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notes communicated by Mr. Moore, of the Museum, who had received 

 them, from Mr. Dunkenfield Jones, and illustrated by original diagrams, 

 were read, and referred to the metamorphoses of the lepidoptera of 

 Brazil, which group of insects Mr. Jones is studying at San Paulo. The 

 Hev. H. H. Higgins introduced the result of some recent investigations 

 into the causes of the persistent dissimilarity between the vernal and 

 autumnal broods of the same insects, with special reference to the well- 

 known continental examples of Levana and Frorsa. Investigation was 

 invited into the common English double-brooded forms of Napi and 

 KapcB, as being likely to throw considerable light upon the origin and 

 genesis of all our lepidopterous insects, and would be regarded with much 

 interest. The usual conversazione terminated the meeting, during the 

 course of which the following exhibits were made : — Rhaghim bifasciatum, 

 by Mr. W. Gardner ; Acherontia Atropos, by Mr. E. D. Fish ; CuculUa 

 ehamomillce, by Mr. Dixon. 



The Leeds Natuealists' Club and Scientific Association. —381st 

 meeting. May 25th, Mr. W. E. Clarke in the chair. Cases of birds 

 exhibited for Mr. W. J. Milligan, of Wetherby, included a pair of pintail 

 ducks, and a pair of teal from Hornby decoy ; an artistically mounted 

 pair of wrens and nest ; and a supposed Hampshire specimen of the 

 American hawk owl. The existence, in captivity, of a dormouse, taken 

 in a hollow tree in Meanwood Park, was mentioned. Microscopic objects 

 were shown by Mr. F. Emsley ; and Mr. Jas. Abbott brought the results 

 of his excursion same day in neighbourhood of York, including Bydro- 

 cliaris morsus-rance, Utricularia minor, Orchis Morio, Myrica GaUy 

 Hotlo7iia palustris, Carex paradoxa, Riccia natans, Volvox ylobator, &c. 



382nd Meeting, June 1st, Mr, B. Holgate, F.G.S , president, in the 

 chair. — Mr. W. H. Taylor showed larvae of Agrotis agathina, -pu-pa> of 

 Smerintlius piopuli, Panorpa communis and several examples of Saperda 

 populnea, taken in aspen, all at Meanwood, Mr. Geo, Tyers brought 

 Satyrus ^geria, Emmelesia decolorata, Cidaria snffumata, C. russata, 

 Eupithecia lariciata, Abraxas uhnata, and dark variety of Tephrosia hinu- 

 didaria, from Wentbridge ; and various lepidoptera taken at Civita 

 Vecchia. Mr. Charles Smethurst showed Anticlea derivata and Eupithecia 

 lariciata from Huddlestone, and other insects. Mr. H. Marsh, Eurymene j 

 dolahraria and other lepidoptera, Carabus nitens, Ctenicerus pectinicornis, 

 and other beetles from Windermere and other parts of the Lake district. 

 Mr. Walter Paine showed some insects, also skins of the fieldfare and 

 redwing from Pyther, and eggs of the same birds from Norway. On , 

 behalf of Mr. Carter, of Masham, were shown fragments of large cock- 

 roaches, found in boxes of cigars imported from India. 



383rd Meeting, June 8th, the president in the chair.— Mr. F. Arnold 

 Lees submitted a list of the plants found on the magnesian limestone 

 tract, with preliminary remarks, including 1186 species. Mr. C. 



