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eluding dark forms of Polyommatus Phlceas ; Lyccena Astrarche, in which the orange 

 marginal band is very brilliant on upper and under-sides of both wings ; Lyccena 

 Argus, the females of which are much suffused with blue, probably var. CalUopis ; 

 a series of Vanessa urticce, var. lehnusa, bred from larTSB found at Vizzavona (4000 

 feet) ; and many others. 



Mr. Gt. C. Champion exhibited, for Mr. Gt. A. J. Eothney, a number of Methoea 

 ichneumonides, Latr. (female), taken at Bexhill, Sussex, showing great variation 

 from the usual large black and red form to a small and nearly black one. 



Dr. D. Sharp exhibited a pupa of Qalleria melonella, on which the eggs of a 

 parasitic Hymenopteron (as he believed) had been deposited while the insect was in 

 the cocoon. He also exhibited, from the collection of Alexander Fry, Esq., the 

 hitherto unique Aprostoma planifrons, Westw. The genus was correctly assigned 

 by Westwood to the Colydiidce, though described as a Brenthid. 



Mr. J. J. Walker exhibited the following species of Halobates, viz., H. sericeus, 

 Esch., from the Pacific ; H. sohrinus, B. White, from the Marquesas Islands ; H. 

 Wiillerstorffi, Esch., from the Marquesas Islands ; H. princeps, White, from the 

 China Sea ; and a female of H. Wullerstorfl with ova attached. 



Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher showed a variable series of seventy-five Cymatophora or, 

 bred in 1893 from larva from Sutherland, a series of about forty 0. ocularis bred-in 

 from stock from Oundle. Also a series of thirty-three moths, all females, supposed 

 to be hybrids between C. ocularis male and C. or female, from the above stock in 

 each case, bred as a second brood in August and September, 1893. The supposed 

 hybrids resembled the female parent, except that both orbicular and reniform stig- 

 mata were very conspicuous, whereas in C. or they are usually inconspicuous and 

 the orbicular are sometimes wanting. 



Mr. F. J. Hanbury exhibited a specimen of Leucania vitellina, taken at Brocken- 

 hurst on August 24th, 1893, by Mrs. Hanbury, and another taken by himself at 

 Freshwater, Isle of Wight, on September 7th ; also an extraordinary Gonepteryx 

 rhamni, showing red blotches at the tips of the fore-wings, taken by a gardener at 

 Walthamstow, Essex. 



Mr. C. Gr. Barrett exhibited a gynandrous Argynnis Paphia, recently taken in 

 the New Forest by Mr. Cardew. 



Mr. J. M. Adye exhibited a specimen of Deilephila livornica recently caught at 

 Christchurch, Hants. 



Mr. Elwes exhibited and described two species of the genus CEneis {Chionohas, 

 Bdv.), (E. Beani and (E. Alberto, from North America, which had not been previously 

 described, and stated that he had prepared, with Mr. Edwards' assistance, a revision 

 of this very difficult genus, which would be read at the November Meeting. 



Mr. Osbert Salvin communicated a paper, entitled, " Description of a new genus 

 and species {Baronia hrevicornis) of Papilionidce from Mexico," and exhibited both 

 sexes. 



Dr. Sharp read a paper, entitled, " On the Cost and Value of Insect Collections." 

 Mr. W. F. H. Blandford, Mr. McLachlan, Mr. Jacoby, Mr. Waterhouse, and the 

 President, took part in the discussion which ensued. 



Professor Auguste Forel communicated a paper, entitled, " Formicides de 

 I'Antille St. Vincent, r^coltdes par Mons. H. H. Smith." 



Mr. W. F. H. Blandford read a paper, entitled, " Description of a New Sub- 

 family of the ScolytidcB." The President, Mr. Jacoby, and Mr. Waterhouse took 

 part in the discussion which ensued. — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



