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" The other species shown is Cyuiatophoropsis sinnata, from 

 the North-west Himalayas. This bears a very strong Hke- 

 ness to R. trimactdata, although it is not congeneric with that 

 species. 



" The chief points of interest in this connection are — 

 (i) a strong resemblance of species belonging to nearly 

 related genera ; (2) a remarkable likeness between species 

 belonging to widely separated families. Before so much 

 attention was given to the structural details of Lepidoptera, 

 species agreeing more or less in the matter of form and 

 ornamentation were generally associated. Now, however, 

 we often find that species of the most diverse pattern 

 and of varied forms are really congeneric ; whilst others, 

 seemingly allied, as in the instances shown this evening, 

 do not possess even tribal affinities." 



Mr. Step communicated the following report of the Field 

 Meeting held at Oxshott on October 5th, and conducted by 

 Messrs. Lucas and Step : 



Heavy rain on the preceding day, and unsettled conditions 

 in the morning, reduced the number of members in attend- 

 ance from that expected, but, in all, twenty-two searched 

 the woods for fungi in the afternoon, and took tea together 

 in the evening. The list of species identified is not so long 

 as that of last year, but it will be noted that several species 

 named below did not appear in Mr. Edwards' report. 

 Amanita rubesccns and its congener uiuscariiis were very 

 abundant, as also were Cantharelhis fricsii and C. anrantiaciis. 

 Marasiiiius orcadcs formed the most striking growth of 

 a meadow at Queen's Drive, which may truthfully be 

 said to have been full of it. A fine specimen of Sparassis 

 crispa was discovered late in the day by Mr. John Drury, 

 and was found to have a diameter of 14 inches in two 

 directions. 



Amanita phalloidcs (Fr.), Amanita mappa (Fr.), Amanita 

 muscarius (Linn.), Amanita pantherinus (D.C.), Amanita 

 rubescens (Pers.), Annillaria mellens (Fl. Dan.), Clitocyhe 

 laccatus (Scop.), Collybia radicatus (Rehl.), Pleurotns ostreatus 

 (Jacq.), Clitopilns prnnulus (Scop.), Clitopilus orcella (Bull.), 

 Psaliota campcstris (L.), Stropharia semiglobatns (Batsch.), 

 Hypholoma fascictdaris (Huds.), Hypholonia vclutinns (Pers.), 

 Coprinns micaceus (Fr.), Paxilliis involutus (Fr.), Lactarius 

 torminosus (Fr.), Lactaritts turpis (Fr.), Lactarius piperatus 

 (Fr.), Lactaritts vcllereiis (Fr.), Lactarius quietus (Fr.), Russula 

 vesca (Fr.), Russida hetcrophylla (Fr.), Russula emetica (Fr.), 

 Russtda ahdacca (Fr.), Cantharellus cibarius (Fr.), Cantharellus 



