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found in Scotland since Dr. Buchanan White first captured it at 

 Braemar in 1874. — Mr. A. H. Jones brought for exhibition a case of 

 butterflies taken this year from Herculesbad, South Hungary, including 

 specimens of Erebia melas from the Domogled, remarkable in their 

 resemblance to Erebia alecto var. nicholli, Oberth., from Campiglio, and 

 Erebia le/ebvrei, Oberth., also shown for comparison by Mr. H. Rowland- 

 Brown. Mr. Jones also exhibited examples of Chrysophanus dispar var. 

 rutilus, and (7. alciphron from the neighbourhood of Buda-Pesth ; both 

 species of great size and brilliant colouring. — Dr. F. A. Dixey exhibited 

 specimens from Uganda of the African Pierine genus Mylothris, show- 

 ing an almost complete gradation between Mylothris chloris, Fabr., and 

 M, agathina, Cram. — Mr. M. Jacoby showed several fine forms of the 

 Lycmia bellargus ab. ceronus taken this autumn at Folkestone, including 

 one example of the ab. cinnides, Stgr. — Mr. Norman Joy exhibited a 

 specimen of the rare beetle Cryptophagus subdepressus, Gyll., taken near 

 Garva, Ross, on August 4th last. — Mr. W. J. Lucas showed on behalf 

 of Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Summers two specimens of Deilephila 

 euphorbia bred by them from larvae found in Kew Gardens ; also several 

 examples of predaceous insects with their prey. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten 

 exhibited specimens of Sesia andrceniformis, bred from pupae taken in 

 Bedfordshire and Kent, and ova of Nonagria canna ; describing its 

 remarkable metbods of oviposition.— Mr. A. Harrison and Mr. H. 

 Main exhibited four broods from females of Pieris napi, var. bryonice, 

 captured on the Kleine Scheidegg Pass, Switzerland, in July 1906, 

 showing a wide range of variation. — Prof. T. Hudson Beare exhibited 

 a specimen of the rare bug Lygceus equestris, Linn., from St. Margaret's 

 Bay; examples of Hyperatigrina, Boh., taken in some numbers on the 

 wild carrot at the same locality — a very local insect, which seems to be 

 confined to the extreme south-east corner of England; and specimens 

 of Apion semivittatum, Gyll. off plants of Mercuriaiis annua, ; all taken 

 during August and September at St. Margaret's Bay. — Col. Charles 

 Swinhoe, M.A., F.L.S., read a paper on " The Species of Hesperiidaa 

 from the Indo-Malayan and African Regions described by Herr Plotz, 

 with some new Species." — Lieut.-Col. Neville Manders, R.A.M.C., read 

 a paper on the '• Butterflies of Mauritius and Bourbon." — Dr. T. A. 

 Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S., read a paper on " The Hybemating Habit of 

 the Lepidopterous Genus Marasmarcha," and exhibited specimens to 

 illustrate his remarks. 



October 16th, 1907.— Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse, President, in the chair. 

 — Mr. P. H. Jackson, of 112, Balham Park Road, was elected a Fellow 

 of the Society. — Mr. A. H. Jones exhibited a series of Pieris napi var. 

 bryonice, from comparatively low altitudes, taken in June last at Peszer, 

 near Buda-Pesth, showing a wide range of variation ; and a remark- 

 able aberration of P. napi (napczcz) bearing a strong resemblance on 

 the under side to P. rapa. — Mr. W. J.Lucas showed for Mr. M. 

 Burr an example of Apterygida albipennis, discovered by him near 

 Dover this year, and a male specimen of D. verrucovirns—an in- 

 habitant of Scandinavia — from the same locality. He also showed, 

 for Mr. H. Campion, Platycleis roeselii, Hagenb., female, taken Septem- 

 ber 13th, 1907, near Heme Bay; and for Mr. E. W. Campion an 

 aberrant form of S. sanguinewn, male, from Epping Forest ; and two 



