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Death of Mr. E. T. Atkinson, 



Lord Walsingliam announced the death of Mr. Atkinson, 

 of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



Exhibitions, dc. 



Mr. A. H. Jones exhibited a number of Lepidoptera col- 

 lected in June last near Digne, Basses Alpes, including Papilio 

 Alexayior, Parnassius Apollo, larger and paler than the Swiss 

 form; Anthocharis tages var. Bellezina; Leucophasia Duponcheli ; 

 Thecla spini ; Thecla ilicis var. cerri ; Lyccuna argiades var. 

 corretas; L. argtis var. argyronomon ; L. bellargus var. ceronus : 

 Melitcea deione ; and Argynnis Euphrosyne. 



Mr. W. E. Nicholson also exhibited a collection of Lepi- 

 doptera, formed near Digne last June, which included very 

 large specimens of Papilio Machaon ; P. Podalirius ; Thais 

 rumina var. medesicaste, larger and redder than the Mediterra- 

 nean specimens ; Apatura ilia var. clytie ; Argynnis adippe 

 var. cleodoxa ; A. Daphne; Melanargia galatea var. leucomelas ; 

 Vanessa egea, bred from Pellitory ; Satynis semele, and many 

 others. 



Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse exhibited the upper and lower 

 membranes of a wing of a species of Attacus, which had been 

 separated without removing the scales and mounted on glass 

 so as to show the internal surfaces. He explained that he 

 separated the membranes by inserting a needle in the vein at 

 the base of the wing, and when they were sufficiently parted 

 to be taken hold of they were gradually drawn asunder and 

 floated on water until the two membranes were entirely 

 separated. He said that some years ago Dr. Hagen had shown 

 that this could be done with fresh examples of LibellulcB. The 

 specimen exhibited had been operated upon a few hours after 

 leaving the chrysalis ; but he had also succeeded fairly well 

 in separating the membranes of a wing of a dried Cicada. 



Dr. D. Sharp exhibited a photograph he had received from 

 Prof. Exuer, of Vienna, showing the picture obtained at the 

 back of the eye of Lampyris splendidula. He stated that this 

 picture is continuous and not reversed, and shows the out- 

 line of lights and shades of objects at a distance as well as 

 of those closer to the eye. 



