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Paper. 



The following paper was read : — 



" Hymenopterous Parasites bred from the Pupae of Chorto- 

 phila hrassicae, Bouche, and Acidia heraclei, L.," by J. T. 

 Wadsworth, Eesearch Assistant, Dept. of Entomology, 

 University of Manchester; communicated by Dr. A. D. 

 iMiMS, D.Sc., B.A., F.L.S., F.E.S. 



Wednesday, May 5th, 1915. 



The Honble. N. C. Rothschild, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., 

 President, in the Chair. 



Exhibitions. 



Living Pupae of Pyrameis atalanta. — Following on his 

 exhibit and notes of March 3 last, Mr. Newman again ex- 

 hibited these pupae, and said he thought he might now fairly 

 claim to have proved that this species can pass the winter in 

 England in this condition. 



Mr. Bethune-Baker said that he had bred this species to 

 the pupal stage in October, but had afterwards forced them. 



In answer to an inquiry Mr. Newman said that he was still 

 of opinion that we depended almost entirely on immigration 

 for our supply of P. atalanta, but that fresh early specimens 

 taken in this country were probably from pupae which had 

 hibernated here at that stage. 



The Amathusiid Genus Hyades, Boisd. — Mr. Talbot 

 exhibited specimens of the genera Hyades and Taenaris, and 

 read the following notes : — 



The genus Hyades was founded by Boisduval on the species 

 hiocidatus, Guer., which has priority over indra, under which 

 name it was described by Boisduval. 



Stichel in the " Genera Insectorum "' and Fruhstorfer in 

 Seitz's " Macrolepidoptera " have both sunk Hyades under 

 Taenaris. There is, however, a difference in structure between 

 the forms of hioculatus and those of typical Taenaris which 



