( iv ) 
riguata, Hb.; C. basochesiata, Dup.; C. rivata, Wo.; C. bilmeata, 
L.; C. vitalbata, Hh.; Eupithccia oblongata, Thnb.; E.pumilata, 
Hb , var. tempestivata, Z.; Botys chermesinalis, Gn., var. 
ostrinalis, Hb.; B. cespitalis, Schiff.; and Adela aitstralis, H.-S. 
Mr, Bromilow stated that most of the species had been 
taken at " indoor light." 
Discussion on the Ea;- President' s Address delivered 
at the last Annual Meeting. 
Professor Meldola invited discussion upon the address 
deHveredby Mr. Elwes, as retiring President, on the Greogra- 
phical Distribution of Butterflies, at the last Annual Meeting. 
He remarked that he had not himself had time to consider 
the paper in an adequate manner, but he thought that the 
discussion might lead to a useful expression of opinion if 
the speakers would deal with the question as to how far the 
scheme of distribution advocated by Mr. Elwes was borne 
out by a comparison with other orders of insects. He was 
of opinion that in considering schemes of Geographical Dis- 
tribution, the results arrived at were likely to be of greater 
value the wider the basis on which they rested, and he 
therefore suggested that the question might also be taken 
into consideration as to how far it was justifiable to draw 
conclusions from the consideration of one division of one 
order only. He did not offer these observations in a spirit of 
adverse criticism, but simply with the object of setting the 
discussion going. 
Dr. Sharp remarked that Geographical Distribution con- 
sisted of two divisions ; firstly, the facts ; secondly, the generali- 
sations and deductions that may be drawn from them. He 
thought that as regards insects generally our knowledge of 
the facts was not yet sufficient to warrant many generalisa- 
tions. Still the impressions of those who have paid attention 
to particular groups of insects are even now of some impor- 
tance, though at present based on incomplete knowledge. 
He thought the Ehopalocera would prove to be a somewhat 
exceptional group in their distribution. Notwithstanding 
that Australia and New Zealand are so poor in them this was 
by no means the case with their Coleoptera, Australia being 
very rich in Coleoptera, and its fauna very distinct. He 
