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Nomination of Officers and Council. 
The following Fellows were nominated by the Council as 
Officers and Council for next year :—President, Mr. G. T. 
BretHune-BakeEr, F.L.S., F.Z.8.; Treasurer, Mr. A. H. JongEs; 
Secretaries, Commander J. J. Wauker, M.A., R.N., F.LS., 
and Rev. G. WHEELER, M.A., F.Z.S.; Librarian, Mr. G. C. 
Cuampion, A.L.S., F.Z.S.; Other Members of the Council, 
Messrs. EK. A. Butizr, B.A., B.Sc., J. E. Coir, 8. Epwarps, 
Dr. H. EttrincuHam, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.S., Messrs. C. J. GAHAN, 
M.A., A. E. Grass, F.L.S., F.Z.S., EH. E. Green, G. Meape- 
Wa.po, M.A., Dr. G. W. Nicuouson, M.A., M.D., Hon. N. C. 
RotuscHitD, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., Messrs. H. Rownanp- 
Brown, M.A., and C. J. WaInwRIGHT. 
Exhibitions. 
Spanish Rwopatocera.—Mr. A. H. Jongs, in exhibiting 
specimens of both sexes of Plebeius zephyrus, var. hesperica, 
taken by him in June last at Albarracin, in Spain, remarked 
that this variety is hardly known in British collections. The 
butterfly is extremely local, and although specimens may be 
taken sporadically, it occurs chiefly among its food-plant, 
Astragalus aragonensis, or in its immediate vicinity. The 
size of the butterfly is smaller than P. zephyrus, var. lycidas, 
and the colour more resembles the blue, but perhaps not so 
bright, of Polyommatus hylas. The underside differs very 
little from that of lycidas. P. zephyrus, type, and var. lycidas 
were also exhibited for comparison. The larvae of the latter, 
as is well known, feeds on Astragalus exocarpus. Mr. Jones 
exhibited, also from Albarracin, in Spain, Melitaea desfontainii, 
var. boetica, Rbr., the Spanish form of M. desfontainii, Godt. 
(an Algerian butterfly): both sexes were exhibited. The 
butterfly is locally abundant, frequenting the hot dried-up 
watercourses, but probably the larvae feed on some plant 
on the hills beyond. Fresh specimens are extremely beautiful. 
The species is quite distinct from M. aurinia, but forms of 
that species and its var. iberica were also shown for comparison. 
AN ABNORMAL pAIRING.—Mr. E. E. GreEn exhibited two 
Pierid butterflies, of distinct genera, taken in coitd at Aripu, 
