XXIV. 



Proceedings. [January 18th, 1897. 



1 8. Luzula hyperbovea Br. Cape Neale, 24th July, 1895 ; and 



Mabel Island, 10th August, 1895. 



19. Phippsia algida Br. Cape Grant, 5th August, 1895. 



20. Plenropogon Sabinii Br. Mabel Island, 10th August, 1895. 



21. Poa flexuosa, Wahl. Cape Stephen, 9th August, 1895 ; 



and Cape Grant, 5th August, 1895. 



Mr. W. R. Scowcroft exhibited a collection of New 

 Zealand ferns, and Mr. Rogers showed specimens of Saco- 

 glottis amazonica, with fruit, recently collected in Trinidad, 

 by Mr. W. Lunt. 



\j\Iicroscopical and Natural History Section.^ 



Ordinary Meeting, January 18th, 1897. 



Mark Stirrup, F.G.S., President of the Section, 



in the Chair. 



Mr. C. H. Schill exhibited a selection from his collection 

 of Elateridae, which form a remarkably difficult group to 

 study. Mr. Schill regretted that the group has not attracted 

 more attention, and pointed out the extreme variation and 

 diversity of coloration which occur in some of the species, 

 increasing the difficulties of correctly naming the specimens. 

 Mr. Schill also exhibited examples of mimicry between two 

 butterflies, one a Pierid, Dismovphia orisi, the other a Danaid, 

 I tuna ilione, of which the latter only is nauseous. 



Mr. P. H. Schill (introduced by Mr. C. H. Schill) 

 exhibited a collection of Palaearctic Parnassius, comprising 

 a complete set of the ChristofT collection, including a number 

 of unique type specimens of new species described by 

 ChristofF. 



Mr. B. H. Crabtree (introduced by Mr. C. H. Schill) 

 showed a collection of British Clearwings, containing speci- 

 mens of 14 out of the 16 species known in Great Britain. 



