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esculenta) found by Mr. West in an iron-yard at Greenwich, 
and also a specimen of Dedalia quercina, showing the maze 
formed by the coalescence of the spore-bearing tubercles of 
the under surface. 
Mr. Step sent for exhibition the following specimens of 
spider-crabs to illustrate his paper, which was read by the 
Secretary (ante, p. 31): 
1. Macropodia rostratus, typical male and female, and a 
very large aged specimen of the same, together with a 
number of ‘‘ fragments”? mounted to show the sexual differ- 
ences, the curious hooked hairs on the limbs, the closed 
position of the claw terminating the legs, the upper and 
under sides of the chelz, &c. 
2. Inachus dorynchus. 
3. Inachus leptochirus. 
4. Photographs of Maza squinado (a species previously 
exhibited). 
5. Pisa tribulus with a red sponge covering the whole of 
the carapace. 
MAY 13th, 1897. 
Mr. R. SoutuH, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Mr. Stanley Edwards exhibited a large store-box’ of 
insects of all orders, captured by himself at Digne, in South 
France, during the Easter week. He also exhibited a small 
scorpion which he had brought home alive, but which had 
since died, and a specimen of the field cricket. He stated 
that Dr. Chapman, earlier in the year, had sent him larvee 
of Charaxes jastus from Cannes, and he now exhibited the 
pupa of this species. 
Among the species exhibited were—Lepidoptera : Papilio 
podalivius, P. machaon, Thais rumina, var. medesicaste, Gono- 
pteryx rhamn, Pieris daplidice, Leucophasia duponcheli, JER 
sinapts, Colias hyale, Euchloe belia, E. cardamines, Melitea 
athalia, M. aurinea, M. cinxia, Argynms dia, Nemeobius lucina, 
Evebia epistygne, E. nerine, Lycena icarus, L. argiclus, 
L. cyllaris, L. baton, L. melampus, Polyommatus phleas, P. 
dorilis, Thecla rubt, Syrichthus malva, Hemaris fuciformis, 
Macroglossa stellatarum, Saturnia pavonia, &c. Coleoptera: 
Cicindela campestris, Blaps similis, Limonius nigripes, Omophlus 
betula, Trichodes afrarius, Telephorus mgricans, &. Hymen- 
optera: Xylocopa violacia, Polistes gallica. Pseudo-neuro- 
ptera: Ascalaphus coccajus. Orthoptera : Gryllus campestris, 
Tettix bipunctatus, Aplebia subaptera. 
