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unhealthy and extremely hot and wet climate of these hills no 

 Europeans had doue much collecting there, but the specimens 

 were chiefly caught by the natives and brought into the town of 

 Sylhet for sale. A discussion ensued on the remarks made by 

 Mr. Elwes, in which Mr. M'Lachhm, Dr. Sharp, Mr. Champion, 

 Mr. Kirby, and others took part. The liev. W. W. Fowler 

 exhibited a specimen of Cathormiocerus socius, taken a few years 

 ago at Sandown, Isle of Wight. Mr. S. Stevens exhibited 

 specimens of Cathormiocerus maritimus and Platytarsus hirtiis. 

 Mr. F. Grut said he was requested by Mons. Peringuey, of Cape 

 Town, to announce that the latter was engaged on a monograph 

 of the genus Hipporrhimis, and that lie would be glad to 

 receive specimens and other assistance from British entomolo- 

 gists. Mr. Gervase F. Mathew, K.N., connnunicated a paper 

 entitled " Descriptions of new species of Rliopalocera from the 

 Solomon Islands." Mr. George T. Baker communicated the fol- 

 lowing papers : — " Description of a new species of the Lepidop- 

 terous genus Carama, together with a few notes on the genus," 

 and " Description of a new genus of Rhopalocera allied to 

 Thecla." — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 ^oci&TY.— February 2Uh, 1887. R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., Presi- 

 dent, in the chair. Messrs. J. E. Kelsall, J. Lea, and E. B. Nevinson 

 were elected members. Mr. Tutt exhibited Tephrosia crepuscularia, 

 Hb., from Hungary, and remarked that he was unable to obtain 

 any forms of T. hiundularia from there, although he had received 

 it from Germany ; he further showed continental forms of 

 Agrotidae and specimens of Aciclalia perochraria, Fisch., and 

 contributed notes. Mr. Pt. South, Lohopliora polycommata, Hb. 

 (bred this year). Dr. Kendall, Calocampa soUdaginis, Hb., from 

 Cannoch Chase. Mr. Tugwell, English and Scotch forms of 

 Lyccena hellargm, Rott. Mr. R. Adkin, Notodonta ziczac, L., 

 DiantJioecia capsophila, Dup., Aplecta prasina, Fb., and EiipitJiecia 

 2)unulata, Hb., from county Cork, with specimens from various 

 English localities for comparison. Mr. J. J. Weir read a paper 

 " On Melanism " [an abstract of which appears at page 85 of this 

 number]. Mr. George Smith, of the Sciopticon Company, then 

 gave an exhibition of photo-micrographic slides, being photo- 



