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Friday, May 15th, 1908. 



Conversazione 



(ill the room.s of the Civil Service Commission, Burlington 

 Gardens, W.) 



The Fellows, cand guests to the number of about 300, were 

 received by the President, Miss Waterhouse, Professor 

 E. B. PouLTON, F.R.S., and JMi-. H. Rowland-Brown, 

 Secretary and Vice-President. 



In the Large Room the following exhibitions were shown : — 



1. Professor E. B. Poulton, F.R.S. Mimicry in American 

 Papilios. 



1a. Col. D. Bruce, F.R.S. Microscopic preparations to 

 illustrate the Entomological Aspects of the Sleeping Sickness. 



2. Lt.-Col. N. Manders, R.A.]\r.C. Series of Melanitis 

 leda taken at different seasons. 



3. Dr. G. B. LoNGSTAFF. Plants of Brijojjhyllum calycinimi, 

 a favourite resting place of Callidryas ettbule. 



Rest attitudes of Butterflies. 

 Flies mimicking Wasps. 

 Water-Grasshoppers. 



3a. Dr. F. A. Dixey and Dr. G. B, Longstaff. Scents in 

 Butterflies. 



4. The President. Illustrations of Tsetse and other biting 

 Flies. 



5. Mr. E. A. Butler. Dimorphism in Hemiptera, and 

 recent additions to the British List. 



6. Mr. R. Shelford. Insects preserved in Amber. 



7. Lt.-Col. C. T. Bingham. Nest of Wasp from Assam, 

 with occupant attacking spider. 



8. Mr. H. J. Elwes, F.R.S. Variation and Dimorphism in 

 Indo-Chinese and Indo-Malayan Butterflies. 



9. Mr. W. J. Kaye. Heliconine Butterflies from British 

 Guiana. 



10. Mr. W. F. Rosenberg. Rare Heterocera from South 

 America. 



