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last December. The object of the exhibition was to show the effect 

 produced by forcing the larvae, and subjecting them to unusual conditions. 

 It was stated that the peculiarity of the colour of the hind wings of the 

 female parent had not been transmitted to any of the offspring. 



Mr. Blandford referred to two specimens of a species of Cardio- 

 phorus, from Tenby, which he had exhibited at the August meeting 

 of the Society as Cardiophorus cinereus, and stated that subsequent 

 investigation had led him to hand them to Mr. Champion for determination. 

 Mr. Champion was of opinion that they did not belong to the same species ; 

 that one of them was C. asellus, Er., and the other, probably, C. equiseti, 

 Hbst., a species new to this country. 



Mr. C. J. Gahan read a paper entitled " New Longicornia from Africa 

 and Madagascar." 



Capt. Elwes read a paper entitled "On a new species of Thymara 

 and other species allied to Himantopterus fuscinervis, Wesmael." 



Dr. Sharp read a paper entitled " On some Water Beetles from 

 Ceylon." 



Mr. J. J. Walker communicated a paper entitled "Notes on Lepidoptera 

 from the Region of the Straits of Gibraltar." Mr. F. Merrifield, Mr. B. G. 

 Nevinson, Capt. Elwes, and Mr. G. Lewis took part in the discussion which 

 ensued. 



It was announced that papers had also been received from Mr. E. 

 Meyrick, Prof. Westwood, and Mynheer P. C. T. Snellen, but in conse- 

 quence of the lateness of the hour the reading of them was postponed to 

 the next meeting. — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS. 



The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Pub- 

 lished under the Authority of the Secretary of State for 

 India in Council. Edited by W. T. Blanford. Birds. 

 Vol. I. By Eugene W. Oates. London : Taylor and 

 Francis. 1889. 



In the ' Zoologist ' for December last (p. 467), we noticed the 

 two volumes on Fishes contributed to the present series, by the 

 late Surgeon Francis Day. We have now to announce the 

 publication of Vol. I. of the Birds of India, the preparation of 

 which has been undertaken by Mr. Eugene W. Oates. His 

 name will be familiar to our readers as that of the author of a 

 very useful handbook in two vols, on the ' Birds of Burma,' and 



