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reduced in size. It was taken at Oxshott in June of the 

 present year. He also exhibited a $ specimen of the large 

 earwig Labidura riparia, captured by Major Robertson near 

 a lamp in Pokesdown in August, igoo, together with 

 coloured drawings of (i) a pale yellow variety of Argynnis 

 paphia, ^ , taken by Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote at Holmesley, in the 

 New Forest, on July 6th, igoi ; (2) a xanthic variety of 

 Epinephele tithonus, $ , taken by Mr. W. S. Briameed near 

 Brockenhurst on August 8th, igoi. 



Mr. Kirkaldy exhibited numerous species of Hemiptera, 

 including MiridcB (=: Capsidce) (i — -2) gen. ? (nesLV Orectodorus), 

 ant mimics ; (3 — 8) Orectodorus ohliqims, Uhler. Winged 

 forms not ant-like ; wingless forms very good ant mimics ; 

 (g — 11) Coquilletia insignis, Uhler, together with various 

 species of Resthcnia, all from America. 



Mr. West, of Greenwich, exhibited long series of three very 

 closely allied and obscure species of the genus Acoccphalus 

 (Homoptera), viz. Acoccphalus brunneo-bifasciains, found at 

 roots of grass on waste land at Catford, Lewisham ; Acocc- 

 phalus albifrons, taken under furze bushes at Blackheath ; 

 Acoccphalus Jiavostriatus taken at roots of grass on waste land 

 at Catford. All were taken in August of the present year. 



Mr. Kemp exhibited living nymphs of the following species 

 of Odonata : — Sympctrnm striolatum, Goniphus vidgatissimus, 

 and Caloptcryx virgo, all taken in the New Forest in August, 

 igoi. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited the seed-pods of C evens quisco, a 

 var. of C. chilcnsis, a native of the Peruvian mountains 

 They were felted on the outside with thick wool, and the 

 upper end, from which the seeds would be shed, was fringed 

 with a ring of long and strong spines or bristles. He also 

 exhibited a specimen of " vegetable wax," the produce of a 

 Peruvian palm, Ceraxylon, sp., together with some curious 

 galls pendent from the underside of a leaf of Machilus 

 duthici from North-west India. 



Mr. Turner exhibited two species of cactus, M ammillaria 

 pyramidalis and M. micronieris-grcggi. These showed two 

 extreme forms of spine development. The latter was espe- 

 cially remarkable for the extremely small rosettes of spines, 

 and for the number of closely set tubercles. The former was 

 in bloom, and had been for some months, having a crown 

 of deep pink flowers of small size. He also showed larva, 

 pupa, pupa cases, and imago of a common " daddy long- 

 legs," Tipula, sp., and referred to the pupa moving upward 

 out of the ground just before the emergence of the imago. 



