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species of melpomene race thelaiope from Para, showing its great likeness 
to the elevatus form. 3. Fivestriking forms of melpomene race penelope, 
Ster. 4. Forms of melpomene race amandus, Gr.-Sm. 5. H. erate 
race phyllis, Fbr. This form chiefly resembles the amandus form above. 
6. A form of erato race phyllis which resembles the hydara race. This 
is probably new. 7. A form of erato similar to the erythraea form from 
Guiana. 8. A form of erato near ottonis, Riff. 9. A form of erato near 
tellus, Ob., with a yellow discal spot on the hindwing. 10. A series of 
erato race tellus, Ob., showing variation in the yellow patch of forewing 
similar to what is seen in specimens of this form from French Guiana. 
11. H. xanthocles race melete, Feld. A form with the yellow pateh 
showing a larger black spot than in typical specimens from Upper 
Amazons and Peru. 12. A form of aeode showing condensed yellow 
patch in forewing, and thereby exhibiting a transition to astydamia, 
Hrichs. 18. Huetdes, sp. nov., allied to eveidina, Ob., also shown. It 
is evident that the Matto Grosso district around Cuyaba would yield 
some very interesting results in Heliconius if a large collection were 
made. 
Europrran OrtHoptera.— Lieut. EK. B. Ashby exhibited many species 
chiefly from Arquata Scrivia, N. Italy. 
Larva and Pura or a Moreno.—Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited a 
tinted photograph of the larval habit of assembly, when not feeding, of 
Morpho laertes (2) sent to him by Mr. F. Lindeman of Sao Paulo, 
Brazil, and also a coloured photograph of the pupa in situ showing its 
close protective resemblance, and read a long detailed note from his 
correspondent. 
Some Iranian Races or Zycmna TRaNSALPINA, Esp.—Mr. Hy. J. 
Turner also exhibited several races of the very variable Zygaena trans- 
alpina from peninsular Italy, sent to him by Signor Querci, and stated 
the relationship of the various forms as explained by Dr. Verity of 
Florence. He questioned whether the relationship of the forms as at 
present suggested would stand when the races occurring in other parts 
of the peninsula had been studied. 
Lord Rethschild observed that the same range of variation was 
exhibited in Z. ephialtes. 
An Autograph oF CxHartes Darwin.—The Rey. F. D. Morice 
exhibited a book of Charles Darwin’s (Descent of Man) given by the 
author “with kind regards” (autograph) to the late Mr. Roland 
Trimen. 
RemaRKABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE HIND LEG OF A F'emate Bex.—Mr. 
Morice also called attention to the very abnormally developed hindlegs 
of a ? bee of the genus Megachile from Mesopotamia, apparently 
belonging to a section of the genus in which no character at all similar 
had yet been described in either sex. 
Aprrrant Prustas.—Lord Rothschild exhibited two aberrant speci- 
mens of the genus Plusia in which species remarkable aberration is 
very unusual. 
Hast Arrican Fratipm.—Dr. C. J. Gahan exhibited specimens of 
the East African Flatidae named /tyraea patricia, Melich., J. speciosa, 
Melich., J. electa, Melich., and J. gregoryt, Dist., and said he believed 
them to be all forms of the South African species /tyraea nigrocincta, 
Walk., with which they agree in structural characters. 
