20 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
var. of aurelia, Nick., but as almost typical awrelia, a specimen of 
which was exhibited, are found at the same place, Mt. Cecina, near 
Czernowitz, Bukowina, this seems unlikely—Mr. Edward Meyrick 
B.A., F.R.S., communicated a paper entitled ‘ Descriptions of Micro- 
Lepidoptera from Bolivia and Peru.” 
December 2nd, 1908.—Mr.C.O. Waterhouse, President, in the chair. 
—Mr. Sydney Douglas Crompton, of Carlton House, Kew Gardens, 
S.W., and Mr. W. Parkinson Curtis, of Aysgarth, Poole, Dorset, were 
elected Fellows of the Society.—Mr. H. W. Andrews exhibited some 
examples of predaceous Diptera and their victims, taken during the 
year ; and a specimen of Bassus letatorius, Fab., female, bred from a 
pupa of the dipteron Syrphus balteatus, Dej.— Professor T. Hudson 
Beare and Mr. H. St. John Donisthorpe brought for exhibition speci- 
mens of Olophrum assimile, Payk., a beetle new to the British fauna, 
taken by them in September, 1908, at Nethy Bridge. Mr. Donis- 
thorpe also showed examples of Trechus longicornis, Stm., from Kelton, 
near Dumfries; and of an Anaspis, either referable to septentricnalis, 
Champion, or new to the British list, taken in woody fungus at Nethy 
Bridge, this being probably the third specimen discovered.—Mr. G. C. 
Champion expressed his opinion that the Anaspis in question did not 
belong to the species described by himself or by Schilsky, but was 4. 
melanostoma, an identification rejected by the exhibitor on account of 
the male characters.—Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited forms of Abraxas 
grossulariata bred from wild Huddersfield larvee during the past year, 
with two males of the var. varleyata, showing how wide a range of varia- 
tion there is, even in the variety.—Mr. L. W. Newman also exhibited 
an extreme form of varleyata, the whole of the fore wings being coal- 
black, and only a very narrow white band on hind wings.—Mr. W. J. 
Kaye exhibited a fine series of Heliconius species from Mapiri River, 
North Bolivia, to show the close parallel variation between the very 
variable forms of melponene with the equally variable forms of phyllis. 
Mr. kh. J. Beck brought for exhibition variant forms of Adalia bipunc- 
tata L., from Alton and Farnham; examples of Lzrus paraplecticus 
taken on Siwm angustifolium, resembling small pieces of driftwood; and 
a specimen of Leptwra sanguinolenta, taken at Southampton, by sweep- 
ing Umbellifere.— Mr. W. Schmassman showed a case containing 
specimens of Pyrameis atalanta, which had been subjected in the pupal 
stage to various degrees of temperature.—Mr. I’, Merrifield exhibited, 
on behalf of Mr. Reuss, of Ware, Herts, a remarkable aberration of 
Aglais urtice, bred in October, 1906, from wild autumn larve, the 
pupa being exposed to the direct rays of the sun; and interesting as 
showing the transition of one form of Vanessa markings to the other. 
—Dr. F. A. Dixey, specimens of South American and African butter- 
flies, remarking that since the last meeting Mr. W. I. H. Rosenberg 
had kindly furnished him with fresh evidence tending to show that 
Colaenis telesiphe, though cryptically coloured beneath, was at least 
as common as Heliconius telesiphe, and was therefore not likely to be 
a Batesian mimic of that species. He added that Belenois thysa, 
which had often been: spoken of as a Batesian mimic of Mylothris 
agathina, had been found by Mr. H. W. Simmonds to be much 
commoner at Berea, Durban, than its model. This confirmed an 
observation made by Dr. Longstaff and the speaker at Congella, near 
Durban, in 1905.—H. Rownanp-Brown, M.A., Hon. Secretary. 
