situ of 

 Trochilium crabroniformis, and pupa case of yEgeria cuUciformis. 

 The former emerged downwards and the latter upwards. — Mr. Carr, 



