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abnormal antennae, an example which had been supposed to be a 

 gynandromorph. However, Mr. Gahan had kindly dissected out 

 the genitalia (which had been mounted and were exhibited in 

 the box) and the specimen was ascertained to be a female. 



Mr, Edwards also exhibited a box of Papilionidse containing 

 series and examples of Papilio policenes and its allied forms P. 

 lurlinns and P. nyassinns, all from the African region, together with 

 series of P. ajax and P. marcellm from New Jersey. 



Mr. J. Piatt Barrett exhibited a drawer containing male and 

 female comparisons of the following species and forms from Britain 

 and from Sicily : — (ionepteryx rhamni with G. cleopatra : Hipparchia 

 semele with var. ah/irica, very large ; Epinephele jnrtina with vars. 

 hispulla and fortunata : and long series of Enchloe danione and small 

 fine 2nd. brood of Leptidia ftinapis. He also showed a second 

 drawer containing a large number of geographical representatives of 

 Melanartjla i/alathea and pointed out their racial characteristics as 

 follows • — 



Bkitish forms from various localities all situated at altitudes 

 below 500 ft. — white markings in excess of black, average size 2 in. 



Continental, forms from the Alps : — Brigue, over 2000 ft. — 

 closely approximate to English form. Berisal, over 5000 ft. — 

 smaller than English form, black predominates. From the 

 Appenines : — Pracchio, 3000 ft. — very small, average If in., black 

 in excess. From Calabria : — Gioja Tauro, near sea level — very 

 dark, approximates to var. turcica, average size 2 in. Pakui, 

 Monte Elia, 1000 feet — darkest form, smaller than sea-level 

 specimens. Aspromonte — Scylla, over 2000 feet — two forms here 

 (1) small and very dark, (2) slightly large, pale portions very 

 white. 



Island Forms from Sicily : — Monte Cicci, 2000 feet — a large 

 dark form, approximates to var. procida. Gravitelli (Messina), 

 500 to 800 feet — -var. procida, larger and darker than last. Monte 

 Scuderi, 1000 feet — very large, average 2^ in., black and white about 

 equal. Megana Hyblsea, near the sea level — paler than English 

 = var. syracusana, Zell. Syracuse, near sea level — var. atiracuaana 

 " larger, back ashen, belly white, average size," 2^ in. Monte 

 yEtna, over 3000 feet — medium size and colour. 



Mr. T. L. Barnett, on behalf of Mr. Cannot, exhibited specimens 

 of Wheeleria spilodactyla, from Freshwater, Isle of Wight, of which 

 one example had the forewings undivided into " feathers," and with 

 only one cleft in the hindwings, though nearly all the usual 

 markings were present. 



