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much in the same way that the species of Ovnix do when 

 slightly disturbed. It frequents outhouses, and does not 

 seem very common. I have taken it in Chiswick. T. con- 

 fusella appears to be a lichen feeder, and frequents rocks, 

 but possibly it feeds on small fungoid growths, which occur 

 on rocks. 



MARCH 28th, 1908. 



Visit to the British Museum (Natural History). 



At the instance of Mr. Stanley Edwards, the Keeper of 

 the Geological Department, Dr. Smith-Woodward, F.R.S., 

 very kindly conducted the party, sixteen in number, over 

 those sections of the collections which contain the Fossil 

 Reptilia. In his interesting remarks he brought to the 

 notice of the members the Pterodactyles or winged lizards, 

 the crocodiles, the Dinosaurs or huge lizards, the Ich- 

 thyosaurs or fish lizards, the tortoises, etc., and concluded 

 his address with references to the huge and more recently 

 acquired remains of the Triceratops, Diplodocus, and Iguanodon. 



APRIL gtk, 1908. 



Mr. Kaye exhibited a moth belonging to the Agaristid 

 family, Scirocastnia prcefecta, from Peru, which appeared 

 superficially to belong to the Erycinidce among the butterflies, 

 and as such he had considered it, until he examined the 

 neuration, which at once revealed his error. 



Mr. B. W. Adkin exhibited a cabinet drawer containing 

 series of the various forms of Angerona prunaria from various 

 localities ; also a drawer of the various forms of Boarmia 

 repandata. A discussion arose as to labelling insects 

 geographically. Many members were of opinion that a 

 locality label placed at the side below the section of a series 

 from one locality was the most useful, as by this means the 

 prevailing forms from various places could be compared 

 more easily. It was not intended that the labels on each 

 individual should be superseded. If the object of the collec- 

 tion were merely to show the variation without reference to 

 comparison geographically these additional labels were 

 impossible. 



