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was red and black, marked as, and closely resembling, an 

 Acrcea. The females shown of the South African sub-species 

 (P. cenea) were equally varied. Some mimicked Amauris 

 dominicana, Trimen, and another Nebroda echeria, var. albi- 

 maculata, Butler, being respectively black and white, and 

 black, yellow, and white. Then there was a singular female, in 

 which the upper wings were like A mauris dominicana, Trimen, 

 whilst the under wings were ochreous, and looked more like 

 those of an Acrcea. It was as if Nature was halting and 

 hesitating as to which species should be mimicked. 



Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited the following exotic Coleop- 

 tera of the family Lamellicornes, or Leaf Horned Beetles, of 

 the sub-family Scarabaediae, amongst which were many rare 

 and beautiful forms of the Genus Phcenus, Onthophagus, 

 Gymnopleurus, and Sisyphus, the most noticeable being 

 Phcsneus festivus, L., P. splendididus, Fab., P. sapharinus, 

 Sturm, and P. principalis, Dup., all from Brazil ; while 

 Onthophagus gazella, Fab., from the Cape of Good Hope, 

 O. capella, Kirby, from New Holland, and O. tages, Oliv., 

 from Hispania, with Gymnopleurus amcens, Boh., from Port 

 Natal, were remarkably fine specimens ; also living British 

 specimens of Rhopalomesites tardii, Curt., from Monaghan, 

 Ireland. 



Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell exhibited specimens of the following 

 Mollusca : Limax agrestis, L., and var. sylvatica, Moq., Amalia 

 gagates, Drap., var. plumbea, Moq., and Avion bouvguignati, 

 Mabille., found by Mr. T. R. Billups in lettuces received from 

 Cherbourg. 



Mr. J. E. Kelsall read a paper on " British Bats/' 



MA Y 12th, 1887. 



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



Messrs. H. J. Turner, F. G. Fenn, and C. H, Morris, 

 were elected members. 



Mr. J. A. Cooper exhibited bred examples of Aleucis 

 pictaria, Curt., Macaria alternata, Hb., Asphalia ridens, 

 Fb., etc. 



