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Lastly, a' female of H. inisippus, which appeared to mimic 

 a Lininas intermediate in colour between L. dorippus and 

 L. chrysippus ; it would therefore appear that where these 

 two species of Limnas were found togetlier and hybridised, 

 the mimicing female of the Hypolininas was found similar in 

 colour to the hybrid. 



Mr. T. R. Billups read a paper on the " Irish Staphyli- 

 nidae," by the Rev. W. F. Johnson. 



DECEMBER i2tk, 1889. 

 T. R. Billups, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. A. Beaumont, F.E.S., was elected a member. 



Mr. W. H. Tugwell exhibited diverse forms of TcBuiocampa 

 gracilis, Fb., pale grey forms from the London District, and 

 red forms from the New Forest. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a series of Peronea sponsana, 

 Fb., from the New Forest, in which the primaries were of a 

 pale grey colour, with a distinct reddish blotcli extending 

 from the middle of the costa more than half way towards 

 the inner margin. Mr. South remarked that on a recent 

 visit to Haslemere he had taken a single specimen of a 

 similar form. Mr. C. G. Barrett said that although he had 

 resided at Haslemere for some years, and had frequently 

 taken the type, he had never met with this variety, and it 

 appeared to be a case of a particular form of a species ex- 

 tending its geographical range. 



Mr. Ince exhibited a collection of Arachnida from Switzer- 

 land. 



Mr. C. Fenn exhibited a volume of original coloured 

 drawings of larvae, pupse, and imagines of Lepidoptera, with 

 food plants. 



