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Dr. l^ORMAN Joy exhibited a specimen of Argynnis selene, 

 taken last year in Berkshire, showing a remarkable tendency 

 to melanism. He also exhibited Coleoptera taken in the 

 same county during 1903, including Dinarda dentata, from 

 a nest of Formica sanguinea at Wellington College ; and 

 Notothecta confusa, Miirk, from the nest of Formica fuliginose 

 from the same locality. Also Aleochara tn^rens, Gyll., from 

 fungi ; Pliilonthus fuscus, Grav., fiom a Cosstfs-infected tree 

 at Bradfield ; Scopgeits sulcicollis, Steph., from a sandpit at 

 Bradfield; Diploca'lus fagi, Gaer., from Streatley ; Aplia- 

 nislicus pusilliis, 01., from Aklermaston ; Colon dent'qKs, Sahl., 

 from Bradfield; and Elater elongatrdus, 01., from an old tir- 

 stump at Mortimer. 



Sir George Hampson exhibited a collection of Norwegian 

 butterflies made by him on the Dovrefjeld, on the Alten fiord, 

 at Bossekop, and other localities this year, and remarked how 

 greatly the dates of emergence appeared to differ from those 

 experienced by Staudinger and otlier collectors. The speci- 

 mens included fine series of Colias hecia, Lef., Chrysophanus 

 hijyjJotJwe, var. stieberi, Gerh., (Eneis noma, Thnb., Meliteea, 

 var. JVorvegica, Auriv., the Norwegian form of 3f. aurelia, 

 Argynnis freija, Thnb., and A. frigga, Thnb., a Laljrador, 

 arctic, and North American species, now found further south 

 at Kongsvold for the first time. 



Mr. A. H. Jones exhibited examples of Erehia chrisli, 

 taken this summer in the Laqviinthal, and of the species of 

 Erebia to which it is allied ; Satyrus actsea, var. cordtda, 

 captured last July at Sierre, having four equal-sized pupilled 

 eyes on the fore-wings, probably a local form peculiar to this 

 warm locality ; a short series of Chrysophanus dorilis (type) 

 and C. var. stibalpina from the Laquinthal, with P. hippothoe, 

 var. eurybid, showing the strong resemblance on the upper 

 surface, which the 5 of this latter species bears to the $ 

 subalpina. 



Mr. A. J. Chitty exhibited specimens of a Proctotrupid 

 which he said approached Poncra constricta, Latr., in appear- 

 ance, and might be an Isobrachmm. If so, it was new to the 

 British list. He also showed a specimen of Pleris napx, and 

 the head of a Bombus, sevei"ed from the body when found by 



