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left wings resembled the variety innuba, caught at sugar, in Dovedale, Derbyshire, 

 by Mr. Blagg, in July, 1893. Mr. G. H. Verrall exhibited a specimen of the Tsetse 

 (Glossina morsitans), and also one of the common European allied species (Stomoxys 

 calcitrans). He also exhibited a specimen of Hcematobia serrata, Dvs., which he stated 

 was not uncommon on cattle in England, but believed to be harmless ; while in 

 North America the dreaded " horn-fly " is said to be the same species. Mr. Elwes 

 exhibited a larva which he had found three days previously under stones on a 

 moraine, apparently quite destitute of vegitation, in the Tyrol, at an elevation of 

 about 7000 feet. He remarked on the number of Alpine butterflies, some of them in 

 fresh condition, which he had seen whilst chamois-hunting in the Tyrol during the 

 last week, and he suggested that in such a fine autumn as the present one collectors 

 might find more novelties among the larvae of Alpine species than in the summer. 

 Colonel Swinhoe read a paper entitled " A list of the Lepidoptera of the Khasia 

 Hills" (Pt. 2). Mr. Elwes said he thought all entomologists would be grateful to 

 Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. Hampson, Mr. Meyrick, and others, for the work they had 

 recently been doing in describing the moths of India ; but as the district of the 

 Khasia Hills was probably richer in species than in any other part of India, except 

 Sikkim, and new species were being received almost daily, it was impossible to make 

 any list complete. Mr. Jacoby, Mr. McLachlan, Mr. Jenner Weir, and Colonel 

 Swinhoe continued the discussion. Mr. E. Meyrick communicated a paper entitled 

 " On a Collection of Lepidoptera from Upper Burma." The author stated that the 

 species enumerated in the paper were collected by Surgeon-Captain Manders whilst 

 on active service in the Shan States and their neighbourhood, shortly after the 

 British annexation of the territory. A discussion followed, in which the President, 

 Surgeon-Captain Manders, and Colonel Swinhoe took part. — H. Goss, Hon, Secretary. 



General Notes. 



A Day on the Deal Sandhills. — -On September 28th, I had a 

 few hours collecting at the above locality. It was not a very favourable 

 day for collecting, there being a strong S.W. wind, rendering collecting 

 on the sandhill anything but pleasant; however, I managed to turn up 

 a few good things which may be worth recording. All those I took 

 were taken from moss or by shaking the long grass on the slopes of 

 the sandhills. Among the Geodephagci I took Harpalits scrvus 2, H. 

 sevripes 1, H. tardus, H . consentaneus, H. anxius, a few of each; five 

 species of Calathus turned up, the best being Calathus fuscus and C. 

 flavipes and the commonest C. mollis ; I obtained about 50 of the local 

 Dromius monostigma by shaking the grass, and 5 Philonthus lepidus in 

 moss. I was particularly glad to obtain the latter insect, as besides 

 being very local it was an addition to my collection. Heliopatlus 

 gibhts was abundant in moss and Olibvus consimilis, common, by shaking 

 grass. Among the other species which turned up were — Oxytelus 

 maritimus, Silpha lavigata, Simplocaria semistriata, H clops pallidus, JEgialia 

 arenaria, Lema melanopa, Baptophila rubi, Agalastica halcnsis, &c. ; I also 

 shook Xanthia ferruginea out of the grass, and several larvae of Bombyx 

 nibi occurred. The only representative of the Diurni to be seen was 



