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and expounded that author's views on the classification of insects 
from geological data. 
The Rev. W. W. Fowler read notes on ‘‘ A small collection of 
Languriide, with descriptions of two new species.” 
Dr. Baly communicated a paper entitled, ‘ Descriptions 
of new genera and species of Galerucide.” 
Mr. J. Edwards communicated the first part of a synopsis of 
British Homoptera (Cicadina).—H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 
THe Sourny Lonpon EnromonoeicaL AND Naturat History 
Socinty.— February 4th, 1886. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President, in 
the chair. Mr. Billups exhibited Agapanthia lineaticollis, Don., 
from Lincoln; also Callidiwm variabile, Linn., and Strangalia 
4-fasciata, Linn., from Chobham. Mr. Rose, a variety of 
Epinephele hyperanthus, L., in which the ring-spots of the upper 
side, instead of being of the ordinary form, were identical with 
those usually confined to the under sides. Mr. Wellman, a fine 
series of Oporabia fiigrammaria, H.-S. Mr. J. T. Williams, a 
very beautiful banded variety of Nyssia hispidaria, Fb. Mr. Joy, 
subdiaphanous varieties of Vanessa io, L., and V. urtice, L. 
Mr. South, a series of Hmmelesia albulata, Schiff., from 
Switzerland, and the following counties and districts of Great 
Britain: Kent, N. Devon, Dumbarton, Rannoch, and the 
Shetland Isles; and contributed some interesting notes on the 
different forms of this species. It was resolved that the Council 
be requested to organise a scheme for the collection of material 
upon which to found a complete list of the fauna and flora of 
certain of the southern counties—H. W. Barker. 
REVIEW. 
Larve of British Butterflies and Moths. By the late Witt1aMm 
Bucxier. Vol. I., Butterflies. Ray Society, 1885. 
Tus volume is issued by the Ray Society to the subscribers 
for the forty-second year, 1885. 
During the long period of the Ray Society's existence the 
works issued by them, though doubtless of unequal merit, have 
been in all cases important contributions to science, and in most 
instances would have been unpublished had the society not 
existed. 
The volume under consideration is the first that the Society 
