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accessible to the public, and that its disappearance there was 

 no doubt caused by the destruction of the food-plant and other 

 herbage by burning the pasture, and by the grazing of 

 sheep. 



Mr. Tutt moved, and Mr. Elwes seconded, a resolution to 

 the effect: "That the Council be requested to appoint a 

 Committee (not necessarily restricted to Members of the 

 Council or of the Society) to investigate the matter." The 

 resolution was carried unanimously. 



Papers read. 



Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall communicated a paper entitled 

 " Notes on Seasonal Dimorphism in South African Kliopa- 

 locera." 



Mr. P. Cameron communicated a paper entitled " Descrip- 

 tions of new species of Hymenoptera from the Oriental 

 Eegion." 



June 4, 1896. 



Dr. David Shaep, M.A., F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks 

 voted to the respective donors. 



Exhibitions, etc. 



Mr. Gervase F. Mathew exhibited the new species of 

 Leucania, L. fiavicolor, recently described by Mr. Barrett 

 (Ent. Monthly Mag., 2nd series, vol. vii., p. 99), and also the 

 varieties of L. pallens noticed by Mr. Barrett in the same 

 article {I. c, p. 100). He also exhibited a remarkable variety 

 of Mamestra abjecta, which bore a close resemblance to 

 Ai^amaa gemina var. reinissa and to Hadena (/enistcB, and a 

 bred specimen of Enpithecia castirjata (?), with nearly the 

 whole surface of the wings (the margins excepted) denuded 

 of scales. 



Mr. Elwes exhibited a collection of butterflies taken iu the 



