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he believed that this was the normal piocedure. He remem- 

 bered weighing the' larvje more than once in order to obtain 

 some indication of the amount of waste which went on 

 during the long months of starvation. He hoped at some 

 future date to publish the record of his observations on these 

 larvre as well as those of aS*. quercihS. 



Colonel C. Swinhoe mentioned the case of some larvte which 

 he had brought home from Bombay, where, properly speaking, 

 there was no such thing as hybernation. They left off feeding 

 in the Red Sea in November, and on arrival in England 

 hybernated. In the spring they pupated without feeding. 



Mr. \V. J. Kaye exhibited specimens of the moths Castnia 

 fonscolornbei, and Protavihidyx gana'scus, showing upper- and 

 under-sides to illustrate how these species are coloured 

 similarly on both the upper-side of hind-wing and the vinder- 

 side of fore-Aving. This was suggested as meaning that in 

 flight, or in certain positions when at rest and suddenly 

 alarmed, a maximum amount of Avarning coloration was 

 exposed ; while during such time as tlie insect was in complete 

 repose all this colour was concealed, whether the assailant 

 was viewing from in front or behind, both sides being exposed 

 to view when these moths were hanging from a twig or leaf. 



Mr. H. W. Andrews exhibited specimens of Eristalis crypt- 

 arum, F., and Diclea alneti, Flu., two species of uncommon 

 Syrphidse from the New Forest. 



Mr. Edward Harris exhibited a brood of Ilemerophila 

 ahrupturia bred by him this season, together with the parent 

 male and female; the female, a dark specimen, was taken in 

 his garden at Upper Clapton, on May 25th, and the male, a 

 normal type, at llford, on May 26 th. Of the offspring, eighteen 

 in all, eight were females, of which four were dark specimens 

 and of normal size. Of the ten males five were dark specimens, 

 darker than the females, but small even for males. They were 

 smaller than the light specimens of tlie same brood. One of 

 the light male specimens emei'ged with only three wings, the 

 left fore-wing being absent. From dark specimens mated on 

 August 12th fifty-seven larvje had been reared. 



The President read the following letter from Mr. G. A. 

 Jambs Hothney, but said he feared that at present there were 



