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smooth spineless larvae with bifid tails superficially ally 

 Charaxes with the Satyrinae. 



The species of this genus come to sugar. The larva of 

 Charaxes jasius feeds on the strawberry tree {Arbutus unedd) 

 from May to August, it is figured in Lang's plate xxxvi. As 

 far as construction goes, Charaxes comes near the South 

 American genera Aganisthos and Agrias, being the most 

 massively formed of the known Nymphalinge. 



Mr. C. Fenn exhibited Odontia dentalis, Schifif. (bred from 

 Echiuni), Hyria imiricata, Hufn., Anerastia lotella, Hb., 

 Crambus uliginoselhis, 2jtS\.., C. contaniinellus, Hb., and 

 Sericoris conchana, Hb., from Deal and neighbourhood. 



Mr. Mera exhibited living larvae of Acronycta tridens, 

 Schiff., from Felixstowe, and remarked on the difference 

 between them and A. psi, L. 



Mr. F. W. Frohawk exhibited Pieris napi, L., from the New 

 Forest, Balham, and Aldershot ; three female specimens 

 showing gradations in the formation of an additional spot 

 between the third and fourth nervules ; one male specimen 

 entirely white above. Mr. Frohawk also exhibited a banded 

 form o{ Pararge inegcera, L., taken at Chattenden, in 1861. 



Mr. J. H. Carpenter exhibited bred examples of Thecla 

 rubi, L., having the undersides strongly marked with white 

 spots. 



Mr. W. West exhibited the pale variety of Gnophos 

 obscuraria, Hb., from Lewes, Sussex, and a specimen of 

 Mania typica, L., with two tibiae and tarsi on the left front 

 femur. 



Mr. Billups exhibited several species of scarce British 

 Diptera ; amongst others, Nemorcea strenua, Meig., taken at 

 Oxshott on the nth July last: as regards this species Mr. 

 Billups stated that at p. 230 of the current Ent. Mo. Mag., 

 Dr. Meade described this species as not common, he had 

 taken both sexes in Oxfordshire in 1883 ; it was also in Miss 

 Decie's collection, captured at Westward Ho, and one speci- 

 men was captured by Mr. Harwood of Colchester. Eristalis 

 sepulchralis, L., a male of this scarce Dipteron was taken at 

 Plumstead by himself, on the 17th July last; also a female 

 of Hypodervia bovis, Deg. He said, with reference to this 

 species, that "it was very rare indeed to find it in the perfect 

 or imago stage ; it belonged to the sub-family ^stridcE, Leach 

 (Bot-flies, Breeze-flies). The larvae livins: in sub-cutaneous 

 galls or bots beneath the skin of various animals ; the larvae 

 of the species shown being found in the month of May in 

 galls or tumours on the backs of cattle ; when fully-fed, which 



