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orange), variegated with black and orange markings; the cases of the legs have black 

 mTirkings only, but those of the autenute are black and orange alternately, the Utter 

 colour in very small ditts; the dorsum of the thorax has two conspicuous black lunate 

 marks, each having a yellow^ot behind it: the eight abiloii)inal segments have each 

 a transverse series of lunate black markings, and behind each of these, and partially 

 enclosed by it, is a bright yellow spot with a nipple-shaped excrescence in the middle; 

 the wing-cases are adorned with black markings. Prior to the final change the pupa 

 assumes a darker and richer hue, approaching lo dull orange, and exhibiting beneath 

 the wing-cases the colours of the butterfly. The butterfly makes its appearance in 

 about fourteen days; this period, however, depends iu some measure on the tempera- 

 ture, a ciild April delaying their linal change for a few days: if the spring is warm 

 and vegetation forward, the larvae have a better chance of feeding up early, and the 

 male butterflies begin to appear the second week iu May, most of the females 

 emerging some days later: this butterfly has a slow and gentle flight, and is very 

 easily captured ; it delights in damp meadows, and is fond of resting in the sunshine 

 on leaves and flowers with expanded wings, and apparently enjoying the warmth : in 

 cloudy weather it will allow itself to be taken by the hand from a flower on which it is 

 resiir.g, and at no time docs it fly to any considerable distance from its birth-place: in 

 the damp meadows near Leominster it occurs year after year in the same spot, and 

 may be met with from the middle to the end of May with the greatest certainty. 

 Copulation takes place in June, and oviposition commences soon afterwards. I am 

 indebted to Mr. Merriu, of Gloucester, (or a lil)eral supply of this very imperfectly- 

 known larva: the same gentleman has most kindly furuished me with materials for 

 compiling its history. — Edward Niwman. 



Proceedings of Societies. 



Entomological Society. 



October 2, 1865. — F. P. Pascoe, Esq., President, iu the chair. 



Donations to the Library. 

 The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the donors: — 'The 

 Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England,' 2nd Series, Vol. i. pari 2 ; pre- 

 sented by the Society. ' Proceedings of the Royal Society,' No. 77; by the Society. 

 'The Transactions of the Entomolo<rical Society of New South Wales,' Vol. i. part 3; 

 by the Society. ' Iliilmer (Jacob), Verzeichniss bekaunter Schmelterlinge;' by W. F. 

 Kirby, Esq. ' Exotic Butterflies,' Part 66 ; by W. VV. Saunders, Esq. ' Revision of 

 the hitherto-kuowu Species of the Genus Chionobas in North America,* by Samuel H. 

 Scudder; by the Author. 'The Zoologist' for October; by the Editor. 'The Ento- 

 mologist's Monthly Magazine' for October; by the Editors. 



Exhibitions, Src. 



Mr. W. F. Kirby exhibited a female specimen of Sterrha sacraria captured by his 

 brother near Brighton, on the 18th of July last. 



Mr. J. J. Weir exhibited three specimens of Xylina petrificata, one of which bore 

 great resemblance in colour to X. semibruunea. 



