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A set of 5 Araschnia prorsa-levana, bred from European 

 pupae, was presented by Dr. F. A. Dixey. 



A very fine set of 78 Lepidoptera from the neighbourhood 

 of Brisbane, 31 from Ecuador, and i from Colombia, was 

 presented by G. C. Griffiths, Esq. 



A fine set of 80 Lepidoptera and i Coleopteron from the 

 neighbourhood of Oaxaca City, Mexico (6,100 ft.), was 

 presented by Osbert H. Howarth, Esq. 



Further invaluable additions to our series of African 

 butterflies were made, as in last year, by Guy A. K. 

 Marshall, Esq. The collection shows the same accurate 

 labelling which renders it so especially valuable to us. The 

 collection contains 416 Rhopalocera, 2 Heterocera, and a 

 Ichneiimonidae from various localities (all precisely recorded, 

 and now copied on printed labels) in Natal ; and 143 Rhopa- 

 locera from various localities in Mashonaland. 



In addition to these important accessions, Mr, Marshall 

 has presented several groups of the utmost interest and value 

 for the series on Mimicry, &c. Some of these captures 

 prove that the species which resemble each other in the same 

 locality also occur at the same time of the year. Thus the 

 Hope Collection has received 5 specimens of butterflies of 

 the group which resembles Ammiris echeria, all captured at 

 Malvern, Natal, on March 6, 1897 ; 8 butterflies of the Limnas 

 chrysipptis type of pattern and colouring, captured at Malvern 

 on the same date, and again 6 of this latter group on March 

 30. Also 5 specimens of butterflies and moths which appear 

 to resemble one of the black and white species of Amauris^ 

 probably ^. ocJilca, captured at Malvern on March 27. Thirty- 

 three other specimens in part illustrated the same principle, 

 in part certain interesting observations on the habits of 

 Ejiralia viima and E. wahlbergi, and in part formed the 

 material of some important experiments on the effect (on 

 the perfect insect) of dry heat and moisture upon the pupae 

 of various species of butterflies. A detailed account of these 

 experiments will be published shortly. 



The absence of Professor Poulton in America, from the 

 middle of July to the middle of September, caused an 



