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Mr. Adkin also exhibited examples, and read a paper on 

 the cocoons of Eriogaster lanestris, L. (p. 6^). 



Mr. Cooper exhibited some black-dotted specimens of 

 Porthesia chrysorrhxa, L., received some years back from 

 Whittlesea Mere, Cambridgeshire, 



Mr. C. G. Barrett remarked that the position of the black 

 dots in these specimens indicated the sub-terminal line and 

 a discoidal spot ; Loelia ccenosa, occasionally showed by a dot 

 or two where these markings would be. 



Mr. R. South mentioned that species from Japan allied to 

 P. chrysorrhoea were strongly marked with black. 



Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited the following species of Mol- 

 lusca obtained from drift collected by Mr. C. G. Barrett in 

 Wales : — Anojnia ephippium, Buccinimn undatuni (fry), Bar- 

 heia rubra, Capiiliis ungaricus, Cardium fasciatum, Cerithium 

 reticulatum, C. perversmn, Cerithiopsis tubercularis, Circe 

 minima, Cyamiuni m,inutum, Defrancia linearis, Eulima dis- 

 torta, Helcio7i pellucidum, Lacuna crassior (young), L. puteolus, 

 Lasea rubra, Littorina littorea, L. neritoides, L. rudis, Mactra 

 stultorum, Modiolaria discus, Murex erinaceus, Mytilus edulis, 

 Nassa incrassata, Natica alderi (^with fry), N. alderi var. alba, 

 Nucula nucleus, Odeorbis subcarinata, Odostomia indistincta, 

 O. plicata, O. spiralis. Patella vulgata, Pecten opercularis, P. 

 pusio, Phasianella pullus and vars. — millepunctata, Cockerell 

 (Zool. 1887, p. 116), previously recorded from Ireland, ziczac, 

 Cockerell (Nat. World, 1885, p. 218), and bicolor, Mont, (new 

 to Britain) ; Rissoa cancellata (young) ; R, costata, R. parva, 

 R. punctura, R. seniistriata, R. striata, Saxicava arctica, 

 Scalaria communis, Spenea planorbis, Tectura Virginia, Tro- 

 chus cinerarius, T. tumidus, T. zizyphinus, Urticulus trunca- 

 tulus, Venus ovata. 



Among the Foraminifera there were representatives of 

 Cristellaria, Miliolina, and Cassididina. There were also 

 numerous specimens of Echinocyamus pusillus (the green pea 

 urchin), and many fragments of Echinodermata. 



Mr. J. Jenner Weir exhibited wet and dry season forms 

 of Jimonia asterie, L., Junonia almana, L., and Melanitis 

 ismene, Cram., and contributed a short paper on the species 

 {vide p. 65). 



MARCH lotk, 1892, 

 C. G. Barrett, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited pallid forms of the following 

 British Rhopalocera, viz. : Satyrus semele, L., ? ; Epinephele 



