98 THE ENTOMOLOGisT. 
for. Mr. G. C. Champion exhibited a number of new species of Longi- 
cornia from Mexico and Central America, recently described by the late Mr. 
H. W. Bates, in his paper entitled “ Additions to the Longicornia of 
Mexico and Central America, with remarks on some previously recorded 
Species,” read at the last meeting of the Society. Mr. S. Stevens exhibited 
three very rare species of Noctue, viz., Noctua flammatra, Leucania vitel- 
lina, and Laphygma exigua, all taken by Mr. H. Rogers at Freshwater, 
Isle of Wight, in the autumn of 1891. Mr. F. C. Adams again exhibited 
the specimen of Telephorus rusticus in which the left mesothoracic leg con- 
sisted of three distinct femora, tibia, and tarsi, originating from a single 
coxa, which he had shown at the meeting on the 24th of February last. 
The specimen was now reversed, to admit of the better examination of 
the structural peculiarities, upon which Dr. Sharp, Mr. Champion, and 
Mr. Jacoby made some remarks. Mr. Osbert Salvin exhibited a series 
of mounted specimens of the clasping organs in the male of several 
species of Hesperide. Dr. Sharp exhibited, for Mr. F. D. Godman, a 
collection of Orthoptera recently made in the Island of St. Vincent, West 
Indies, by Mr. H. H. Smith, the naturalist sent to that Island by Mr. 
Godman in connection with the operations of the Committee appointed 
by the British Association and the Royal Society for the investigation 
of the Fauna and Flora of the Lesser Antilles. It was stated that the 
collection had recently been referred to, and reported on by, Herr C. 
Brunner von Wattenwyl and Professor J. Redtenbacher. Mr. J. W. Tutt 
exhibited and remarked ona series of various forms of Orrhodia vaccint 
and O. (spadicea) ligula. Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited and made remarks 
on a series of specimens—including some remarkable varieties—of Bombyx 
quercus and Odonestis potatoria. A long discussion ensued as to the pro- 
bable causes of the variation exemplified, in which Mr. Tutt, Mr. H. B. 
Poulton, Mr. H. Goss, Mr. Jacoby, Mr. Salvin, Mr. Bethune-Baker, Dr. 
Sharp, and Mr. Distant took part. Mr. G. A. James Rothney sent for 
exhibition a number of specimens of Camponotus compressus, C. micans, 
Ccophila smaragdina, Sima rufo-nigra, Solenopsis geminata var. armata, 
and other species of ants, from Calcutta; also certain of their enemies 
and parasites. He also communicated a short paper on the subject, 
entitled ‘‘ Notes on certain species of Calcutta Auts and their habits of 
life." —H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 
SoutH Lonpon EnromoLocicaL AND NaturaL History Society.— 
February 25th, 1892.—Mr. C. G. Barrett, F.E.S., President, in the chair. 
Mr. J. W. Larkin, of Streatham, and Mr. A. L. Stephens, of Blackheath, 
were elected members. Mr. Cooper exhibited some specimens of Porthesia 
chrysorrhea, L., received some years ago from Whittlesea Mere, Cambride- 
shire, and pointed out that there were a number of black dots on the wings. 
Mr. J. Jenner Weir exhibited examples of several species, showing the wet 
and dry season forms of the same insect, and remarked that it had now 
been placed beyond doubt that many species which were looked upon as 
perfectly distinct were wet season and dry season forms : among the species 
exhibited were Junonia astoria, L., J. almana, L., the wet season form of 
Melanitis ismene, Cram., and the dry season form of the same, M. leda; and 
Mr. Weir remarked that the two so-called species of Melanitis were seasonal 
varieties, or, as he termed it, horeomorphic of one species: this question 
had been set at rest by direct experiment. Mr. Weir contributed notes 
relative to his exhibit. Mr, R. Adkin exhibited Lepidoptera from the 
