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consisted of three distinct femora, tibiae and tarsi, apparently originating 

 from a single coxa ; he also exhibited specimens of Ledra aurita. 



Mr. G. A. James Rothney sent for exhibition a series of specimens of 

 two species of Indian ants {Myrmicaria subcarinata, Sra., and Aphcenog aster 

 (messor) barbarus, L., var. punctatus, Forel), which had recently been deter- 

 mined for him by Dr. Forel. He also communicated notes on the subject, 

 in whichit was stated that Myrmicaria subcarinata, Sm., was not uncommon 

 in Bengal, and formed its nests by excavating the earth round trees, and 

 throwing it up in mounds of fine grains. The author also stated that both 

 sexes of this species swarmed early in the " rains," from about July 7th to 

 July 10th. Of the second species — Aphcenog aster barbarus var. punctatus, 

 Forel — Mr. Rothney observed that it, like the bee, Apis dorsata, seemed 

 to have a great partiality for the gardens and buildings of the old Mogul 

 F2mperors in the North-West Provinces and in the Punjaub, the bee dis- 

 figuring the arches and roofs with its huge nests, and the ant frequenting 

 the gardens and steps. 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild communicated a paper entitled " On a 

 little-known species of Papilio from the Island of Lifu, Loyalty Group." 

 The paper was illustrated by a beautifully coloured drawing, by Mr. F. W. 

 Frohawk, of the male, variety of the male, female, and under-side of the 

 species. 



March 9, 1892.— Mr. Frederick DuCane Godman,F.R.S., President, 

 in the chair. 



Captain Clement Alfred Righy Browne, R.E., care of Messrs. Grindlay, 

 Groome, and Co., of Bombay ; His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, LL.D., 

 Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, of Devonshire House, 78, 

 Piccadilly, W. ; Mr. J. H. Leslie, of 44, Cheriton Square, Upper Tooting, 

 S.W. ; Mr. R. M. Lightfoot, of Bree Street, Cape Town, Cape of Good 

 Hope; and Mr. Sidney Robinson, of Goldsmith's Hall, E.C., were elected 

 Fellows of the Society. 



Professor C. Stewart, President of the Linnean Society, exhibited and 

 made remarks on specimens of Cystoccelia immaculata, an Orthopterous 

 insect from Namaqualand, in which the female is far more conspicuously 

 coloured than the male, and the stridulating apparatus of the male differs 

 in certain important details from that of other species. A long and inte- 

 resting discussion ensued, in which Dr. Sharp, Mr. Poulton, Mr. Distant, 

 Mr. H. J. Elwes, Colonel Swinhoe, and Mr. Hampson took part. 



Mr. Elwes exhibited specimens of Ribes aureum which were covered 

 with galls, as to the nature of which the Scientific Committee of the 

 Horticultural Society desired to have the opinion of the Entomological 

 Society. Mr. Fenn, Mr. Tutt, aud Mr. Barrett made some remarks on 

 these galls. Mr. Elwes also exhibited a large number of species of 

 Heterocera recently collected by Mr. Dohcrtv in South-east Borneo aud 



