(; ‘Gx? 7) 
always high out of reach of the net. I only saw them on the 
wing in the evening. 
“i. Three specimens of Peridromia epinome, Boisd., and 
two of Ageronia ferentina, Godt., all except one Peridromia 
(which was caught on February 4) taken on February 7. They 
made a peculiar clicking noise as they flew and were aggra- 
vatingly clever at dodging the net. They settled on grey tree- 
trunks, their wings spread flat, exactly like bits of lichen. 
They were particularly numerous in an old shady garden which 
I visited but did not collect in. 
“iv. Two 2 specimens of Callidryas philea, L., caught on 
February 2 and 7. They were fairly common on the waste, 
but they flew very fast and high and were extremely difficult 
to catch. 
“There is one other small point of general interest. I 
noticed that as a rule, orange or bright-brown butterflies settled 
on orange flowers, yellow butterflies on yellow flowers (par- 
ticularly the little Terias deva, Dbl., on Pavonia sepium, St. 
Hil.), and grey butterflies, or those with brownish undersides on 
tree-trunks. 
‘““ My thanks for this paper are due to Prof. Poulton for his 
mterest and help, without which the collection would never 
have come into existence.” 
Prof. Poutron congratulated Miss Wilson on the interesting 
results which were the outcome of so small a collection made 
in so short time. He showed an example of the Pyralid moth 
Myelobia smerintha, Hiibn. (Gallerianae), in Miss Wilson’s 
collection, and said that the species, although very common, 
was well worth attention on account of its enormous size. 
It appeared to have great powers of flight, two specimens in 
the British Museum having been taken at sea over 100 miles 
from the 8. American coast. He also said that, when informed 
by Dr. Karl Jordan that nothing had been published on the 
habits in life of these ‘ Aristolochia Swallowtails ” and their 
mimics, he realised that Miss Wilson’s observations were of 
great interest and ought at once to be put on record. 
Mr. C. O. FARQUHARSON’S RECORD OF EROTYLID BEETLES 
FOUND IN CLAY CELLS.—Prof. PouLton exhibited eight 
examples of Episcaphula interrupta, Lac., found in one clay 
