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such an upward movement always occurs and is independent 

 of sight, and in fact of the presence of light or of the food- 

 plant itself (as was proved in the case of V. urtiva), it was 

 difficult to imagine anything which could serve as a guide, 

 except the appreciation of the force of gravitation. 



In conclusion, Mr. Poulton expressed great interest in Dr. 

 Dixey's description of the claret-coloured spots on a hyme- 

 nopterous larva ; and he thought it extremely probable that 

 the character might possibly be found to be of great mor- 

 phological interest as bearing upon the origin of wings in 

 Insecta. 



The discussion was further continued by Mr. Gervase 

 Mathew, Mr. W. White, Mr. G. T. Porritt, Dr. Sharp, and 

 others. 



May 4, 1887. 



Dr. David Sharp, 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, 



The Rev. C. Ellis- Stevens, B.D., of 236, Green Avenue, 

 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. ; Mr. Henry Rowland Brown, 

 B.A., of Oxhey Grove, Stanmore, Middlesex ; Mr. Frederic 

 Merrifield, of 24, Vernon Terrace, Brighton ; and Mr. Coryn- 

 don Matthews, of Ernie Wood, Ivybridge, Devon, were elected 

 Fellows. 



Exhibitions, dc. 



Mr. Wm. Warren exhibited Euzophera oblitella, Z., caught 

 in the Isle of Wight; and, for purposes of comparison, a pair 

 of Stigmonota pallifrontana, Z. (a species taken several years 

 ago by Mr. W. Thompson, of Stoney Stratford), and a pair 

 of S. internana, Gn., with which the former had been till 

 lately confounded. He also exhibited specimens of Asthenia 

 pygmcBcina, Hb., another species new to Britain, and A. 

 abiegana (Dup.) [subsequana, Haw.). 



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