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time Mr. Neave had recorded P. poggei from the Tiriki Hills 

 and Nyangori near Kisumu, in the C. A. Wiggins collec- 

 tion at Oxford, and had himself taken the same species on 

 the east side of Elgon, and also in North Kavirondo, where 

 it was not uncommon. Dr. Jordan had also been kind 

 enough to inform him, through Prof. Poulton, that there are 

 Kaviroudo specimens of P. poggei in the Tring Museum, but 

 no P. maca/rista. 



The following are the details of the Uganda localities, the 

 full particulars of the country further east on the East African 

 side of the border not being available at the moment. 



August 1, 2, 1911, Busia, near the Sio River (the boundary 

 between British East Africa and Uganda) — 



2 PUvnema poggei^ 1 ? Pseudacraea hobleyi (male coloured). 



1 o )i n 



August 12-14, 1911, Siroko River, west of Mount Elgon — 

 16 <$ Pseudacraea hobleyi 



9? ., ,, (male coloured) 



5$ |f n (typical). 



Prof. Poi LTON commented on the importance of the colour 

 change of these Pseudacraeas in this locality, tending as they 

 did to become monomorphio. 



Dr. Longstafk drew attention to the difference between 

 the fauna of this locality and thai of the White Nile. 



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Heredity in thh fbmalb forms op Hypolimnab misip- 

 pua. — In continuation of the breeding experiments referred 

 to in the Proceedings, 1911, p. xliv. Prof. Poulton exhibited 



females of two families, reared in 1911, from female parents 

 of the type form, by Rev. K. St. Aul.yn Elogers, M..V. 

 F.E.8, The firsi parent wras captured at Elabai, near Mom 

 basa, April 17: the emergence of the Large family of nearly 

 200 butterflies took place while Mr. Rogers was away from 

 home, and when he returned, on May 23rd, the great majority 

 were irretrievably damaged. All the females were of the 

 type form, and of these Mr. Elogers had sent the specimens 

 which were in good condition, viz. the 16 exhibited to the 

 meeting. At the same time it was to be noted that all 16 



