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sallows by some of the local dealers, who tore down the 

 branches with ropes and laid a sailcloth under the bushes, 

 while smashing them with a cudgel. 



Mr. Tutt exhibited various rare and local species of 

 Anthrocera which he had received from M. Oberthiir. These 

 included a number of South European forms of Anthrocera 

 mcdicaginis, Bdv., a five-spotted species that was closely allied 

 to, if not a local race of, A. lonicerce. The specimens showed 

 considerable variation in the width of the marginal border 

 on the hind wings, some reaching about one half to two 

 thirds over them. Another interesting species was Anthro- 

 cera seriziati from Algeria. This insect Mr. Tutt considered 

 to be a southern form of A . palustris, generally spoken of 

 as the "marsh" race of A. tvifolii. It had the palustris 

 facies, although the broad marginal border which almost 

 covered the hind wings gave it a very striking appearance. 

 Mr. Tutt further remarked that it was confined to the low- 

 lying districts between Bona and Collo, whilst in the higher 

 and drier parts of Algeria A . trifolii took on the form 

 known as A . syracusia scarcely distinguishable from the early 

 meadow form of .4. trifolii found in Britain. He also ex- 

 hibited specimens of a new Anthrocerid species, A. maritima, 

 from the Riviera, and recently described in the Annals Ent. 

 Soc. France, and for comparison some A. hippocrepidis (nee 

 Stephs.) from Central France. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited fine specimens of Cymatophora 

 octogesiina (ocularis), bred from pupae received from Col- 

 chester, the larvae having been found in that neighbourhood. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited specimens of recent uninvited visitors 

 which arrived in packages sent to Kew. These comprised 

 Periplaneta americana (Belgian Congo) ; Periplaneta australasice 

 (Belgian Congo) ; Panchlora maderce (Belgian Congo) ; 

 Anisolabis anmdipes (immature, and possibly some neighbour- 

 ing species from Penang) ; Pliillodromia (species ?) (Zomba, 

 British Central Africa). 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited male and female larvae, larval 

 cases, pupae, and female imagines of the large Psychid moth 

 CEceticus (Oiketicus) kirbii (Guilding) which he had received 

 from Antigua, West Indies. No males were bred, but upon 

 cutting open some of the cases the females were found to 

 have attained their full development, and broken the pupal 

 skin. Like other Psychids, the males are active fully winged 

 insects, but the female CEceticus kirbii lias neither wings, 

 mouth, nor antennae, and only the rudiments of legs, being 

 in fact nothing more than a living egg-sac. 



