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one sees, but the variety in the composition of these factors 

 makes the scenery very interesting. At sunset there is the 

 glow on the western sides of the mountains, and very often 

 some fine colour in the sky." 



Mr. R. S. Smallman exhibited : (i) a small specimen of 

 Anthocharis genutia, 6* , from Patterson, New Jersey (July 5th, 

 1905), having the orange patch on the forewings much 

 reduced in size, with a normal-sized specimen (St. Louis, 

 April 12th, 1903) for comparison. 



(2) Forms of Colias philodicc ? from different localities : 

 small specimens, St. Louis (September 6th, 1903), and 

 Strafford, U.S.A. (September 6th, 1904) ; pale specimen, 

 St. Louis (October 17th, 1905) ; specimen with pale ground- 

 colour, but the dark markings brown and more extensive, 

 St. Louis (September 22nd, 1901). 



Mr. Kaye read a paper entitled, " Mimicry in some British 

 Guiana Butterflies," and exhibited a large number of species 

 and specimens in illustration of it (see p. 411, " Trans. Ent. 

 Soc, Lond.," 1906). 



MARCH 8th, 1906. 



Mr. West (Greenwich) exhibited about thirty species of 

 Hemiptera, which he had placed in the Society's cabinet as 

 a donation to the collection. 



Several members made remarks as to their observations 

 in the present season. It was generally remarked that the 

 sallow was probably not yet fully out, although records of 

 its flowering had begun to be made as far back as Christmas 

 (in the New Forest). Mr. Dobson said that, from his own 

 observation, he should say that in the south of England it 

 was fairly well out now. He saw the almond trees in Torquay 

 in full bloom in the middle of February ; at the same time 

 hawk-flies were in some numbers. Phigalia pcdaria was to 

 be taken now. Mr. Rayward had taken Tamiocampa pulvcr- 

 ulcnta and also Asphalia flavicornis, Nyssia hispidaria was 

 out but extremely rare. Hybernia rupicapraria was out very 

 early in January, and during the last week in February he 

 had again taken it freely, freshly emerged. Mr. Sich had met 

 with TcEiiiocampa stabilis in Richmond Park, already worn. 

 In Cheshire, Mr. Harrison had seen the sallow to be well 

 out. Mr. Carr said the primroses were well out in the 

 neighbourhood of Hastings. Mr. Step said that in many 

 places the hawthorn buds had burst, showing green, and 



