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JUNE 20th, 1905. 



The sixth regular meetins: of the Society was held in the usual 

 place, Mr. Perkins in the chair. 



Resolutions upon the death of Dr. Packard were presented: 

 "Whereas, the Hawaiian Entomological Society has learned 

 with deep regret of the irreparable loss to science of Dr. Alpheus 

 Spring Packard, be it 



'Resolved, That a vote of condolence be extended to the fam- 

 ily of Dr. Packard ; and that the same be recorded on the minutes 

 of the Society. 



D. L. Van Dine, 



G. W. KiRKALDY, 



Committee." 

 Papers. 



Mr. R. C. L. Perkins read "Notes on a Collection of Butterflies 

 Made Durin,^ a Recent Trip to Australia." The following is an 

 abstract of his remarks : 



He had always watched such butterflies as were around the 

 cane-fields, and having made himself fairly well acquainted with 

 the Australian species in Museums he had not the least difficulty 

 in identifying most of the species on the spot, and confirmed 

 these identifications subsequently. 



Being in the Cairns district only in July and August, probably 

 two of the worst months for butterflies, he saw only a fraction of 

 the species that are found there. In all he observed in Australia 

 between 80 and 90 species, the greater part at Cairns in the 

 months mentioned. He observed that the well-known difficulty 

 of killing the various species of Danainae extended to all those 

 he observed, but he had noticed one specimen of Anosia erippus 

 killed by some predaceous creature. Although birds were in num- 

 bers, and insects at their scarcest, he saw no bird attack any 

 butterfly, though he was always on the watch for this. Th» re 

 semblance between Hamadryas soilus of the above subfamily, and 

 the Nymphaline Neptis staudingereana is quite remarkable, and 

 the two fly together. Both were scarce no doubt simply because 

 they were out of season. The pretty Cethosia cydippe, with Cupha 

 prosope and Atella egista are all found in the scrub, on the edges 

 of cane-fields. Mynes geoffroyi is very like females of the Pierid, 



