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Appointment of Auditors. 

 Mr. R. Adkix, Dr. T. A, Chapman, Mr. H. St. J. Donis- 

 THORPE, Mr. W, J. Kaye, and Mr, R. Wylie Lloyd, were 

 appointed Auditors for the current financial year. 



Exhibitions. 



Rare Weevil. — Mr. E. C, Bedwbll exhibited an example 

 of the rare weevil Procas armillatus, ¥., taken by sweeping 

 at Edwinstowe, near Sherwood Forest , in June 1 908 ; and 

 specimens of Phyllohius argentatus, L., and P. maculicor7iis, 

 Laich., with deciduous mandibles attached. 



New and rare Coleoptera. — Mr. W. E. Sharp, on behalf 

 of Mr. P. de la Garde, showed specimens of the following 

 new and rare Coleoptera : — Laccohius jjurpurascens, Newbery, 

 recently described as new to science ; CeiUhorrhijnchiis par- 

 vulus ; and Phyllotreta diademata, recent additions to the 

 British list ; Arena octavii, Sihinia sodalis, jS^euraphes longi- 

 collis, Cardiojyhorus equiseti, rare and local species ; and a 

 species of Choleva, having the right-hand maxillary palpus in 

 triplicate. 



New British Anthrocera. — Mr. W. S. Sheldon exhibited 

 a specimen of Anthrocera achillese,, from near Oban, Argyllshire, 

 one of those taken by Mr. Renton and recently recorded as 

 British, and forms of the species found in the South of 

 France; with A. Jilipendulse, and A. exulans from Scotland for 

 comparison. 



Aberrant Swiss Butterflies. — Mr. R. M. Prideaux ex- 

 hibited (a) a gynandromorphous specimen of Lycsena zephyrus, 

 var. lycidas, from the Simplon, taken in July last, with normal 

 male and female for comparison : (b) an example of Chryso- 

 phanus alciphron, var. gordius ab. $ midas, Lowe, from 

 below Salvan in the Rhone Valley, with normal 9 $ s for 

 comparison ; and (c) a striking aberration of Melitxa didyma 

 with the spots of the lower wings coalescent in thi6k splashes, 

 captured below Berisal in July 1905. 



Identity of Charaxes. — Dr. Karl Jordan exhibited ex- 

 amples of Charaxes zoolina, and its nearest allies, C. betsimi- 

 saraka and betanimena from Madagascar, zoolina and neanthes 



