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Cecropia. Beyond this is a white space, extending nearly from the base to 

 one-third of the length of the wing on the outer margin, but curviug up to 

 the costa in a rather narrow stripe. This is followed by a large irregular 

 black blotch, broad on the costa (where it is thickly dusted with grey), 

 and the narrow end extends to beyond the middle of the wing. On this 

 stands the large white kidney-shaped central spot, which is surrounded with 

 red, and divided by a reddish stripe at the outer end of the black blotch ; it 

 extends beyond it into a broad red white- dusted band, followed by a black 

 one, so very thickly dusted with yellowish grey that it appears of that colour. 

 This is succeeded by a grey space, divided by a black line (much less 

 indented than in Cecropia) into darker and lighter ; above is a blue space ; 

 in the inside is a row of rather large black spots, the uppermost and the 

 4th and 5th being the largest. Hind wings white at the base, followed 

 by a broad slate-coloured space, on the outer half of which stands a large 

 oval white spot, slightly surrounded with red, the outer part being 

 incomplete, as it rests on a white band, much broader than in Cecropia, 

 followed by a broad red baud, three or four times as broad as in Cecropia; 

 but followed outside by similar markings, only paler. The under surface 

 differs from Cecropia chiefly in the much paler colour, and in the different 

 position of the central spots." 



M. Wailly also exhibited four living larvae of Hyperchiria Io, Fabr. 

 (which sting like nettles), and two of Telea Polyphemus, Cram., which had been 

 reared on small oak and willow trees in the open air at Norbiton, Surrey. 



Mr. W. F. Kirby exhibited two examples of a Zygoma thought to be a 

 variety of Z. meliloti, Esp., captured by Mr. Prest near York. 



Mr. J. Jenner Weir considered that in the specimen exhibited the 

 upper spot of the two central ones was rounder, and that the fringes were 

 narrower than is usual in Z. trifolii, also that these specimens were larger 

 than Z. meliloti, and that in this species the fore legs were generally light- 

 coloured, which was not so perceptible in these specimens. 



Mr. G. T. Porritt said these specimens were taken on the same ground 

 as where Z. lonicerce commonly occurs, and that doubtless they were a 

 form of that species; he remarked that he had bred specimens of Z.fili- 

 pendulce with similar semi-transparent bluish fore wings instead of green. 



Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited specimens of the celery fly (Jcidia heraclei, 

 L.), and remarked how very destructive it had lately proved in the celery 

 gardens around London. Messrs. M'Lachlau, Stainton, and Fitch had not 

 noticed its abundance this year ; the former recommended a trial of Riley's 

 remedy of kerosene and milk emulsion. 



Mr. Billups also exhibited a small larva which he had found attached 

 to a specimen of Proctotnjpes, aud which he stated had been thought to 

 belong to one of the Meldiclce. 



Sir Sidney Saunders exhibited numerous larvae of Meloe, which proved 



