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that the eggs were laid on sound trees, and lie added that the maximum 

 time for the appearance of the perfect insect was only about two weeks, and 

 suggested hand-picking as they came out, a practice frequently adopted on 

 the continent of Europe, with regard to Melolontha: it was also very 

 desirable to avoid shooting the various species of insectivorous birds, which 

 were frequently destroyed for the sake of their plumage. 



Mr. Butler communicated the following in correction of a remark made 

 at last meeting : — 



" At the last meeting for scientific business I made remarks respectinft 

 Apatura Herse and A. Lycaon, of Fabricius, which seem to have been 

 entirely misunderstood ; I wish, therefore, to state clearly what are my 

 views, in order that I may not be supposed to give in my adherence to Mr. 

 Scudder's views respecting them. 



" The synonymy of the American species is, in my opinion, as follows, 



" Apatura Herse and A. Lycaon of Scudder and Riley {nee Fabricius) 

 = Apatura Clyton and A. Celtis of Boisduval, and are two distinct species. 



"Apatura Herse and A. Lycaon, Fab., are sexes of one species and = 

 Apatura AHcia, Edwards. 



" I have come to this conclusion from an examination of the unpublished 

 drawings of Messrs. Jones and Abbott." 



Paper read. 

 A paper was communicated entitled "Descriptions of Fifteen new 

 species of Diurnal Lepidoptera, chiefly from South America," by Herbert 

 Druce, F.L.S. 



Mr. Dunning announced with regret the death of Mens. F. E. Guerin- 

 Meneville, of Paris, one of the Honorary Members of this Society. 



16th February, 1874. 



Sir Sidney Smith Saunders, C.M.G., President, in the chair. 



Donations to the Library. 

 The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 donors :-< Proceedings of the Royal Society,' no. 149; presented by tlie 

 Society. • Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belg.que, tome xvi. ; 

 by the Society. ' Entomological Contributions,' by J. "A Lintner ; by tlie 

 Author. ' L'Abeille, 1874,' 4e livr. ; by the Editor. ' The Entomologist s 

 Annual for 1874 ; ' by H. T. Stainton, Esq. ' Additions au Synopsis des 



