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•' I wish to thank Mr. E. A. Butler for kindly determining 

 this species for me. The examples now exhibited I have 

 given to the Hope Department, where they will he accessible 

 to all students of insects." 



Mr. Donisthorpe observed that he had already made and 

 published the same observations on the same species, with the 

 exception of the Pompilid. and that it was very interesting 

 that Mr. Hamm should have independently recorded the same 

 circumstances. The President observed that in countries 

 which might be called the headquarters of the Pompilids, and 

 where they were divided into three groups, so far as colouring 

 is concerned, viz. black, yellow and black, and red and black, 

 lie bad frequently noticed thai each group was accompanied 

 by other insects of various orders, of the same coloration 

 He suggested that the 'p«<-~t i. >n of mimicry 

 involved in the cases under discussion has a much wider scope 

 than any to which British insects alone can supply an answer. 



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Family containing a new Female p. km, lbighi, bred prom 

 k trophoniu8, we8tw., female of papilio dardanub oenea, 



: . PROM PlNETOWN, N \T.\I.. 

 Prof. 1' the trophoniua parent and the 



fifty-five offspring reared from ber • gga by Mr. <;. F. Leigh, 

 F.E.S., of Durban. This very interesting family had 

 accompanied by the following notes written by Mr. Leigh: — 



: h, 1910. 



" 1 should b i i this bro.nl i Last mail, 



but I was away from Durban. I feel certain you will be very 

 d with it. as it is certainly the most extraordinary lot 

 I have ever n red from ova. and includes all three fori 

 the 9 and also two specimens of another very fine variety. 

 1 am sending all to you, including these two varieties. This 

 brood bas taken up a great deal of time, and 1 bavi 

 the g e upon them all through — about eleven weeks 



in all. I think the result will prove this, as I have only had 

 seven deaths, and only one real cripple in the whole lot. 



'• A.8 usual when breeding a number of specimens there is 



