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Lord Walsingham exhibited a larva of Lophostethus dumolini, Guer., sent to him 

 by Mr. Gilbert Carter, from Bathurst, West Coast of Africa. 



Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited several melanic specimens of Boarmia repandata from 

 Huddersfield, and, for comparison, two specimens from the Hebrides. Mr. 

 M'Lachlan remarked that melanism appeared to be more prevalent in Yorkshire 

 and the north midlands than in the more northern latitudes of the United Kingdom. 



Capt. Elwes read a paper " On the genus Erebia, and its geographical distribu- 

 tion." The author, after referring to the number of species and named varieties, 

 many of which appeared to be inconstant as local forms, made some remarks on the 

 nomenclature of the genus, and suggested that a better system of classification 

 might be arrived at by anatomical investigation. It was stated that little was known 

 of the early stages and life-history of species of this genus, the geographical dis- 

 tribution of which was Alpine rather than Arctic. The author remarked that it 

 was curious that there was no species peculiar to the Caucasus, and that no species 

 occurred in the Himalayas, where the genus is replaced by Callerebia i that none 

 were found in the Himalo-Chinese Subregion, and none in the Eastern United 

 States of America. He also called attention to the similarity of the species in 

 Colorado and North-West America to the European species. Lord Walsingham, 

 Mr. Waterhouse, Mr. O. Janson, Mr. M'Lachlan, Dr. Sharp, and Mr. Jenner Weir 

 took part in the discussion which ensued. 



Mr. W. Warren read a paper " On the Pyralidina collected in 1874 an< ^ I ^75 by 

 Mr J. W. H. Traill in the Basin of the Amazons." 



Mr. C. J. Gahan read a paper entitled " Descriptions of new or little-known 

 species of Glenea in the Collection of the British Museum." 



Dr. J. S. Baly communicated a paper entitled "Notes on Aulocophora and allied 

 genera." — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



CITY OF LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



January ijth, 1889.— Mr. Huckett, Vice-President, in the chair. Mr. Hanes 

 exhibited 0. macilenta, A. suffusa, and E. nigra, from the New Forest. An interesting 

 discussion took place respecting the habits of bats, in connection with their flight 

 during the daytime ; several members gave accounts of their observations on this 

 matter, but no apparent conclusion was arrived at, it being considered very doubt- 

 ful as to whether bats, under certain circumstances, really fed in the daytime or 

 only took flight when disturbed. All the accounts agreed, however, that when bats 

 were seen during the daytime, either in sunshine or dull weather, the flight was 

 uniformly slow and regular, and no member had ever seen a bat fly by day in an 

 erratic or frightened manner. 



February jth. — Mr. E. Cooke, President, in the chair. Mr. Cooke exhibited two 

 species of Birds of Paradise, P. Wallachii and P. Wilsonii. Mr. Gurney, Australian 

 lepidoptera and coleoptera, including a series of Vanessa similar to our V. cardui, but 

 having a blue centre to each of the spots on the hind-wings. Mr. Lusby, a series of 

 V. maculata, including several varieties, and a series each of S. tipuliformis, S. myopi- 



