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Let us hope that the publication of this Catalogue will induce others to pay- 

 more attention to the very interesting and highly specialized Coleopterous fauna of 

 Chile. To judge from Mr. Bartlett-Calvert's Catalogue of the Lepidoptera published 

 in 1886, the Coleoptera have received much greater attention as yet, the total number 

 of Lepidoptera being only about one-fifth (455) of that of the Coleoptera. — 

 G. C. Champion. 



The Butterflies of North America : by W. H. Edwards. Third series, 

 Pt. v, with three plates. Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Co. ; London : Triibner 

 and Co. 1888. 



This Part is devoted to a consideration of 3Ielitcea rubicunda, H. Edw., a species 

 from Western N. America, not unlike the Artemis of Europe ; habits at present 

 unknown ; two species of blackish Urebice, viz. : Magdalena, Streck., and Ueydenii, 

 Edw., also Western, and the former ascending to 14,000 feet. In connection with 

 some butterfles of high altitudes there are some interestiug remarks by Mr. Bruce, 

 who captured it. The third plate is devoted solely to Debis portlandia, F., with 

 about 25 figures — a complete life-history — and no less than eight 4to pages occupied 

 by its elucidation. 



We need only repeat here the unqualified praise bestowed upon previous parts 

 of Mr. Edwards' work. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 June 28t7i, 1888. — John T. Carrington, Esq., E.L.S., Yice-President, in the Chair. 



Miss M. Eimber and Mr. A. E. Hall were elected Members. 



Mr. Hawes exhibited pupa? of Argynnis Paphia, L.,and A. Adippe, L. Mr. Slater, 

 a specimen of Chverocampa nerii, L., from Zululand. Mr. Tugwell raised a question 

 as to whether the specimen was C. nerii. Mr. South agreed, and suggested that it 

 was probably a species very closely allied to C. nerii. Mr. West, of Streatham, 

 specimens of Chariclea umbra, Hufn., bred from larvce found at Folkestone. Mr. 

 Tugwell, examples of Spilosoma menthrasti, Esp., and var. ochracea, White, bred 

 from ova received from Dundee, the larva? having been fed upon Stinging Nettle. 

 Mr. Tugwell mentioned that he had recently bred several specimens of Sesia sphegi- 

 formis, Fb., the larvae having been found at Tilgate Forest, and remarked that in his 

 experience he was of opinion that the insect was three years in the larval stage, the 

 ova being laid in July/the larva? feeding through that year, the second year they 

 were to be found feeding close to the bark, and fed during the third year, pupating 

 about the second week in May, the perfect insect appearing the first or second week 

 in June! 



July 12th, 1888. — John T. Carrington, Esq., F.L.S., Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. 



Messrs. A. L. Clarke, W. B. Farr, and B. Atherton were elected Members. 



Mr. Weir exhibited a male specimen of Lyccena Icarus, Bott., which he had 

 taken at Lewes in June last. It was remarkable as showing a slight tendency to 

 hermaphroditism, there were on the upper-side of the under-wings two well-defined 

 and several smaller sub-marginal spots, the colour of all the wings in other respects 

 was that of an ordinary male of the species. His attention had been drawn to the 

 insect by the actions of another male of the same species. Some discussion followed. 



