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week, and he suggested that in such a fine autumn as the 
present one collectors might find more novelties among the 
larve of Alpine species than in the summer. 
Papers, dc., read. 
Colonel Swinhoe read a paper entitled ‘‘A List of the 
Lepidoptera of the Khasia Hiils” (Pt. 2). Mr. Elwes said 
he thought all entomologists would be grateful to Colonel 
Swinhoe, Mr. Hampson, Mr. Meyrick, and others, for the 
work they had recently been doing in describing the moths of 
India; but as the district of the Khasia Hills was probably 
richer in species than any other part of India, except Sikkim, 
and new species were being received almost daily, it was 
impossible to make any list complete. He regretted that 
Colonel Swinhoe had not given fuller details as to the physical 
conditions of the localities in which the species he described 
were taken. These, however, had been well described by Sir 
Joseph Hooker in his “ Himalayan Journals,” which Mr. 
Elwes considered one of the most interesting books of travel 
ever written. 
Mr. Jacoby, Mr. McLachlan, Mr. Jenner Weir, and Colonel 
Swinhoe continued the discussion. 
Mr. KE. Meyrick communicated a paper entitled ‘On a 
Collection of Lepidoptera from Upper Burma.’”’ The author 
stated that the species enumerated in the paper were collected 
by Surgeon-Captain Manders whilst on active service in the 
Shan States and their neighbourhood, shortly after the 
British annexation of the territory, and that most of the 
country visited was previously unknown to Europeans, and 
highly interesting. The unhealthy climate, however, kept 
Dr. Manders’s hands full of other work, and the constant 
presence of hostile natives made collecting always dangerous, 
and often impossible; whilst a wound from an enemy in 
ambush eventually led to his being invalided home when 
just about to visit some of the most promising regions. 
A discussion followed, in which the President, Surgeon- 
Captain Manders, and Colonel Swinhoe took part. 
