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slightly purplish; eyes red- brown; face opaline whity brown; 

 palpi whity brown, second joint with opaline white scales ; pectus 

 and legs steel-blue ; terminal joints of hind tarsi whitish below ; 

 venter nacreous, the base broadly whitish followed by a still 

 broader dull steel-blue band, beyond this a second whitish band 

 or patch and then a second steel-blue band ; anal fringes ochraceous 

 and smoky black. Expanse of wings 35 mm. 



Toro, June 16th, 1900. 



I have named this remarkable insect in honour of my colleague, 

 Sir George Hampson, Bart., who is engaged upon a complete 

 Catalogue and Revision of the African Lepidoptera Heterocera. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE I. 



Fig. 1. Acrma orinata ? , p. 48. 



2. Diestogyiia amaranta $ , p. 47. 



3. „ „ ?,P.47. 



4. Harma johnstoni $ , p. 47. 



5. „ „ ?,P.47. 



6. Fseudaihyma phdonica $ , p. 48. 



7. Aphneetis hollandi $ , p. 49. 



8. Cryptomima hampsoni $ , p. 50. 



February 4, 1902. 



Prof. G. B. Howes, LL.D., F.R.S., Yice- President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of January 1902 : — 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of January were 87 in number. Of these 32 were acquired 

 by presentation and 3 by purchase, 47 were received on deposit, 

 4 were born in the Menagerie, and 1 was received in exchange. 

 The total number of departures during the same period, by death 

 and removals, was 168. 



Amongst the additions attention may be specially directed to : — 



1. A female White-tailed Gnu (Gonnochcetes gnu), born in the 

 Menagerie on January 10th, from one of the females presented 

 by Mr. C. D. Rudd, F.Z.S., in August 1901. 



2. Nine Pheasant-tailed Jacanas {Hydrophasianus chirurgus) 

 from India, presented by Mr. Frank Finn, F.Z.S., on January 11th. 



This peculiar bird is new to our collection, and we are greatly 

 obliged to Mr. Finn for sending us the specimens, as also to 

 Mr. Knifton, of the P. & 0. s.s. ' Malta,' under whose care they 

 were placed dviring the voyage home. 



3. Three Red River- Hogs {Fotamochcerus penicillatus), born in 

 the Menagerie on January 27th. 



The breeding of the Red River- Hog in captivity is a noticeable 



