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'I'he Secretary read a letter from Mr. A. Llojd, requesting the Society 

 to give an opinion to assist him, as Hon. Sec. of the West Sussex Natural 

 History Society, in recommending the best system of arrangement and 

 nomenclature to adopt for British Lepidoptera. 



Messrs. Distant, Kirby, M'Lachlan and Elwes made some remarks upon 

 the communication, but it was generally thought that the Society was not 

 in a position to offer any opinion upon the subject. 



Papers read. 



Mr. G. F. Matiiew contributed the " Life-history of three species of 

 Western Pacific Rhopalocera." Papilio Schmeltzi, H.-S., P. Godeffroyi, 

 Semp., and Xois Sesara, Hew., were the species treated of. 



Mr. George Lewis contributed a memoir, " On a new genus of 

 Histerid(S." A very abnormal genus, previously referred to as probably 

 belonging to the Synteliida, was described under the name Niponius, and 

 four new species were described from Japan. 



March 4, 1885. 

 R. M'Lachlan, Esq., F.R.S., &c., President, in the chair. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 respective donors. 



Election of Members. 



William E. Poole, Esq. (11, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, W.), 

 Richard South, Esq. (12, Abbey Gardens, St. John's Wood, N.W.), Robert 

 Wylie Lloyd, Esq. (32, Grafton Square, Clapham Common), and Arthur 

 BHss, Esq. (Pennenis, AUenby Road, Forest Hill), were balloted for and 

 elected Members of the Society. 



Exhiliitions, dc. 



Mr. G. H. Verrall alluded to the probable use that might be made 

 of micro-photography in illustrating the neuration of transparent winged 

 insects ; he had lately been making experiments in this direction, and had 

 succeeded admirably with but a small amount of practice; be found the 

 most convenient way of obtaining the negative was by a ten minutes' 

 exposure to gaslight. Mr. Verrall exhibited many prints and negatives 

 illustrating the wings of Scatopse, Tipula, and other Diptera. iMr. Meldola 

 made some remarks on the subject. 



Mr. T. R. 15illups exhibited specimens of Ceraleptus livid us, Stein., 

 (•ai)tiired at Cliobbam on tlie '^3rd February last. 



