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on this phase of the subject, I beheve that it is always the 

 ma.\e trifolii that seeks the iermXe filipendulcB, and my reasons 

 for this are — (i) The four mixed pairs found in Surrey were 

 in each case trifolii S x fiUpendulcE ? , and occurred in the 

 colony of the latter species ; two of the females had only 

 just left the pupa, and their wings were not fully developed. 

 (2) The form hippocrepidis occurs among the colonies of 

 filipendulcs, and not, so far as my observations extend, among 

 those of trifolii. 



" The time of year given for hippocrepidis (as a species) is 

 May and June, but I have shown that the same form occurs 

 also in July and August. If, as I am now much inclined to 

 believe, hippocrepidis is a hybrid resulting from the union of 

 trifolii and filipendulce, it may naturally be expected that 

 slight differences would be exhibited in one or more of the 

 earlier stages, and these Mr. Tutt has commented on from 

 the very limited material at his disposal. The form is re- 

 corded from a good many places, and I should suppose that 

 there is no doubt but that the specimens have been correctl}^ 

 determined. It would be interesting, therefore, to know 

 whether trifolii was really absent from any locality in which 

 hippocrepidis has been reported to occur." 



Mr. McArthur exhibited a short series of Htpialns huinuli 

 v. hethlandica, taken in Unst in 1882. 



Mr. Dodds exhibited specimens of the Coleopteron, 

 Corynetes rtifipes, found alive in a box of cigars. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited a wedding cake, which had been 

 under a glass shade in a confectioner's shop in the city for 

 some twenty-two years. The whole of the interior part 

 had been demolished by beetles, and even the sugar had 

 been closely riddled by their burrowing. Countless num- 

 bers of dead specimens were lying around, and a few living 

 ones were obtained by the members. The species was 

 recognised as Anobium paniceuui. 



Mr. F. B. Carr exhibited a series of captured males of 

 Orgyia antiqna, together with a series of examples bred from a 

 captured female. The latter were much larger than the former. 



Mr. Tonge exhibited some very fine photographs ot the 

 larvce of Diloha ccBruleocephala, Asphalia fiavicornis, Scsia 

 {Macroglossa) stcllatarinn, Euinorpha {Cheer ocarnpa) elpenor, and 

 Theretra porcellns. 



Mr. West exhibited short series of two species of the 

 Hemiptera, Microphysa elegantida, from Darenth, taken on 

 lichen-covered trees, and C ardiastethus fasciiventvis, from 

 Box Hill. The latter is a rare species. 



