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inviting a continuance of subscriptions to the upkeep of 

 Wicken Fen. 



Exhibitions. 



Specimens collected during- a Voyage to Australia, 

 with Views of Scenery. — Dr. F. A. Dixey exhibited speci- 

 mens of insects collected by him during the visit of the British 

 Association to Australia in 1914. He stated that the exhibit 

 might be considered to have some interest from the extent of 

 ground covered, but was not otherwise specially remarkable. 

 The localities collected in included Gibraltar, the Gulf of 

 Aden, Colombo, Townsville, Magnetic Island, Kuranda, 

 Thursday Island, Java, Singapore, Penang, Kandy and Port 

 Said. 



Scents more or less pronounced had been determined in 

 several of the species. The following male odours were, it 

 was believed, recorded for the first time : — 



Satyrinae. 



Yphthima arctous, Fabr. 

 Mydosama terminus, Fabr. 

 Nissanga patnia, Moore. 



Scent. 

 Vanilla ; very distinct. 

 Vanilla-chocolate ; strong. 

 Caramel, with trace of 



chocolate. 

 Pleasantly aromatic. 



Orsotriaena mandata, Moore. 

 Elymniinae. 



Elymnias nigrescens, Butl. Vanilla ; strong 



Lycaeninae. 



Hypolycaena strabo, Fabr. 



Deicdorix domitia, Hew. 



PlERINAE. 



Terias Jiecabe, Linn. 

 Terias silhetana, Wallace. 

 Terias lineata, Misk. 

 Delias periboea, Godt. 



Strong and fruity, like an 



over-ripe pear. 

 Fragrant and flowery. 



Flowery; slight but dis- 

 tinct. 



Flowery; slight and occa- 

 sional. 



Flowery on scraping scent- 

 patches; slight. 



Like wallflower ; slight. 



