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invited exhibitions at the next meeting of the genus Tropi- 

 phorus. He also invited Fellows to join in a discussion at the 

 next meeting upon " What is a species 1 " 



Papers. 



Mr. G. A. J. RoTHNEY communicated "Descriptions of new 

 species of Cryptinad from the Khasia Hills, Assam, and a 

 riew species of Bembex,'^ by Peter Cameron. 



Mr. Malcolm Burr contributed "Systematic Obsei-vations 

 upon the Dermatoptera." 



Dr. T. A. Chapman read a paper "On a new species of 

 Heterogynis,'^ and exhibited specimens of this and other allied 

 species from Digne, Moncayo, Spain, and other localities. 



Mr, Roland Trimen, F.R.S., read a paper "On some new 

 or imperfectly known forms of South African butterflies," 

 and exhibited among other specimens, illustrating his remarks, 

 typical and aberrational forms of Acrsea raJiira, Zeritis 

 felthami, a new species, Z. niolomo, Trim., and Z. damarensis, 

 Trim.; typical Colzas electra, Linn., from Natal, and a remark- 

 able melanic aberration of the same species ; also Kedestes 

 tucusa, a very rare and unfigured Hesperiid $ and $ from 

 Johannesburg. 



Capt. C. E. Williams, M.A., M.B., I.M.S., read a paper 

 entitled " Notes on the Life History and Habits of Gongylus 

 gonyyloides, a Mantis of the tribe Empusides, and a Floral 

 Simulator." 



Wednesday, March 2nd, 1904. 



Professor E. B. Poulton, M.A., D.Sc, F.R.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



Election of a Felloio. 



Mr. L. C. H. Young, of 1, Rampart Row, Bombay, was 

 elected a Fellow of the Society. 



Exhibitions. 

 Commander J. J. Walker, R.N., exhibited (1) Hecatesia 

 fenestrata, Bdv., an interesting Australian moth, the c? 



