(Cex) 
Paper. 
Dr. A. G. BuTLER communicated a paper “On some new 
species of African Pierine in the collection of the British 
Museum, with notes on seasonal forms of Belenois.” 
December 7th, 1898. 
Mr. R. Tren, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 
Election of Fellows. 
Monsieur Lton Canphze, of 64, Rue de l’Ouest, Liége ; 
Mr. C. L. B. Srargs, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., of the Infirmary, 
Wandsworth, 8.W.; Mr. A. Russet, of The Limes, Southend, 
Catford; and Mr. C. B. Hotman Hunt, of Meddecombra, 
Watagoda, Ceylon, were elected Fellows of the Society. 
Exhibitions. 
Mr. McLacuian exhibited a series of specimens of the 
Neuropterous genus Tetracanthagyna, de Selys, including a 
pair of a new species from Borneo, which was the largest 
known of all recent dragon-flies, though it was slightly ex- 
ceeded in wing-area by the much more slender Megaloprepus 
cerulatus, 2 common Central-American species. 
Mr. A. H. Jones showed about sixty species of Lepidoptera, 
taken round electric lights at Zermatt,in August. Among 
the more interesting were Crateronyx taraxaci, Ellopia fasei- 
aria, ab. prasinaria, two 2, one bright green, the other an 
intermediate form, Cidaria cyanata, a light form of C. variata, 
a large and light form of C. populata, Agrotis grisescens, 
A. decora, A. candelarum, and a large form of A. ducernea, 
Plusia illustris, and a series of P. argenteum, Hadena maillardi, 
a light form of Dianthecia cesia, and a fine black variety of 
Polia flavicincta. 
Dr. Dixry exhibited a series of Pierid butterflies from the 
Neotropical region to show the existence among them of 
seasonal forms. The species shown were Parura rurina, 
Feld., ¢ ; P. neocypris, Hiibn., ¢ ; Phabis argante, Fabr., 
3, 9; P. agarithe, Boisd., ¢ ; Callidryas senne, Linn., 
3, 9; C. philea, Linn., g. In each case three specimens 
