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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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the Correspondenz-Blatt, Verein " Isis," in Dresden, in 1888. He considered it was 

 the best example of photography as adapted for entomological purpose he had ever 

 seen, especially as regarded its stereoscopic effect. 



The Rev. Canon Fowler exhibited a specimen of Mycterus curculionoides, L., sent 

 to him by Mr. Oliff, and taken by Mr. Gunnting near Oxford about 1882. 



Mr. W. Nicholson exhibited several extraordinary melanic varieties of Argynnis 

 niobe and A . pales, collected by himself last summer in the Engadine. 



Mr. J. H. Leech exhibited a small collection of Lepidoptera formed last year by 

 Mr. Pratt at Kiukiang, Central China. It included several new species, also speci- 

 mens of a variety of Papilio sarpedon and other interesting forms. 



Mons. A. Wailly exhibited a collection of Lepidoptera lately received from 

 Assam, containing upwards of thirty-five species of Papilio, Ornithoptera, Charaxes t 

 Diadema, Cyrestis, and other genera. 



Mr. Meyer-Darcis exhibited specimens of Sternocera tricolor, Kerr, and S. variabilis 

 Kerr, from Lake Tanganyika ; also two new species of Julodis from Syria. 



Mr. F. Merrifield exhibited, and make remarks on, a long series of Sclenia 

 ilhistraria, S. illunaria, and E. alniaria, in illustration of his paper on " Pedigree Moth- 

 breeding. 



Lord Walsingham exhibited, and made remarks on, a series of species representing 

 the genera Snellenia, Wlsm., CEdematopoda, Z., and Eretmocera, Z. 



The Rev. T. A. Marshall communicated a paper, entitled "A Monograph of 

 British Braconidce. Part III." 



The Rev. Dr. Walker communicated a paper, entitled " Description of a variety 

 of the female of Ornithoptera Brookiana." 



Lord Walsingham read a paper, entitled " A Monograph of the genera connecting 

 Tinageria, Wlk„ with Eretmocera, Z." A discussion ensued, in which Mr. Stainton, 

 Dr. Sharp, and others took part. 



Mr. Merrifield read a paper, entitled " Incidental Observations in Pedigree Moth- 

 breeding." This paper contained a detailed account of experiments with Selenia 

 ilhistraria, S. illunaria, and E. alniaria, which, so far as they had yet proceeded, 

 indicated that retardation of development in the growing stages of the larvae, as well 

 as in the pupal stage, was the cause of the darkening of colour in the perfect insects ; 

 that a low temperature had the effect of causing such retardation ; and that growing 

 the larvae at a forcing temperature tended to produce a warmer and yellower tint in 

 the colouring of the moths. Lord Walsingham, Mr. Poulton, Prof. Meldola, Mr. 

 White, and Mr. Merrifield took part in the discussion which ensued. 



Mr. J. H. Leech read a paper "On a small collection of Lepidoptera from 

 Kiukiang." Captain Elwes said he had examined this collection with very great 

 interest, and was struck with the similarity of many of the species to those from 

 Sikkim. — H. Goss & W. W. Fowler, Hon. Secretaries. 



CITY OF LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



November 15th, 1888.— The Vice-President in the chair. Mr. Battiey exhibited a 

 fine specimen of A. atropos, and a living specimen of D.fagella (an unusual circum- 



