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collection of Australian Coleoptera and Homoptera. Mr. Hamm, a series of Chry- 

 sophaniis Phlceas, L., vars., one being an intermediate var., Schmidtii, Gl-erh. ; a 

 series of Hylernia leucophearia, Schiff., showing extreme range of variation ; a 

 series of bred Agrotis sauoia, Hb"., all very liglit, and following the female form ; a 

 striking var. of Apamea unanimis, Tr. ; also a specimen of Lithosia griseola, Hb., 

 of a brown instead of a leaden hue. Mr. Williams, a long bred series of Pieris 

 napi, L., showing extreme variation, and read a short paper thereon. Mr. Sauze, 

 insects taken at Seal Chart, during the Society's Field Meeting, on May 1 9th. Mr. 

 Turner, two specimens of the Homopteron, Centrotus cornutus, taken by Mr. Lewcock 

 at the same place. — Hr. J. Tuenee, Hon. Sec. 



Entomological Society or London : May 2nd, 1894. — Heney John Elwes, 

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



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a specimen of Argynnis Aglaia, var. Charlotta, taken 

 by th'3 late Rev. James Watson in the New Forest in 1870. 



Mr. J. A. Clark exhibited a curious variety of Chelonia Caja, having an extra- 

 ordinary wedge-shaped marking extending from the outer margin to the base of the 

 left hind-wing, and also, on the same wing, a small spot. It was brown and white 

 in colour, and had the appearance of having been taken from the fore-wing and 

 inserted in the hind-wing. The specimen was said to have been taken at Abbotts 

 Wood in July, 1892. 



Prof. E. B. Poulton exhibited living specimens of the larvae of Gastropacha 

 quercifolia, surrounded respectively during the early stages of growth by black 

 twigs and lichen coloured twigs, the food being the same in both cases. All the 

 larvae were shown upon a white paper background, but examples of the surrounding 

 twigs which produced the change of colour were shown beside each batch. Mr. 

 Merrifield made some remarks on the subject. 



Mr. E. Meyrick communicated a paper, entitled, " On Pyralidina from the 

 Malay Archipelago." 



Mr. C. J. Gahan read a paper, entitled, " A Supplemental List of the Longicorn 

 Coleoptera obtained by Mr. J. J. Walker, E.N., during the voyage of H.M.S. 

 ' Penguin.' " 



June Gth, 1894. — The President in the Chair. 



Dr. K. Jordan, of " The Museum," Tring, and the Honble. Nathaniel C. 

 Eothschild, of Tring Park, Tring, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Mr. W. F. H. Blandford exhibited a series of eleven male specimens of Rhina 

 barhirostris , from British Honduras, of which the largest and smallest examples 

 measure respectively 60 and 17 mm. The difference in bulk, supposing the propor- 

 tions to be identical, is as 43 to 1. He remarked that this variation of the size is 

 especially common in the BrenthidcB, CossonidcB, and other wood-boring Coleoptera. 

 The President, Dr. Sharp, the Rev. Canon Fowler, Mr. Jaeoby, the Honble. Walter 

 Eothschild, Mr. Merrifield, and Mr. Champion took part in the discussion which 

 ensued. 



Mr. A. J. Chitty exhibited specimens of Cardiophorus equiseti taken near 

 Braunton, on the north coast of Devon, in May, 1891. Mr. Champion and Mr. 

 Blandford made some remarks on the species. 



