520 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Mr. W. F. Kirby exhibited, mongst other varieties of British Lepi- 
doptera, a series of varieties of Argynnis selene taken by his son at Dusseldorf. - 
The most remarkable form is shown in the accompanying figures : — 
Mr. Hildebrand Ramsden communicated a note on the “ Cucuyo,” or 
native Firefly of Cuba, Pyrophorus causticus. 
Mr. A. H. Swinton read two papers entitled “‘ Some experiments on the 
variability of Lepidoptera, undertaken during the year 1880,” parts i. and 
ii., and exhibited specimens and figures in illustration. 
Mr. A. G. Butler read a paper entitled “ Observations upon. certain 
species of the Lepidopterous genus Terias, with descriptions of hitherto 
unknown forms from Japan.” 
Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse communicated a paper “ On the Buprestidae from 
Madagascar,” and Mr. F. Moore a paper “On the Asiatic Lepidoptera 
referred to the genus Mycalesis, with descriptions of new genera and 
species.” 
Mr. W. F. Kirby called the Society's attention to the circumstance that 
M. André, who is publishing a work on European Hymenoptera, sometimes 
prints descriptions of new genera and species which are forwarded to him 
too late for insertion in the body of the work, not only on the cover of his 
quarterly parts, but even at the end of sheets of advertisements laid loosely 
between the pages of a part. He also mentioned that coloured plates of 
butterflies were published in Paris with MS. names taken from Boisduval’s 
collection attached, the species being in most cases well-known forms which 
had long been properly described or figured by other entomologists. 
A discussion relating to M. André’s practice then took place, in the 
course of which remarks were made by Mr. M‘Lachlan, Mr. Distant, and 
other Members, the general opinion being that such a mode of describing 
genera and species was most derogatory to Science, and that it was much to 
be deplored that the Society had not the power of enforcing a rule that such 
descriptions should be ignored by systematists—R. Munvora, Hon. Sec. 
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