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and resembled tliat species in having spotless fringes to the 

 wings. Mr. Weir further exliibited, on behalf of Mr J. H. A. 

 Jenner, of Lewes, four specimens of PhosjtJicoius heniipterus, 

 taken at Lewes. They were all males, and were usually found 

 running in the middle of the day on sunny walls. Mr. Jenner 

 had observed that they emitted their light freely when excited. 



The Kev. W. W. Fowler exhibited two specimens of Chnjsomela 

 cereaits, lately taken by Dr. Ellis on Snowdon ; and also two 

 specimens of Actocharis Eeadingii, found at Falmouth by Mr. 

 J. J. Walker. 



Mr. E. B. Poulton called attention to the fact that the larvae of 

 some Lepidoptera, if fed in captivity on an unusual food-plant, 

 subsequently refused to eat their ordinary food-plant. He stated 

 that he had observed this with the larvae of Pijr/fera bucephala and 

 Smerinthus ocellatus. Mr. Stainton, Mr. Fowler, and Mr. Goss 

 made some remarks on the subject. 



Mr. Elisha exhibited a series of bred specimens of Oeometra 

 smaragdaria, together with the cocoons, containing the empty 

 pupa-cases, attached to the stems of the food-plant. 



Mons. Alfred Wailly, who was present as a visitor, exhibited a 

 long series of silk-producing moths, including some remarkable 

 hybrids between Platysamia cecropia, and P. ceanothi ; and Prof. 

 Riley aud Mr. Weir made some observations on these hybrids. 



Papers read, dc. 



Dr. Sharp read a paper on " Eucnemis capucina (Ahr.) and its 

 larva." 



Mr. Dunning read the following report on the subject of the 

 importation of humble-bees into New Zealand : — 



" I have on more than one occasion called the attention of the 

 Society to the attempts that were being made by the Canterbury 

 (N. Z.) Acclimatisation Society, witli the assistance of our 

 colleague, Mr. Thomas Nottidge, of Ashford, to import humble- 

 bees into New Zealand. In December, 1883, and January, 

 1884, two parcels, containing 80 impregnated queens, were sent 

 out (see Proc. Ent. Soc. 1884:, p. iii.), but this experiment was a 

 failure. It was repeated on a larger scale in the following 

 winter, and with complete success. Mr. Nottidge shipped 282 

 queen humble-bees on board the ' Tongariro,' which arrived at 

 Wellington early in January, 1885, whence the beea were 



