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fell backwards dead. Probably glass is not very suitable for the insect 

 when depositing the egg, as not offering sufficient resistance. The downy 

 hairs on the l)ack of a vine-leaf would, of course, attach themselves to the 

 sticky exterior of the egg, and, together with the rough surface of the leaf 

 for the tarsi, much assist the insect in extruding the egg. 



The appearance of the winged form does not appear to be dependent 

 upon temperature, because with one or two (and these, 1 think, unauthenti- 

 cated) exceptions it has never until now been found in Portugal, which may 

 be considered, 1 suppose, especially in the parts where the greatest ravages 

 have been committed, a warmer country than France. Of course, it may 

 he that proper diligence has not been used in the search for the alate form, 

 although, as there is a Commission with special officials placed in various 

 parts on purpose to make observations, one can hardly suppose that the 

 winged form, if it existed, would have escaped their notice. It has hitherto 

 been said that no stage beyond the nymph stage had been found, and that 

 in Portugal consequently only the subterranean stages existed. However, 

 as I have already described the rearing of some sixty winged forms in 

 bottles, I think we must be cautious in concluding that because the official 

 observations in Portugal have not been successful in detecting them no 

 winged forms exist in a natural state. 



Castello, Villa Novada Gmja, Portugal. 



Paper read. 

 Mr. E. Meyrick communicated " Descriptions of Lepidoptera from the 

 South Pacific." 174 species of Geometrina and Micro-Lepidoptera, from 

 the collections of Mr. G. F. Mathew, of H.M.S. ' Espiegle,' and Dr. Lucas, 

 of Melbourne, were referred to. 



December 2, 1885. 

 J. W. Dunning, Esq., M.A., F.L.S., &c., Vice-President, in the chair. 



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



respective donors. 



Election of Fellows. 

 Sidney Philip Smitli, Esq. (Danes Inn, Strand, W.C.), and Col. L. 

 Blathwayt, F.L.S. (Eagle House, Batheaston, Batli), were balloted for, and 

 elected Fellows of the Society. 



Exhibitions, Sc. 

 Mr. F. Enock described experiments in mounting Mymuridcc, and 

 exhibited photographs of the insects. 



