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central band on the superior wings being absent. Mr. Wellraan, bred examples of 

 Plusia Chryson, Esp., and Eugonia autumnaria, Wernb., and stated he had bred 

 nine females and only two males of the latter. Mr. Joy, bred specimens of Geometra 

 vernaria, Hb., and Pseudoterpna pruinata, Hufn. Mr. C. A. Briggs, Zygcena 

 meliloti, Esp., taken this year by Mr. Meek in the New Forest. Mr. Robson, living 

 larvee of Panolis piniperda, Panz. Mr. Carrington, specimens of Boarmia repandata, 

 L., sent him by Mr. Batty, and called attention to the melanic appearance of the 

 specimens ; this exhibit gave rise to a discussion on Melanism, Messrs. West, Weir, 

 Step, Carrington, and others taking part. Mr. West, of Streatham, exhibited a 

 short series of Homceosoma sinuella, H., taken near Brighton. Mr. Weir, an ex- 

 ample of Myrmeleon europceus, bi'ed by him from a larva taken at Fontainbleau, 1887. 



Mr. Carrington made some observations on a fortnight's collecting on the 

 Chiltern Hills, and as to the late appearance of various species of Lepidoptera. 



Mr. Weir read an extract from a letter from Mr. Cockerell, dated 21st May, 

 1888, referring to Gonepteryx Cleopatra and rhamni.- — H. W. Barker, Son. Sec. 



Entomological Society of London: Aug. 1st, 1888. — Dr. D. Sharp, F.L.S., 

 President, in the Chair. 



The Rev. R. Walton-Lewis, B.A., of Cape Colony, was elected a Fellow of the 

 Society. 



Mr. F. Du Cane Godman, F.R.S., exhibited a large number of species of Lepid- 

 optera and Diptera recently collected for him in Mexico by Mr. Herbert Smith. 



Mr. White exhibited parasites bred from Bombyx neustria, and a living example 

 of Metrodes Guyoni, found at Dartford, and believed to have been introduced with 

 Esparto grass from Tunis. 



Mr. Enock exhibited a stem of barley, showing the appearance of the plant 

 under an attack of Hessian Fly. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a number of galls collected at Byfleet, Surrey, in July 

 last, by Mr. Leonard Stevens ; also a specimen of Coleophora solitariella, with 

 ichneumons bred from it. 



Mr. Edward Saunders exhibited a specimen of Catephia alchymista, captured 

 by his son at St. Leonards, in June last. He also exhibited specimens of a rare Ant 

 (Anochetus Gliiliani), taken at Tangier by Mr. G-. Lewis. One of these he had 

 submitted to Dr. Emery, of Bologna, who thought that, although ocelli were present, 

 the specimen was probably intermediate between a worker and a female,- and that 

 possibly the true female did not exist. 



Mr. Pascoe exhibited a number of species of Coleoptera recently collected in 

 Germany and the Jura Mountains, and read a note correcting the synonymy of certain 

 species of Brachycerus recently described by him in the "Transactions" of the Society. 

 He stated that the corrections had been suggested by Mons. Peringuey and Mons. 

 Aurivillius. 



Prof. Westwood communicated a paper entitled " A List of the Diurnal Lepid- 

 optera collected in Northern Celebes by Dr. Sydney Hickson, with descriptions of 

 now species." — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



