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Entomological Society of London : February ^th, 1894. — IIeniiy John 

 Elwes, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



The President announced that he had nominated the E.t. Hon. Lord Walsing- 

 ham, LL.D., F.R.S. ; Professor Edward B. Poulton, M.A., F.R.S. ; and Colonel 

 Charles Swinhoe, M.A., F.L.S. ; Vice-Presidents of the Society for the Session 

 1894—95. 



Mr. Walter F. Baker, of 18, Hyde Terrace, Leeds; Mr. Percy M. Bright, of 

 Eoccabruna, Bournemouth ; Professor Lewis Corapton Miall, F.R.S., of the Yorkshire 

 College, Leeds ; and Mr. Edwin Wilson, of Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge ; were 

 elected Fellows of the Society. 



Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited, on behalf of Mr. J. M. Adye, a specimen of Plusia 

 moneta, Fabr., which had been captured at Christchurch, Hants, and remarked that 

 this species, which had been found in this country for the first time so recently as 

 June, 1890, was apparently becoming a permanent resident here, as it had since been 

 taken in several of the southern counties. The food-plant, Aconitum napellus, ^ 

 though rare in England as a wild plant, was very common in gardens. Mr. Jenner 

 Weir also exhibited a nearly black specimen of Venilia macuJaria, L., the yellow 

 markings being reduced to a few small dots. 



Mr. Hamilton H. Druce exhibited a female specimen of Hypochrysops scintilJ ans , 

 lately received by him from Mioko, New Ireland. He said that only the male of 

 this species had been as y«t described. 



Mr. F. Enock exhibited a nest of the British trap-door spider, Atypus piceus, 

 recently found near Hastings by Mrs. Enock. 



Mr. W. F. H. Blandford stated that he had recently obtained an additional 

 species of Scolyto-plafypus from Japan, which, though closely allied to the species 

 he had formerly described, showed a very distinct modification of the male pro- 

 sternum. 



Mr. M. Jacoby exhibited and i-emarked on a specimen of Leptispa pygmcBa, 

 Baly, which was doing much injury to sugar cane in the Bombay Presidency of 

 India. Mr. G. C. Champion stated that he had found an allied species on bamboo. 



Dr. P. A. Dixey read a paper (which was illustrated by the oxy-hydrogen lantern) 

 entitled, " On the Phylogeny of the Fierina as illustrated by their wing markings 

 and geographical distribution." A long discussion ensued, in which the President, 

 Mr. Osbert Salvin, Mr. Jacoby, Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. Jenner Weir, Mr. Hampson, 

 and Mr. Kenrick took part. 



Dr. T. A. Chapman read a paper, entitled, " Some notes on those species of 

 Micro-Lepidoptera, allied to Micropteryx, whose larvae are external feeders, and 

 chiefly on the early stages of Eriocepliala caUhella." Mr. Hampson and the Presi- 

 dent made some remarks on the subject of the paper. 



Mr. Hamilton H. Druce read a paper, entitled, " Description of the female of 

 Hypochrysops sciiitillans, Butl." 



The Rev. Dr. Walker coairaunicated a paper by Mr. E. H. F. Eippon, entitled, 

 " Description of a variety of Ornithoptera (Priamopiera) Uroilliana." — H. Goss 

 and W. W. Fowler, Hon. Secretaries. 



