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face of the elytra was studded with small irregular depressions, 

 ai^d these were clothed with a white substance, as are the de- 

 pressions of Gyr. Hopei, 



Mr. E. Doubleday made some remarks on the subject of local 

 varieties, and the representation of one species by another in 

 distant localities. He especially mentioned a species of Papilio, 

 from California, recently added to the collection of the British 

 Museum, which shows a marked affinity both to P. Asterias and 

 P. JMachaon, scarcely differing from the latter except in its 

 brighter colouring and in having the red spot at the anal angle 

 of the posterior wings pupilled with black as in P. Asterias, to 

 some of the varieties of which it bears a resemblance almost as 

 close as to P. Machaon. 



Mr. J. F. Stephens remarked, that in many species of Lepi- 

 doptcra the specimens from Scotland were constantly darker than 

 the English ones. He also alluded to the minute but constant 

 differences to be found betvveen the European and American spe- 

 cimens of certain Lepidoptera, as, for example, Vanessa Atalanla 

 and Lyccena Pldceas. 



A paper was read by Mr. H. T. Stainton on the Synonyms of 

 Tinea Feslaliella of Hiibner. 



4fA December, 1848. 

 W. Spence, Esq., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



Donations. 



Three boxes of Insects of various orders from South Australia. 

 Presented by W. Spence, Esq., the President of the Society. 



Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, for the years 1843-4-5-6-7. Also presented by the 

 President. 



Entomologische Zeitung, for August and September, 1848. 

 Presented by the Entomological Society of Stettin. 



Annales de la Societe Royale d'Agriculture, &c. de Lyon. Pre- 

 sented by that Society. 



Bulletin de 1' Academic Royale de Belgique for 1847 and 1848 ; 



Annuaire de I'Academie Royale de Belgique for 1848 ; 



Memoires Couronnes et Memoires des Savans Etrangers, pub- 

 lies par I'Academie Royale de Belgique, for 1848. All presented 

 by that Society. 



