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urtim, L., bred during 1892 in Sutherlandshire, N.B., -which were generally dark in 

 colour, and with markings well defined. Mr. Sauze, a small collection of Ichneu- 

 monidw, captured in the perfect state. Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited specimens of a 

 group of the Nymphalince from the African region, mimicking others from the groups 

 DanaincB and Acrceinoe. An interesting discussion ensued. The question as to the 

 excursions of the Society during the ensuing summer was put to the meeting, and it 

 was decided to discuss the matter at the meeting of April 13th, before coming to a 

 final decision. It is hoped that a large attendance may result on April 13th, more 

 especially of the younger members, for whose benefit the excursions have in past 

 seasons been arranged. — F. W. Hawes and H. Williams, Son. Secretaries. 



Entomologicai, Society op London : February 22nd, 1893. — Henry John 

 Elwes, Esq., F.L.S., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Kenneth J. Morton, of Qlenview Cottage, Carluke, N. B. ; Herr A. F. 

 Nonfried, of Eakonitz, Bohemia ; and Mr. Charles B. Taylor, of Eae Town, Kings- 

 ton, Jamaica, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Mr. P. J. Hanbury exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Percy H. Euss, of Sligo, several 

 long and very variable series of Agrotis tritiei, A. valligera, and A. cursoria, to- 

 gether with Irish forms of many other species, some of which were believed to be 

 new to Ireland. Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher and iVIr. J. W. Tutt made some remarks 

 on the species. 



Mr. E. W. Lloyd exhibited specimens of a species of Acarus found in New 

 Zealand wheat. He stated that Mr. A. D. Michael had examined the specimens, 

 and pronounced them to belong to Tyroglyphus farina, a species which had been 

 known for over a hundred years as a destroyer of corn, and was only too abundant 

 all over Europe, and probably over the temperate regions of the world. 



Dr. T. A. Chapman exhibited, by means of the oxy-hydrogen lantern, photo- 

 graphs of the larva of Nemeohius Lucina in its first stage, showing the conjoined 

 dorsal tubercles, each carrying two hairs, which are remarkable in being divided into 

 two branches. For comparison he also showed, by means of the lantern, drawings of 

 the young larva of Papilio Ajax, after Scudder, and of a portion of a segment of 

 Smerinthus popitli,&s the only instances known to him of similar dichotomous hairs 

 in Lepidopterous larvse. Mr. E. B. Poulton pointed out that he had described the 

 forked hairs of Smerinthus in the Entomological Society's " Transactions " for 1885, 

 and that such hairs were even better developed in the genus Heniaris, originally 

 desci'ibed, as he believed, by Curtis. Mr. Poulton also said that he had noticed 

 similar forked hairs covering the newly hatched larvse of Geometra papilionaria. 



Mr. Poulton exhibited, and made remarks on, a number of cocoons of Halias 

 prasinana, in order to show the changes of colour produced in them by their 

 surroundings ; he also exhibited the coloured background employed by him in his 

 recent experiments on the colours of larvse and pupae, and illustrated his remarks by 

 numerous drawings on the black-board. 



Dr. Chapman read a paper — which was illusti-ated by the oxy-hydrogen lantern 

 — entitled, " On some neglected Points in the Structure of the Pupa of Heterocerous 

 Lepidoptera, and their Probable Yalue in Classification." A discussion ensued, in 

 which Mr. Elwes, Mr. Poulton, Mr. Champion, and Mr. Merrifield took part. 



