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in the bowl, as besides many nearly full-grown larvse, a number 

 of very young ones are now present. I hope to carry them all 

 safely through the winter." 



Dr. T. A. Chapman brought for exhibition a collection of 

 butterflies, made by himself in Galicia (lat. 42° 16' N., long. 

 6° 44' W.) last July, including («) specimens of Lycmna idas, 

 hitherto reported only from the Sierra Nevada and district in 

 the extreme south-east of Spain. It came rather as a surprise 

 therefore in the extreme north-west, where it occurred at an 

 elevation of 4500 to 5000 feet, and only where there grew a 

 species of Ei'od'mm, with extremely large handsome flowers. 

 On this it was seen to lay its eggs, and on one little patch of 

 about 50 square yards, practically carpeted with the plant, a 

 good many butterflies were observed, and eggs were found, 

 where they were seen being laid on the leaves ; and, as is so 

 common in the Lycecnas, as near the ground as the butterfly 

 could get. 



(b) Specimens of L. astrarclie, one from practically the same 

 ground as the L. idas, for comparison. 



(c) Specimens of L. argus {ccgon) from the same district. 

 These, while very close to the vars. hypochiona and bejarensis, 

 differ in a certain proportion of the specimens presenting the 

 red of the marginal " peacock eyes " on the upper surface of 

 the hind-wings of the males. Dr. Chapman said that such a 

 coloration occurs in Asiatic specimens, that differ otherwise 

 from these, but he had not heard of any European forms 

 possessing it. These specimens, also, differed amongst them- 

 selves in the tint of the blue; some being greenish, others 

 full lilac— an amount of variation unusual amongst specimens 

 all from one locality. 



(d) Examples of all the other Lyctenids met with ; other, 

 wise not remarkable. L. boeticus and L. telicanus were 

 almost everywhere abundant in all stages, except the pupa, 

 which seemed to be hidden tolerably effectually. 



The species met with and shown included also, Thecla ilicis, 

 T. spini, Zephyrus quercus, Chrysoplicmus vio'gaureee, C. hip- 

 pothoe, G. phls&as, Lycsena argiolus, L. melanop)s, L. amanda, 

 L, icarus, L. baton, and L. avion. 



The Hon. N. Charles Rothschild exhibited branches of 



