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disappearance of its mimic, but not of the species to which 

 the mimetic form belongs. Of the 6 examples of Precis 

 almana, one was the wet-season form astcrie (June, 1912), while 

 5 were the dry form almana (April, October, November). 



Six cocoons of the Tineid moth Epicephala chalybacma were 

 presented by E. E. Green, Esq., F.E.S., who collected them 

 in his compound at Peradeniya, Ceylon (1912). The speci- 

 mens illustrate Mr. Green's interesting account of the con- 

 struction of the cocoon and the arrangement upon it of the 

 spheres secreted by the larva (Proc. Ent. Soc, 191 2, p. cvi). 

 Two of the specimens were given to the British Museum of 

 Natural History. 



A fine set of 28 Catocalid moths was presented by E. M. 

 Dadd, Esq., F.E.S. The specimens, nearly all of which had 

 been bred, were partly European and partly North American. 



One Camponolus aethiops and 2 C. lateralis from Chigny, 

 Switzerland (August 24, 1912), and 3 Aphaenogaster sub- 

 terranea from Yvorne (August), were presented by the captor, 

 W. C. Crawley, Esq., F.E.S. 



Four Odonata (dragonflies) and 2 Ephemeridae from Traun- 

 see, Austria (1911), were presented by the captor, H. H. 

 Druce, Esq., F.L.S. 



Six butterflies and 111 moths from various localities in the 

 New Forest (19 12) were presented to the general collection 

 by the captor, F. C. Woodforde, Esq., B.A., Exeter College. 

 The specimens from these localities, presented to the British 

 collections by the same kind donor, are acknowledged below. 



Five examples of Melitaea aurinia (19 12) captured in North 

 Devon by G. B. Adams, Esq., were also presented by F. C. 

 Woodforde, Esq. 



Additions to the British Collections in 19 12. 



The following collections of several obscure and difficult but 

 most interesting groups of Arthropoda have been presented 

 by R. S. Bagnall, Esq., F.L.S. : — 



(1) Very complete collection of British Chilopoda (Centi- 

 pedes), Symphyla, Pauropoda, Diplopoda (Millipedes), in- 



