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'down each side of the tail, meeting ovally at the extremity. Mr. Bartlelt was of 

 opinion that this was a natural peculiarity in the animal, having tried in vain to 

 eradicate the furrow, and in this view he was supported by Mr. Blyth, and to some 

 extent by the Secretary. Dr. Gray, on the other hand, considered that the peculiarity 

 had been caused by a strong wire, over which the skin had probably been stretched, 

 and had contracted in drying round the wire, and so formed the furrow which could 

 not now be made to disappear. — J. E. H. 



Entomological Society. 

 January 6, 1868.— Sir John Lubbock, Bart., President, in the Chair. 



Additions to the Library. 



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

 « Journal of the Linnean Society,' Zool. No. 38 ; presented by the Society. ' Bulletin 

 de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou,' 1867, No. 1 ; by the Society. 

 'Zeitschrift des Ferdinandeums fur Tirol und Vorarlberg,' Hi. 13; by the Ferdi- 

 nandeum. ' Tijdschrift roor Entomologie,' Ser. 2, Vol. i. Parts 3 — 6, Vol. ii. Part 1 ; 

 by the Entomological Society of the Netherlands. ^Proceedings of the Essex Institute,' 

 Vol. v. Nos. 3 and 4; byathe Institute. Hewitson's ' Exotic Butterflies,' Part 65; by 

 W. Wilson Saunders, Esq. 'On certain Scales of some Lepidoptera,' 'On the 

 Plumules or Battledore Scales of Lycsenidae,' and ' Further Remarks on the Plumules 

 or Battledore Scales of some Lepidoptera;' by the Author, John Watson, Esq. 'On 

 the Lepidopterous Insects of Bengal ;' by the Author, F. Moore, Esq. ' The Entomo- 

 logist's Annual for 1868 ; ' by H. T. Stainton, Esq. Newman's ' British Moths," No. 

 13 ; by the Author. ' The Zoologist ' for January ; by the Editor. ' The Entomologist's 

 Monthly Magazine' for January; by the Editors. 



The following additions by purchase were also announced : — ' Record of Zoological 

 Literature,' Vol. iii. ' Naturgeschichte der Insecten Deutschlands,' Coleoptera, Vol. i. 

 Part 2. No. 1. 



Election of Members. 



Alfred Newton, Esq., Professor of Zoology in the University of Cambridge ; Stephen 

 Barton, Esq., of Bristol (previously an Annual Subscriber) ; G. A. J. Rothney, Esq., 

 of Addiscombe; and the Barou Edgar von Harold, of Munich; were severally 

 ballotted for, and elected Members. 



Exhibitions, fyc. 



The Rev. Douglas C. Timins exhibited a specimen of Ch araxes Jasius bred (from 

 a Continental pupa) at Winchelsea. Also, three abnormal specimens of Argynuis 

 Lathonia, from the neighbourhood of Boulogne; one had the outer margin of the 

 anterior wings strongly incurved, another had the right fore-wing of but half its proper 

 size, and the third was remarkable from the suffusion of the black markings of the 



wings. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. J. Caldwell, of Mauritius, dated Port Louis, 

 November 3, 1867, respecting the occurrence of Papilio Phorbanta in Madagascar. 



