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April 27th, 1899. 



Mr. A. Harrison, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Smith, of Tresco Road, Linden Grove, Peckham, was 

 elected a member. 



Mr. Drury presented to the Society's collections a large 

 number of species of the smaller Lepidoptera. 



Mr. Ashdown exhibited several earwigs, Forficula auri- 

 cularia, showing considerable variation in the shape and 

 size of the forceps. One specimen, which had unusually 

 small aborted forceps, was stated by Mr. Burr to be a very 

 rare aberration, hitherto only obtained from North Persia. 



Mr. A. Harrison exhibited a series of six photographs of 

 a Brazilian butterfly, Morpho epistrophis, taken at short 

 intervals, from one minute after emergence from the pupa 

 case up to one hour, when the wings were fully expanded. 

 These photographs were subsequently published in the May 

 number of " Science Gossip." 



Mr. Edwards exhibited several species of Papilio, including 

 one male and four forms of the female of the polymorphic 

 species P. memnon, a very fine P. segonax, with a specimen 

 of the closely allied form P. ulysses. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited several species of Psychids and 

 their cases, with numerous other species of Lepidoptera, 

 including two very brilliant specimens of Lyccena orion, 

 female specimens of Setina aurata, with the black markings 

 very pronounced, but not run into lines, Gnophos variegata, 

 Acidalia marginepnnctaria, Titanis schrankiana, T. pollinalis, 

 etc., taken the first week in April, at Locarno, North Italy. 



Mr. Enoch exhibited a specimen of the locust Acridium 

 tartaricum taken on March 10th, 1898 at Wembley Park. 

 Mr. Burr, referring to this exhibit, said that it was the 

 largest European species, and fairly common. According 

 to the law of priority it should be called A . cegypticum. 



Mr. F. Clark exhibited specimens of the common fritillary 

 or " snake's-head," Fritillaria meleagris, from Oaksey and 

 Leigh, Wiltshire, where it is locally known as the "toad's- 

 head." In a wild state it is found in moist meadows, and 

 grows usually with one flower on a stem, but when cultivated 

 it frequently has two flowers on a stem. A white variety is 

 known, but is rare. Between Mortlake and Kew lies a 

 meadow known as Snake's-head Meadow, where this plant 

 was formerly found. Several members knew localities for 

 this plant, the nearest to London being Pinner. 



