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Cape Town, to announce that the latter was engaged on a 

 monograph of the genus Hipporrhinus, and wanted British 

 entomologists to send him specimens, and give him other 

 assistance. 



Papers raid. 



Mr. Gervase F. Mathew, R.N., communicated a paper 

 entitled " Descriptions of new species of Rhopalocera from the 

 Solomon Islands." 



Mr. G. T. Baker communicated a paper entitled " De- 

 scription of a new species of the lepidopterous genus Carama, 

 together with a few notes on the genus" ; and a second paper 

 entitled " Description of a new species of Rhopalocera allied 

 to Thecla." 



April 6, 1887. 



Dr. David Shakp, M.B., F.Z.S., President, in the chair. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted 

 to the respective donors. 



Election of Fellows, 

 Mr. Francis Galton, M.A., F.R.S., of 42, Rutland Gate, 

 S.W. ; Mr. John Henry Leech, B.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., of 

 10, Hyde Park Terrace, W. ; and Mr. George S. Parkinson, 

 of Percy Cross, Fulham, W., were elected Fellows. 



Exhibitions, dc. 



Mr. Samuel Stevens exhibited specimens of Arctia mendica 

 collected in the County of Cork, Ireland, by Mr. McDowall, 

 of Manchester. The majority of the males were as white as 

 the females of the English form, but some of them were of a 

 smoky-white colour, intermediate between the white Irish 

 specimens and the English form. The females were almost 

 identical with the English type, but differed therefrom in 

 having fewer spots on the wings. Mr. Stevens stated that 

 Mr. McDowall had never met with the black or ordinary 

 English form of the male in Cork. 



Mr. M'Lachlan exhibited a zinc box, used by anglers for 



