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me by Dr. Knaggs, at Krisuvik, resembling No. 5, but darker. 

 The browner forms decidedly predominated, as they did, to 

 the best of my recollection, among the numerous specimens 

 that I then took at the Geysir, which were hopelessly 

 spoiled during a jolting ride over the plain on my return. 



According to Newman's figuring, Crymodes exulis differs 

 from the Scotch Hadena assimilis in having more cream- 

 coloured markings and more distinctly defined ones, in its 

 wings being slightly smaller than those of the latter, and in 

 its body being rather longer and a trifle more slender. 



Two other species of Hadena are stated by Newman to be 

 generally distributed in England, Scotland, and Iceland, 

 namely, Hadena contigua, the beautiful brocade, and H. Pisi, 

 the brown moth. I took two specimens of //. contigua at 

 Akureyri this year, and one specimen of an Hadena closely 

 allied to H. pisi. In my last year's list there is also a 

 record of an Hadena approaching pisi termed var. Akureyri- 

 ensis, from its having been taken at Akureyri ; this, 

 however, I seem to have unfortunately lost. In Staudinger's 

 List this insect is set down as Mamestra pisi; he gives 

 no locality, but if taken by himself it must have been some- 

 where in the south-west of Iceland. The prevalence of the 

 genus Hadena, in the north of the island is partly borne out 

 by the fact that Krueper, one of Staudinger's companions, 

 took another species, H. Sommed, at Hofios on the Skaga- 

 fjordr." 



November 5, 1890. 



The Right Hon. Lord Walsingham, M.A., F.R.S., President, 

 in the chair. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted 

 to the respective Donors. 



Election of Fellows. 



Mr. Francis H. Barclay, of Knott's Green, Leyton, 

 Essex ; Miss M. Kimber, of Cope Hall, Enburne, Berk- 

 shire ; and Mr. John E. Robson, of Hartlepool, were elected 

 Fellows. 



