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but is without the extreme grey outer and inner areas that 

 make the black central band so conspicuous. On the other 

 hand, three examples are of the ashy-grey tint of Stephens' 

 ab. consimilis, but with the stigmata more distinct and the 

 transverse lines definitely marked ; while a few of the 

 darkest examples must undoubtedly be referred to ab. 

 liineh^irgensis, having even the black dots on the nervures of 

 the hind wings, so characteristic of the Irish race and so 

 generally absent in the south English examples." 



Mr. Merrifield showed some Lepidoptera collected in the 

 latter half of May and the first week of June near Axolo 

 (Venetia), Riva, and Bozen. They included some very fine 

 specimens of Syrichthus carthami, a, very large Syntoniis phegea, 

 and examples of Fararge egeria intermediate in colour between 

 the Northern and Southern European forms. 



Mr. G. T. PoRRiTT exhibited a series of extreme forms of 

 Arctia luhricipeda, var. fasciata, and also 5ome examples of 

 what appeared to be a new form of the species, of which he 

 had bred a few during each of the past two seasons. 



Mr. 0. E. Janson exhibited an inflorescence of Aravjia 

 albens, Don., together with a butterfly which had been 

 entrapped by getting its proboscis jammed in the slit between 

 the anther-wings of one of the flowers. It was found by Mr. 

 C. J. Pool at Monte Video. 



Mr. Gahan stated that having since examined the beetle 

 from Peru shown by Mr. Jacoby at the previous meeting, he 

 Avas now able to say definitely that it was a Longicorn, and 

 represented a new genus to be placed in the group Acantho- 

 cinides of the family Lamiidie. He exhibited this beetle along 

 with a species of Diahrotica and a species of Leina from Peru, 

 in order to show the remarkably close resemblance in coloration 

 between the three species. 



Mr. Gahan then referred to an interesting discovery made 

 a few years ago by Herr Wandolleck, whom he was glad to 

 see present that evening as a visitor. Herr Wandolleck, by 

 means of sections and other microscopical preparations, had 

 found that the sting-like terminal segment of the antenna of 

 the Longicorn beetle, Onychocerus albitarsis, Pasc, possessed 

 the characters of a true stinqing organ, his attention having 



