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cestivnm, the snowflake, from Oxford, and stated that it was 

 indigenous in a few places in the basin of the Thames. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited specimens of Morpho cypris from 

 South America, and several species of the genus Caligo. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited primroses, obtained by Mr. Carr 

 from Cornwall, which had the live sepals of the flowers 

 developed as foliage leaves except at their base. 



Mr. F. M. B. Carr exhibited a series of Boarmia cinctaria 

 from the New Forest, showing considerable variation from 

 the usual mottled form, one being nearly uniformly dark, 

 another having a wide, light, central fascia, while one had a 

 dark band near the base of the wing. 



Mr. Barnett exhibited specimens of Hybcrnia marcrinaria 

 from West Wickham Wood, one example being uniformly 

 dark, approaching the form known as var. fuscata, and 

 another having a very well-defined dark band. 



Mr. South exhibited male and female specimens of Liphyra 

 brassolis, Westw., together with ova, a preserved larva, larval 

 skins or shells, a pupa, and an empty pupa-case, illustra- 

 tive of the curious life-history of the species. The whole 

 of the material was received from Mr, F. P. Dodd, of Queens- 

 land, who states that the eggs of this butterfly, which is a 

 member of the Lycanidae, are deposited on the under side of 

 the branches of trees on which nests of the ant Q£cophylla 

 smaragdina occur, and that the larvae and pupae are found in 

 the ants' nests. Although it does not devour them, Mr. Dodd 

 believes that the butterfly larva subsists upon ant grubs. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited the following species of shells he had 

 found in the New Forest at Easter : — Planorbis albus, P. 

 spirorbis, Limnaa glabra, and Valvata piscinalis. 



Mr. W. B. Adkin exhibited series of forms of Tccniocampa 

 miniosa, including four examples with the usual rosy colour 

 of upper wings replaced by pale olive-greenish grey, taken in 

 New Forest beginning of April, 1902 ; and one with broad 

 darker bar across upper wing entirely absent, other markings 

 less distinct, and general colour paler than usual, bred from 

 New Forest larvae March, 1897. 



Mr. Montgomery exhibited bred specimens of Pieris napi 

 showing a tendency in the markings to gynandromorphism. 



Mr. Main exhibited larvai of Lithosia iiicsojuclla. It was 

 noted that this larva had curious spatulate hairs. 



Mr. Manger read a short paper on '" Foreign Cowries 

 (Cypra^a)," and exhibited a collection of the various species 

 in illustration of his remarks. A short discussion took 

 place, and it was noted as especially interesting how dif- 



