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islands of Kiusiu and Shikoku I have no doubt that the 

 same feature would have been even more striking. This is 

 not so much to be wondered at when one considers that for at 

 least five months in the year, from the beginning of June to 

 the end of October, the climate is really much more tropical than 

 temperate, and enables tropical plants, such as Caladiumg, 

 Ginger, and Rice to be cultivated generally. It seems strange 

 that this remarkable fact has not been previously brought 

 out, or made clear by authors resident in Japan, and the 

 tourist who visits the country usually in the autumn and 

 spring does not realise the complete change that takes place 

 dining the rainy season. Briefly, one may say that though 

 during the winter and spring months the plants and insects 

 of Japan are, like the climate, Pakearctic in character, yet 

 during the summer and autumn they are Tropical ; and 

 though, no doubt, we must not generalise too hastily from 

 such a short experience as I had, yet it serves to show that 

 one cannot realise the climatic and faunistic peculiarities of 

 any country thoroughly without having personally visited it." 

 A discussion followed in which Mr. E. Tbimen, Mr. J. W. 

 Tutt and other Fellows participated. 



Papers. 



Professor CiiRisTornER Auuivillius communicated a paper 

 on "New African Lasiocavijddx in the British Museum." 



Mr. G. W. Kikkaldy communicated a "Memoir on the 

 Bhynchota taken by Dr. Willey chiefly in Birara and Lifu." 



