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restricted area of Europe has about sixteen indigenous 

 species, while our own islands only produce three, all of them 

 limited to certain districts especially favourable to their con- 

 tinuance. He also showed another very beautiful species 

 from the same source, Basilarchia lorqiunii a member of a 

 group of mimics belonging to the Nymphalidce. On a previous 

 occasion Mr. Turner had exhibited another member of the 

 genus, B. archippns (disippus), taken by Mr. Croker, at 

 Redvers, in Saskatchewan. This is one of the " White 

 Admirals " of America. 



Mr. Barrett reported having taken G. rhanini in Hertford- 

 shire, hibernating among Euonymus, at Christmas ; and at 

 Blean Wood, Kent, among heather, in January. It was also 

 stated that a specimen had been seen flying at Sydenham at 

 Christmas time. 



Mr. Colthrup reported that he had two males and one 

 female of Orrhodia ruhiginea hibernating in an outhouse 

 since November. The female was perfectly comatose, even 

 in mild weather, while the males fed every night, however 

 cold. He suggested that the vitality of the males became 

 exhausted in many specimens, and a large proportion got 

 killed off before the spring, with the result that many females 

 taken in the early part of the year were found to be infertile. 

 Mr. Newman's experience agreed with that of Mr. Colthrup. 



