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Mr Poulton at the March meeting of the Society, to the effect that the variety 

 Valezina of the female of Argynnis paphia did not occur in Devonshire. 

 Mr. Bigneli said that the var. Valezina was included in Mr. Heading's ' Cata- 

 logue of Devonshire Lepidoptera ' ; and further that he had himself taken 

 specimens of this variety in Bickleigh Vale, Devon. 



Mr. Waterhouse read a paper entitled " Additional Observations on the 

 Tea-bugs [Helopeltis) of Java," and exhibited a number of specimens of these 

 insects. He said that the species infesting the Cinchona in Java was sup- 

 posed to have been introduced from Ceylon in tea, but that he had discovered 

 that the species on the Tea and on Cinchona in Java were distinct, and that 

 both species were distinct from Helopeltis Antonii of Ceylon. 



Herr Jacoby read a paper entitled "Mew, or little known, species of 

 Phytophagous Coleoptera from Africa and Madagascar/' 



A letter was read from Mr. E. C. Cotes, of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, 

 asking for the assistance of British Entomologists in working out certain 

 groups of Coleoptera, Neuroptera, Orthoptera, Diptera, and Hymenoptera in 

 the Indian Museum. A discussion ensued, in which Mr. M'Lachlan, F.R.S., 

 Dr. Sharp, Mr. Waterhouse, Herr Jacoby, and Mr. Distant took part.— 

 H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



CITY OF LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



Before going further we must rectify a mistake made in the last report sent, 

 regarding the donation of crayon drawings of Sir J. Lubbock and Mr. Double- 

 day. These were drawn and presented by Mr. Fordham, not as stated in 

 error by Mr. Lamplough. Having put this matter straight with apologies 

 for the error, we can proceed with the ordinary report of our meetings for the 

 past month ; both have been well attended and many interesting exhibits 

 have been on view. 



April hth, 1888. — The Vice-President in the chair. Mr. Hillman exhibited 

 and presented to the Society an extraordinary large specimen of the ten-spined 

 stickleback, which was the only occupant of a small pond dredged by him on 

 one of his expeditions. Mr. Clark showed a melanic form of P. pMceas. 

 Mr. Hanes brought small living larvse of C. dominnla from the coast, and 

 mentioned taking B. parthenias and C. flavicornis on Good Friday, at Tilgate. 

 Mr. Lewcock had found the coleoptera plentiful at Rainham, chiefly Bembidii 

 and Anchomenus atralus. Mr. Hillman gave a highly interesting paper, 

 entitled " Two hours collecting of pond life," and illustrated his remarks with 

 well preserved specimens of the species mentioned, some of which were very 

 rare. At the close of the meeting several papers were announced. 



