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the central area of the forewings of a lighter shade, with scattered and 
definite spotting on it as in the female. 
Exursir or Papizios.—Mr. Edwards, Papilio telearchus with its 
mimic Huploea midamus, P. rhetenor with its mimic the moth F'picopeta 
polydora, and other Papilios. 
Hisernation or Pyramuis atananta.—Mr. Newman, a living Pyra- 
meis atalanta bred in September, 1915, and kept in a warm room 
through the winter. It had been fed at intervals and seemed none the 
worse for hibernation. 
Track or C. EpDUSA PUPATING IN ENneuAnp.—Mr. Frohawk, a twig 
gathered at Addington upon which were the remaining portions of a 
chrysalis of Colias edusa. 
THe Szason.—A discussion took place as to the present season. 
The following species had been seen recently Sesia stellatarum, Aylais 
urticae, Celastrina aryiolus, Pieris brassicae and Gonepteryx rhanni. 
April 27th, 1916.—Mrcroscopican Kventnc.—Shdes were shown by 
Messrs. West (Ashtead), Dods, Edwards, Dennis, Woods, Dunster, 
Ashby, Ashdown, Moore, Adkin, and Turner. 
May 11th..—Tue Annuat Exxurertion oF “oTHER’’ Orpers.—ABER- 
RATIONS OF CoccinsLLip#.—Mr. Ashdown exhibited long series of aber- 
rations and variations of three species of Coccinellidae, ddalta bipunctata, 
Coccinella 10-punctata, and OC. hieroylyphica. 
ConeorreRous Larva.—Mr. West (Ashtead), a living larva of the 
stag-beetle, Lucanus cervus. 
Parastres.— Mr. Pierson, a cocoon of Samia cecropta from Brooklyn, 
N.Y., cut open to show the mass of pup of a hymenopterous parasite. 
CoLEOPTERA, ETC., EXHIBITED.—Mr. West (Greenwich), five drawers 
containing his fine collection of Coccinella, Chrysomelidae, etc. 
The Society, by Mr. West, drawers showing collections of Diptera, 
Odonata, and some of their Coleoptera. 
Exuisit or Hemrprera.—Mr. H. J. Turner, specimens of several 
eroups of Rhynchota, including Scutellaridae, Pentatomidae, and the 
Flatinae section of the Pulgoridae. 
Hymenoptera and Diptera Exuisitep.—Dr. Chapman, specimens 
of the sawfly, Trichiosoma tibialis, with their ova inv siti in hawthorn 
twigs, examples of the carrot fly, Psila rosae, and the rare fly Peyomyta 
hyoscyamt, with its parasite and puparia bred from Datura straminewn. 
British Coneorrera.—Mr. Ashby, several drawers of his finely 
mounted British Coleoptera, including the Scarabidae, Buprestidae and 
Hlateridae, and the genera Ayabus, Pterostichus, Pulydrusus, Phyllobius, 
ete. 
Various Exaipirs.—Mr. H. Moore, cockroaches and earwigs, species 
taken in a city warehouse with Japanese goods, nest of the weaver-bird, 
and the egos of the tropic-bird. 
Exotic msecrs.—Mr. Edwards, several boxes of exotic Coleoptera, 
Mantidae, Phasnidae, ete. 
May 25th.—Exuterrion or Carocatinm.—Mr. H. Moore exhibited 
specimens of Catocala palaeoyama from the United States of America, 
and C. nupta from France. 
Mr, A, E, Gibbs, species of New World and Old World Catocalinae, 
