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and a specimen, Xylomiges conspicillaris, from Worcester, the 

 form of the latter being that with a dark costal area. 



Rev. J. W. Horsley, M.A., gave an interesting address 

 entitled " A Chat on Snails," and exhibited a large number 

 of land and fresh-water shells from all parts of the world to 

 illustrate his remarks. 



APRIL 14th, 1898. 



Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Harrison exhibited a number of living specimens of the 

 Coleopteron Aspidimorpha sanctcc-cnicis from Bombay. It 

 was a species of the cassida group, and looked like a piece 

 of pure gold. It was stated to lose this appearance after 

 death. 



Mr. South exhibited, on behalf of Rev. C. D. Snell, a 

 curious specimen of Leucania littoralis, having darkened 

 hind wings appearing as' though singed, and yet with the 

 fringes perfect. 



Mr. Barnett exhibited a living specimen of the viper 

 (Pelias berus) from the New Forest. 



Mr. Ashdown exhibited specimens of the spring-tail, 

 Macliilis polypoda, taken under wood and stones in the New 

 Forest in April. Mr. Dennis had observed a very similar 

 species under chalk at Folkestone, and he remarked that the 

 scales of these insects were very similar to those of Lepi- 

 doptera. 



Mr. Robert Adkin exhibited the following Scotch specimens 

 of the genus Tephrosia, viz. one taken in Perthshire in 1891 ; 

 one from Aberdeenshire, 1892 ; a female taken in Altire 

 Wood, near Forres, Morayshire, at the end of April, 1896 ; 

 and two reared from eggs deposited by the last-named, 

 which emerged from pupae on March 26th and April 16th, 

 1897, respectively. The specimens were all similar in 

 appearance, and agreed closely with the early, double- 

 brooded insect of the south English counties, T. bistortata, 

 Goetze (crepuscularia, Dbl. List ; laricaria, Dbl. Cat.). 

 Referring to the Forres specimens, he said that only seven 

 eggs were obtained, and only the two examples exhibited 

 had resulted from them. 



Mr. South exhibited a considerable number of specimens 

 of Japanese species kindly lent by Mr. Leach to illustrate 

 his paper entitled " British Species of Lepidoptera occurring 

 in Japan " (page 12). 



