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and is usually found low down on the bushes. Those shown 

 are from Pollard's Wood, Clialfont. 



(6) C. currucipennella. — This species feeds on birch. The 

 cases are black, pistol-formed, with projections on the back, 

 and the larvae feed on the upper surface, an unusual occurrence 

 in the genus. "When consuming the young leaves the larva 

 eats quite through, leaving a hole ; when, however, it feeds 

 upon older leaves, only the inner substance and the upper 

 cuticle is eaten, the under cuticle remaining. The specimens 

 exhibited are from Ashstead. 



(7) C. nigricella. — A very common species on hawthorn. 

 Its winter case is a curved one, and this is abandoned 

 early in the spring soon after feeding i^e-commences on the 

 new leaves. The larvse wander much and leave a number of 

 blotches, one on a leaf as a rule. Those exhibited were from 

 Chatham. • 



(8) C. discordella. — A local species feeding on Lotus corni- 

 culatus. The case is a curiously flounced, cornucopia-shaped 

 one, of a rich brown colour, the flounces being ragged and 

 light in colour. Those exhibited were kindly sent me by 

 Mr. Eustace Bankes and were from Dorset. 



(9) C. ochrea. — I am also indebted to Mr. Bankes for this 

 very local species, which feeds upon Helianthemum vulgare. 

 The case is a parti-coloured one, and somewhat irregiilar, but 

 becomes more cylindrical by age. 



Pa^^ers. 



Colonel Charles Swinhoe, M.A., F.L.S., read a paper "On 

 the Geometridge of Tropical Africa in the National Collection." 



Mr. W. L. Distant communicated a paper entitled " Addi- 

 tions to a knowledge of the Family Cicadidx." 



The Pbesident communicated a paper by Mr. G. F. Leigh 

 entitled "Synepigonic series of Papilio cenea (1902-3) and of 

 Hypoliinnas misipjnts (1904), together with observations on 

 the life-history of the former," and exhibited specimens to 

 illustrate the same. 



Mr. Edward Saunders, F.R.S., F.L.S., communicated a 

 paper on " Hymenoptera Aculeata from Majorca (1901) and 

 Spain (1901-2)." 



