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parthenogenitic eggs laid by the niger ^ he added that 
Reichenbach had bred 300 ^ ^ and several dozen $ ^ from eggs 
laid by twelve niger ^ ^ from 1899 to 1902. Mrs. Comstock 
had also reared ^ ^ in a $less nest of L. niger, var. americanus, 
in 1902 in America. 
These facts confute Dzierzon’s hypothesis, which has been 
tacitly extended to ants, that parthenogenitic eggs laid by the 
honey-bee ^ ^ only produce This has never been properly 
demonstrated. Finally, he remarked that it was a pity that 
9 ? ants had been treated, and expected to behave, like 9 9 
bees, which was not the case, and it had no doubt retarded 
their proper study. 
Close Resemblance of Butterflies from South America.— 
Mr. W. J. Kate exhibited specimens of Eueides pavana 
[lleliconidae), Actinote thalia [Acraeidae), and Dismorphia 
actinote from S. Brazil. Comment was made as to the very 
close resemblance between the first two. The resemblance was 
greatest on the underside, but the upperside also showed 
considerable converge of colouring. The specimen of E. pavana 
exhibited had been caught and papered by Mr. Kaye as an 
example of the common Actinote thalia. The specimen of 
Dismorphia actinote caught on the Corcovado at Rio de Janeiro, 
was shown principally as a mimetic species, for which a sharp 
look-out was kept, while the much more convergent Heliconidae 
had been passed over, because unsuspected. The Dismorphia, 
while only a partial approach to the Actinote on the upperside, 
was extremely close on the underside, with the hindwing 
brought well over the forewing in an attitude of rest. 
Aberrant Lepidoptera. —Mr. L. W. Newman exhibited 
examples of Abraxas grossulariata, bred October 1910 as a 
second brood, including two ab. varleyata d d) one very finely 
rayed with white both on the fore- and hindwings, and one with 
the yellow band replaced by a very narrow pale lemon band, 
the parents being typical forms, and grandparents varleyata d 
X type 9- He also showed an interesting Lycaena supposed 
to be a natural hybrid between Agriades thetis (bellargus) d 
X Folyommatus icarus, 9; taken wild near Folkestone, on 
September 10th last; the underside showing both thetis and 
icarus characteristics, with those of icarus most pronounced, 
