( xlviii ) 



" So far my observations are in accord with Mr. Wheeler's, 

 except with regard to Argynnis adippe, of which species, how- 

 ever, I have only one record. But when we come to the 

 Pierines, I must admit a discrepancy. My first note relates 

 to Pieris napi — 



" (10) Mortehoe ; July 15, 1897. A S was certainly 

 supporting a $. 



" Next, of Pieris rapae — 



" (11) Mortehoe; Aug. 14, 1898. Here again a c? in flight 

 supported a $. 



" Then of Pieris brassicae — 



" (12) HighclifE, Hants; Aug. 3, 1904. A 3 carrying a ?. 

 The (S active, the $ passive. When settled, the c? rested with 

 head up, the $ with head down. 



" Finally, I have three observations on Pierines in South 

 Africa. The first two relate to Belenois severina — 



"(13) Durban, Natal; Aug. 17, 1905. A ^ supporting 

 a $ in flight. 



"(14) Sydenham, near Durban; Aug. 21, 1905. Again 

 a (J carrying a ?. 



" The third is a note on Pinacopteryx pigea — 



"(15) Durban; Aug. 20, 1905. A ^ supporting a ? in 

 flight, and when settled enclosing the $ between his wings. 



" I have only to add that these notes were all made at the 

 time, and not from recollection." 



Wednesday, April 7th, 1915. 



Dr. G. B. LoNGSTAFF, M.A., M.D., Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. 



Vote of Sympathy. 



At the unanimous request of the Council, the Chairman 

 proposed that a letter should be written to the President 

 on behalf of the Society, offering condolences on the sudden 

 death of his father, the late Lord Rothschild ; the resolution 



