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  Election 
  of 
  FeUoivs. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Henry 
  A. 
  Hill, 
  of 
  132, 
  Haverstock 
  Hill, 
  Hampstead, 
  

   N.W. 
  ; 
  Mr. 
  Frank 
  Nelson 
  Pierce, 
  of 
  143, 
  Smithdown 
  Lane, 
  

   Liverpool; 
  and 
  Mr. 
  Carleton 
  F. 
  Tuffnell, 
  of 
  Greenlands, 
  

   Border 
  Crescent, 
  Sydenham, 
  S.E., 
  were 
  elected 
  Fellows 
  of 
  

   the 
  Societyo 
  

  

  Exhibitions, 
  <&c. 
  

  

  Dr. 
  D. 
  Sharp 
  exhibited 
  and 
  commented 
  on 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  

   photographs 
  of 
  various 
  species 
  of 
  Lucanidce 
  belonging 
  to 
  

   Mous. 
  Eene 
  Oberthilr. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  C. 
  G. 
  Barrett 
  exhibited 
  specimens 
  of 
  local 
  forms 
  

   and 
  varieties 
  of 
  Lepidoptera, 
  taken 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Percy 
  Russ, 
  

   near 
  Sligo, 
  including 
  Pieris 
  napi, 
  var. 
  nea,r 
  bi-yonice 
  ; 
  AntJio- 
  

   charis 
  cardamines 
  (male), 
  with 
  the 
  orange 
  blotch 
  edged 
  

   with 
  yellow, 
  and 
  yellowish 
  forms 
  of 
  the 
  female 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  

   species 
  ; 
  very 
  blue 
  forms 
  of 
  Polyommatus 
  alsus 
  ; 
  males 
  of 
  

   P. 
  alexis, 
  with 
  the 
  hind 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  under 
  wings 
  spotted 
  

   with 
  black, 
  and 
  very 
  handsome 
  forms 
  of 
  the 
  female 
  ; 
  also 
  

   varied 
  series 
  of 
  Agrotis 
  cursoria, 
  A. 
  tritici, 
  A. 
  valligera, 
  

   Hydrcecia 
  micacea, 
  H. 
  nictitans, 
  Eitunda 
  lutulenta, 
  Hadena 
  

   protea, 
  Odontoptera 
  bidentata, 
  Cidaria 
  immanata, 
  C. 
  testata, 
  

   C. 
  pyraliata, 
  and 
  Boarmia 
  repandata. 
  

  

  The 
  Eev. 
  S. 
  St. 
  John 
  exhibited 
  two 
  specimens 
  of 
  Lycana 
  

   argiades, 
  taken 
  in 
  Somersetshire 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Marsh 
  in 
  1884 
  ; 
  

   three 
  specimens 
  of 
  DeilepJdla 
  eupJwrbice, 
  bred 
  from 
  larvae 
  

   found 
  feeding 
  on 
  EupJiorbia 
  paralias 
  on 
  the 
  Cornish 
  coast 
  in 
  

   September, 
  1889 
  ; 
  and 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  various 
  forms 
  of 
  Anchocelis 
  

   pistacina, 
  all 
  taken 
  in 
  a 
  garden 
  at 
  Arundel. 
  Lord 
  Walsing- 
  

   ham, 
  Mr. 
  Barrett, 
  and 
  Mr. 
  McLachlan 
  took 
  part 
  in 
  the 
  dis- 
  

   cussion 
  which 
  ensued. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jenner 
  Weir 
  exhibited 
  two 
  dusky 
  specimens 
  ( 
  ^ 
  and 
  

   ? 
  ) 
  of 
  Zygmia 
  minos, 
  which 
  had 
  been 
  captured 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Blagg 
  

   in 
  Carnarvonshire. 
  Li 
  these 
  specimens 
  the 
  upper, 
  and 
  in 
  a 
  

   less 
  degree 
  the 
  lower, 
  wings 
  were 
  much 
  suffused 
  with 
  black, 
  

   and 
  but 
  faint 
  red 
  markings 
  were 
  visible. 
  Mr. 
  Weir 
  said 
  they 
  

   were 
  not 
  absolutely 
  cases 
  of 
  complete 
  melanism, 
  but 
  he 
  

   suggested 
  that 
  that 
  the 
  word 
  " 
  phfeism 
  "— 
  from 
  (pato?, 
  dusky 
  — 
  

   would 
  be 
  a 
  correct 
  word 
  to 
  use 
  ni 
  this 
  and 
  similar 
  departures 
  

  

  PROC. 
  ENT. 
  SOC. 
  LOND., 
  IV., 
  1891. 
  F 
  

  

  