2492 The Zoologist — February, 1871. 



amongst them, a female Colias Edusa with the black spot on the front wings 

 almost obliterated, captured in the Isle of Wight in 1859 ; a dwarf Pieris 

 rapfE, captured at Cheshunt ; a dwarf Liparis auriflua ; the dark form of 

 Miselia oxyacanthae ; a very pretty and curious Polia chi (?) ; and an 

 Agrotis aquilina with the stigmata joined by a distinct brown line. 



Mr. Verrall exhibited a specimen of Plusia interrogationis, captured by 

 Mr. Jeniier at Battle, Sussex — a new locality for the insect. 



Prof. Westwood called attention to the fact that in the continuation of 

 Sepp's Nederlandsche Insecten (Ser. 2, vol. ii. pi. xlii.), Dr. Snellen van 

 Volleuhoveu had recently figured an Agrotis with a Dipterous parasite 

 of the genus Anthrax. Though familiar as a parasite on Coleoptera 

 and Hymenoptera, Anthrax had not hitherto been known to attack 

 Lepidoptera. 



Paper read. 



The following paper was read : — " New American Species of Diurnal 

 Lepidoptera," liy Mr. Hewitson. The new species were five in number, 

 Heterochroa Makkeda from Para, H. Zalniona from New Granada, 

 Eurygona argentea and Pyrihopyga Crida from Nicaragua, and Pyrrhopyga 

 eximia from Venezuela. 



New Part of ' Transactions.' 

 Part 4 of the ' Transactions for 1870," published in December, was on 

 the Table. 



Annual Meeting, 2'drd Januari/, 1871. — A. R. Wai.l.\ce, Esq., President, 

 in the chair. 



An Abstract of the Treasurer's Accounts for 1870 was read by Mr. 

 Verrall, one of the Auditors, and showed a balance in favour of the Society 

 of £l2y 8s. 8d. 



The Secretary read the Report of the Council for 1870. 



The following gentlemen were elected Members of the Council for 

 187 1 : — Messrs. Butler, Dunning, Fry, Grut, Higgins, M'Lachlan, Parry, 

 Pascoe, E. Saunders, Stainton, S. Stevens, A. R. Wallace and Westwood. 



The following officers for 1871 were subsequently elected : — President, 

 Mr. A. II. Wallace. Treasurer, Mr. S. Stevens. Secretaries, Messrs. 

 M'Lachlan and Grut. Librarian, Mr. E. W. Janson. 



An Address was read by the President. 



Votes of thanks were given to the President and to the other officers for 

 1870, coupled with the name of the retiring Secretary. 



