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Mr. J. Fenn exhibited an unusual variety of Ellopia fasciaria. 



Mr. Stainton exhibited several remarkable varieties of well-known species of Lepi- 

 doptera from the collection of Mr. W. H. Bibbs, of Worcester, including Vanessa 

 Urticse, V. Atalanta, Arge Galalhea, Arctia Caja, Eriogaster lanestris, &c. 



Mr. Percy Wormald exhibited a specimen of Limnephilus nobilis of Kolenati, a 

 Trichopterous insect new to Britain, which had been captured at Ruislip, Middlesex, 

 on the 29th of September, 1S62. 



Sir John Hearsey exhibited a collection of thirty-two species of Sphingidae from 

 India. 



Papers read. 



Mr. W. W. Saunders read a further paper on the genus Catascopus, and gave 

 descriptions of seven new species, from Mr. A. R. Wallace's collection, under the names 

 of C. Wallacei, C. versicolor, C. ruficollis, C. Isevipennis, C. elongatus, C. punctipennis 

 and C. 93neus. Specimens of these, with other species of the genus, were exhibited to 

 the Meeting. 



Mr. Waterhouse read some " Notes on Omalium riparium, Thorns., Homalota 

 laevana, Muls., Kr., H. dilaticornis, Kraatz, and H. nigrilula." Specimens of these 

 species were exhibited to the Meelinif. 



Mr. Walker communicated a paper entitled " Characters of Undescribed South- 

 African Lepidoptera-Heterocera, in the collection of W. S. M. D'Urban, Esq." 



Major Parry communicated a paper enlilled "A few Observations upon Lucanus 

 Lama, Oliv., and its Synonymy." 



The President read some " Observations on Ants of Equatorial Africa," containing 

 a criticism of some of the statements of M. Du Chaillu with respect to the ants of that 

 region. 



Mr. W. F. Kirby read a paper " On the Geographical Distribution of European 

 Rhopalocera," in which the author expressed himself as an adherent to the Darwinian 

 theory of the origin and development of species. 



Annual Genehal Meetinh. 



January 26, 1863. 



Feedehick Smith, Esq., President, in the chair. 



An Abstract of the Treasurer's Accounts for 1862, and the Annual Report of the 

 Council on the general concerns of the Society, were read. 



The following gentlemen were elected Members of the Council for the ensuing year. 

 Messrs. Dunning, Grut, Sir John Hearsey, M'Lachlan, Pascne, W. W. Saunders, E. 

 Shepherd, F. Smith, Stainton, S. Stevens, Wateihouse, J. J. Weir and Professor West- 

 wood. 



The following Officers were then elected fur the ensuing year. Jilr. F. Smith, 

 President; Mr. S. Stevens, Treasurer ; Messrs. Shepherd and Dunning, Secretaries; 

 Mr. Janson, Curator. 



