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especially as regarded its stereoscopic effect. The Rev. Canon Fowler 

 exhibited a specimen of }Iijctenis curcuUonoides, sent to hira by Mr. OUifF, 

 and taken by Mr. Gunning near Oxford about 1882. Mr. W. Nicholson 

 exhibited several melanic varieties of Anjijimis niobe and A. jmles, 

 collected by himself last summer in the Engadine. Mr. J. H. Leech 

 exhibited a small coUecliun of Lepidoptera formed last year by Mr. Pratt 

 at Kiukiang, Central China. It included several new species, also speci- 

 mens of a variety of Papilio sarpedon and other interesting forms. 

 Mens. A. Wailly exhibited a collection of Lepidoptera lately received from 

 Assam, containing upwards of thirty-five species of Papilio, Ornithoptera, 

 Charaxes, Diadema, Cyrestis, and other genera. Mr. Meyer-Darcis exhibited 

 specimens of Stenwcera tricolor, Kerr, and S. variabilis, Kerr, from Lake Tan- 

 ganyika; also two new species oi Jidodis from Syria. Mr. F. Menifield ex- 

 hibited, and made remaiks on, a long series of Sele)ie illustraria, S. illuiiaria, 

 and E. alniaria, in illustration of his paper on " Pedigree" Moth-breeding." 

 Lord Walsingham exhibited and make remarks on, a series of species 

 representing the genera Snellenia, Wlsm., (Edematopoda, Z., and Eretino- 

 cera, Z. The Rev. T. A. Marshall communicated a paper entitled 

 "A Monograph of British BraconidcB. Part III." The Rev. Dr. Walker 

 communicated a paper entitled "Description of a variety of the female of 

 Ornithoptera Brookiana.'" Lord Walsingham read a paper entitled " A 

 Monograph of the genera connecting Tincegeria, Wlk., with Erelniocera, Z." 

 A discussion ensued, in which ]\Ir. Stainton, Dr. Sharp, and others took 

 part. Mr. Merrifield read a paper entitled "Incidental Observations in 

 Pedigree Moth-breeding." This paper contained a detailed account of 

 experiments with Selenia illustraria, S. illuiiaria, and E. alniaria, which, 

 so far as they had yet proceeded, indicated that retardation of development 

 in the growing stages of the larvse, as well as in the pupal stage, was the 

 the cause of the darkening of colour in the perfect insects ; tliat a low 

 temperature had the effect of causing such retardation ; and that growing 

 the larvag at a forcing temperature tended to produce a warmer and 

 yellower lint in the colouring of the moths. Lord Walsingham, Mr. 

 Poultou, Prof. Meldola, Mr. White, and Mr. Merrifield took part in the 

 discussion which ensued. Mr. J. H. Leech read a paper " On a small 

 collection of Lepidoptera from Kiukiang." Captain Elwes said he had 

 examined this collection with very great interest, and was struck with tlie 

 similarity of many of ilie species to those from Sikkim. — H. Goss and 

 W. \¥. Fowler, Hon. Secretaries. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — November 'i'ind, 1888. John T. Carriugton, Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Messrs. W. G. Dawson, F. E. Brown, A. Marshall, and J. Katy were 

 elected members. Mr. J. Jager exhibited Agrotis pracox from Glamorgan- 

 shire, obtained by shaking the sand-crests ; dark forms of Acidalia maryine- 

 punctatata from S. Wales, Cidaria reticulata from the Lake District, and 

 Lobophora viretata from Staffordshire. Mr. E. B. Nevinson, Leucania 

 putrescens, S. Wales; Acontia luctuosa, Surrey; two dark forms of Heliothis 

 peltiyera, one taken on the 15th, and the larva of the other on the 18th, 

 August, which produced an imago on the 17th September. Mr. R. Adkin, 

 Pieris napi from West Ireland, approaching var. bryonioi, Hb. ; Ellopia 

 prosapiaria from English and Irisli localities ; Einaturya atoinaria, Larentia 

 didymata, Eupithecia nanata, and Hypsipetes sordidata from English, Irish, 



