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the Homopterous genus Pyrops, with descriptions of two new 
species.” 
The President read a paper, written by himself and Mr. J. 
Edwards, entitled ‘‘A revision of the genus Uneis,”” which he 
characterized as the most cold-enduring genus of butterflies. 
Mr. Elwes also exhibited his complete collection of species 
of this genus, which was said to be the finest in the world. 
A long discussion ensued, in which Prof. Poulton, Mr. 
McLachlan, Mr. Salvin, Mr. Bethune-Baker, the Rev. Dr. 
Walker, Mr. Kirby, Mr. Merrifield, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Bland- 
ford, Dr. Sharp, and Mr. Jacoby took part. 
December 6, 1898. 
Henry Joun Exwes, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the chair. 
Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted 
to the respective donors. 
Exhibitions, dc. 
Mr. W. F. Kirby exhibited, for Dr. Livett, a series of 
specimens of a moth taken at Wells, which Dr. Livett con- 
sidered to be varieties of Dasycampa rubiginea, but which 
many entomologists present thought were varieties of Cerastis 
vaccinii. Mr. Kirby added that specimens similar in appear- 
ance to those exhibited had been taken rather freely during 
the past autumn in Berkshire, and it was suggested that they 
might be hybrids between D. rubiginea and C. vaccinit. 
Mr. Lovell Keays exhibited, for Mr. Arthur Lovell Keays, 
a series of Lycena alewis, with confluent spots on the under 
sides of the front wings. He drew attention to the fact that 
the insects were all taken within a short radius, and pro- 
bably were in the ratio of about one in forty with reference 
to the ordinary form. All the examples, with one exception, 
were females. Mr. Lovell Keays remarked that he had some 
years ago met with a similar brood near Weymouth, in which 
the confluent spots were, as far as the specimens collected 
by him extended, entirely confined to females, and in that 
instance the proportion was much higher. Mr. Lovell Keays 
