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NOVEMBER \%th t 1886. 

 R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited a female specimen of 

 Prosopis punctulatissima, Sm., taken at South Hayling, June, 

 1886, and said that this very rare short-tongued bee had 

 hitherto only been recorded from Birch Wood, Kent, where it 

 was taken some twenty-five years since by the late Mr. F. 

 Smith. 



Mr. Billups also exhibited two drawers of Ichneumonidce, 

 containing types of most of the genus from the Ichneumonides 

 to the Cryptides ; also large series of most of the Chrysididce, 

 showing his improved system of mounting these very fragile 

 insects, and his new mode of labelling, obviating the necessity 

 of keeping a journal. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited Ptilophora plumigera, Esp. 



Mr. R. South exhibited three instances of parallelism in 

 the coloration of the female of Lyccena icarus, Rott., and 

 L. bellargus, Rott., two being well-marked examples of their 

 respective types, and one being a variety of L. bellargus, 

 coming close to var. ceronus, Esper., but lacking the orange 

 spots on the forewings. If these had been present it would 

 have exactly corresponded with the variety of icarus ex- 

 hibited by its side. There was also shown a curious form of 

 the male of Lyccena corydon, Fb., with distinct ocelli on the 

 forewings, and a specimen of L. icarus from the Isle of Hoy, 

 having a strong tinge of the bellargus blue on the inferior 

 wings. 



Mr. W. G. Sheldon exhibited a specimen of the genus 

 Xanthia which, Mr. South stated, was known in this country 

 as var. ocellaris of Xanthia gilv ago, Esp., and probably identical 

 with Xanthia ocellaris, Bork. 



Some discussion ensued, in which Messrs. South, Adkin, 

 Carrington, Sheldon, and Williams, took part. 



