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Dr. Chapman exhibited specimens of Hypotia corticalis 

 from the Riviera, a species partaking of the characters of the 

 sub-famiHes Pyralincr and Phycitince, and for which he had 

 proposed a new sub-famil}^, viz. Hypotiance (see " Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. Lond.," p. 49, etc., 1902). 



Mr. Adkin exhibited a curious growth of two anastomosed 

 Brazil-nuts. 



The Rev. J. F. Perry exhibited a large number of Coleoptera 

 from South Africa (chiefly the Port Elizabeth and Grahams- 

 town district), taken by himself during a short residence 

 there. He states that the British Museum authorities have 

 informed him that the seven species new to the National 

 Collection belong to the genera Psaimnodcs, Pheropsophus, 

 Macrophylla, Achloa, Dicliclus, and Psilonyclms. 



The Psnminodcs have a curious way of calling to each other 

 by knocking repeatedly on the ground with the end of their 

 body. 



The larva of Manticora was about two inches long. It 

 lived in a burrow, just like that oi Cicindela campcstris. The 

 shape, too, of this larva was precisely similar to that of 

 C. campcstris. 



The custom of the genus Antliia of ejecting an acrid fluid 

 at their enemies is well known. One he took at Grahams- 

 town sent this liquid over his forehead, though he held the 

 insect two feet away. The sensation was like being burned 

 with fine, hot ashes, but did not leave ill effects. 



Mr. Manger exhibited a very fine collection of shells of the 

 genus AchaiincUa, and read a short paper on them, entitled 

 "A Few Notes on some Land Shells from the Sandwich 

 Islands" (see p. i). 



FEBRUARY 27///. 1902. 



Mr. F. NoAD Clark, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. South exhibited a specimen of Macaria liturata, var. 

 nigrofnlvata, Collins ("Entom.," xxxiv, p. 364). The specimen 

 was sent to him by Mr. J. Arkle, of Chester, who took it in 

 Delamere Forest, July 6th, 1901. Mr. South stated that the 

 form was apparently not known on the Continent. 



Mr, Harrison said that the Delamere Forest form was 

 usually much darker than that of the southern woods, but 

 he had not met with one quite so dark as the specimen 

 exhibited. 



