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180 species, recently collected by himself and Mr. Godman in California and 

 Yellowstone Park. The collection included many species of great interest, 

 amongst others a species described by Mr. W. H. Edwards as Erebia Hadenii, 

 but which he considered would prove to be a Canonympha ; a very rare 

 species of Thecla ; and a remarkable series of species of the genus Colias. 



Mr. H. Goss exhibited, for Mr. W. J. Cross, an extraordinary melanic 

 variety of Agrotis segetum, caught by the latter near Ely in July last. 



Mr. W. L. Distant read a paper entitled " An enumeration of the 

 Rliynchota, received from Baron von Miiller, and collected by Mr. Sayer in 

 New Guinea during Mr, Cuthbertson's expedition." 



Mr. Poulton read a paper entitled " Notes in 1887 upon Lepidopterous 

 larvse, including a complete account of the life-history of Sphinx convolvuli 

 and Aglia taw " ; and Mr. White exhibited specimens of preserved larvse of 

 S. convolvuli, A. tau, and other species referred to in Mr, Potilton's paper. 

 Mr. Jenner Weir, Mr. Kirby, Mr. White, Dr. Sharp, and others took part 

 in the discussion which ensued. — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



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September 20th. — Mr. E. Cooke, President, in the chair. There was a 

 numerous company present on this occasion, and the exhibits were of a highly 

 interesting character. Mr. Newbery, who has recently been collecting in the 

 New Forest, exhibited among other coleoptera, series of Rhitiosomus plani- 

 rostris, Bembidium tibiale } and B. decorum — -the latter species being recorded 

 for the first time from the South of England. Mr. Jarvit's box contained a 

 male Drilus flavescens from the Isle of Wight, and several aquatic beetles. 

 Messrs. Cripps and Lewcock also exhibited coleoptera. The exhibits of 

 lepidoptera were as follows : Mr. Hanes, bred specimens of Thecla betnlce ; 

 Mr. J. A Clarke, series of S. regiana and P. inter punctella ; Mr. Fordham, 

 series of A. aglaia ; Mr, Bartlett, a bred series of P. genestella ; Mr. Barker, 

 some excellent varieties of Hyper ant has ; Mr. Sheldon, a fine series of dubi- 

 tala, several varieties of N. neglecta and imago and living larva of B. galii. 

 Mr. Anderson presented to the Society two drawings in water-colours of 

 views near Shirley. Considerable interest was taken in the discussion which 

 ensued on B. galii. Mr. Sheldon stating that the abdomen of the moth ex- 

 hibited had accidently been broken in the process of capture, and that he had 

 extracted the ova therefrom with the hope of obtaining larvae but his efforts 

 in this direction had not been successful, and the ova gradually shrivelled ; 

 further he was of opinion that it was the ovipositor of the insect which was 

 fertilised by the male, and not the ova, and that the ova that did not pass 



