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trees, however, though situated among the denuded trees, had quite 

 escaped. Dr. Sharp suggested that they belonged to a different species ; 

 but Mr. Waterhouse said that he had carefully examined them, and 

 that this was not the case. Mr. McLachlan said that the immunity of 

 the trees referred to was probably due to irregularity in coming into 

 leaf. The discussion was continued by Mr. Elwes, Mr. Champion, 

 Mr. Blandford, Mr. Jacoby, and others. Mr. Tutt exhibited living 

 pupae of Enodia hyperanthus and Epinephele ianira, and pointed out how 

 different the pupae of these two species were in general appearance, 

 structure, and cremastral attachment from each other. He pointed 

 out that these two species had for a long time been erroneously placed 

 in the same genus, but that, in all stages, they were widely separated, 

 and that not only should they be placed in different genera, but that 

 they appeared to belong to different tribes — Enodia hyperanthus being 

 in the Coenonymphidi and Epinephele ianira in the Epinephelidi {vide 

 Entom. Kecord, vii. p. 301). He also exhibited living pupae of Thecla 

 pruni which had been sent to him by Mr. H. Mousley. He called 

 attention to the great resemblance that the pupa bore, in its dorsal 

 aspect, to a bird-dropping. Black in ground colour, the two whitish 

 prothoracic patches, and the similarly coloured metathoracic patch 

 which extended transversely across the constricted waist, give it a 

 resemblance that cannot be misunderstood. Mr. Blandford exhibited 

 live specimens of Callidium variabile, L., bred from the bark of beech 

 timber from Blenheim Park. Mr. A. J. Chitty exhibited two specimens 

 of Osphya bipunctata, F., taken by himself and Mr. J. J. Walker at 

 Chattenden Boughs, and two species of Psylliodes cyanoptera, 111., from 

 Wicken. Canon Fowler exhibited specimens oi Xylctinus ater, Panz., 

 taken by Dr. Chapman in Herefordshire ; this was the first time this 

 beetle had been recorded from this or the neighbouring counties. 

 Mr. Blandford exhibited and described series of Tropical American 

 butterflies from the Godman-Salvin collection, arranged to show the 

 existence and geographical distribution of homoeochromatic groups. 

 Mr. Elwes characterised the exhibit as the most interesting that had 

 been before the Society for many years, and hoped that the series 

 would not be broken up, as was intended, until an opportunity 

 had been found for full discussion of the various questions raised. 

 The latter point was also urged by Dr. Sharp and Col. Swinhoe, and 

 at the conclusion of the meeting Mr. Blandford announced that Mr. 

 Salvin had kindly consented that the series should be kept intact in 

 order that it might form the subject of a special discussion later in the 

 year, and that he himself would defer the publication of his remarks 

 in view of the anticipated re-opening of the matter. Mr. Tutt having 

 carefully examined the specimens of Leiicania Jlavicolor, said that he 

 considered it as highly probable that it was a remarkable form of L. 

 pallens, but that more material was required before a final opinion 

 could be formed. The remarkable transverse (elbowed) line of dots 

 crossing the fore-wings was exactly parallel with that of L. straminea 

 and L. impiira ab. piinctalinea, and for an aberration of this character 

 to occur in L. pallens was as probable as in L. inipura, the typical 

 form of which is but sparingly dotted in the direction of the elbowed 

 line. The hind wings showed almost identical characters in the dark 

 shading, traces of dots in nervures, &c., as the red-aberrations of L. 



