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Sambawa. Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. Hampson, and Mr. Distant took part in 

 the discussion which ensued. 



Mr. Barrett exhibited a series of specimens of Noctua f estiva, bred by Mr. 

 G. B. Hart, of Dublin, which represented most of the known forms of the 

 species, including the Shetland type and the form formerly described as a 

 distinct species under the name of Noctua conflua. Mr. Fenn and Mr. 

 Tutt made some remarks on the specimens. 



Mr. W. C. Boyd exhibited a specimen of Dianthecia Barrettii, taken at 

 Ilfracombe last summer. It was remarked that Mr. W. F. H. Blandford 

 had recorded the capture of D. Barrettii — which had until recently been 

 supposed to be confined to Ireland — from Pembrokeshire, and that its 

 capture had also since been recorded from Cornwall. 



Mr. Tutt exhibited specimens of Folia xanthomista from Mr. Gregson's 

 collection, which had recently been sent to him by Mr. Sydney Webb. 

 They included, amongst others, a specimen much suffused with yellow, 

 and resembling Hiibner's type and Gregson's type of var. statices, which 

 Mr. Tutt stated was practically identical with Treitschke's nigrocincta. 

 He remarked that certain localities appeared to produce different forms 

 of this species, responding largely to their environment as far as colour is 

 concerned, and were thus protected by resemblance to their surroundings. 



Mr. G. A. James Bothney exhibited and read notes on a large collection 

 of Indian Ants which he had made in Bengal between 1872 and 1886, 

 comprising some 90 species. He stated that 18 of these species had been 

 described by Dr. Mayr in his paper entitled " Ameisen Fauna Asiens," 

 1878 ; he also said that Dr. Forel had recently identified several other new 

 species in the collection, and that there were about ten species and one new 

 genus which Dr. Forel had not yet determined. 



Mr. H. Goss exhibited, for Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, of Kingston, Jamaica, 

 several specimens of palm leaves, from the garden of the Museum in 

 Kingston, covered with Aspidiotus articulatus, Morgan. The leaves appeared 

 to have been severely attacked, the scales entirely coveriug the upper sur- 

 face in places. Mr. Cockerell had pointed out, in a letter dated 16th Feb. 

 last, that the species is notable for the sharp division between the thorax 

 and abdomen ; and that he had formerly distributed it under the name of 

 Aspidiotus rufescens, but had since satisfied himself that it was identical 

 with A. articulatus from Demerara. He added that the species fed on a 

 variety of plants, and was known from Demerara, Jamaica, and Barbados. 



Mr. F. D. Godman contributed a paper by the late Mr. Henry Walter 

 Bates, with an introduction by himself, entitled " Additions to the Longi- 

 cornia of Mexico and Central America, with remarks on some previously- 

 recorded Species." 



The Rev. A. E. Katon communicated a paper entitled " On new Species 

 of Kpherneridie from the Tenasserim Valley."— H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



