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of mind or not, whether, with the ulterior object of being accurate, he 
endeavours to ascertain which is the correct pronunciation, or does not. 
If he had a LitJiosia or a Sesia concerning whose identity he had some 
doubt, he would probably take the earliest opportunity of consulting 
some trustworthy book or cabinet, with a view to the resolution of his 
doubt. I would suggest that, in the case of a doubt about accent or 
quantity, the Accentuated List should take the place of the cabinet. Two 
editions of this work are published, one costing only three-pence, and 
containing only the names, with indication of their accent and quantity; 
the other, costing five shillings, and containing in addition, some ac¬ 
count of the derivations of the names, with the reasons, where practicable, 
for the application of such names. Looking at the derivations as a 
whole, we do not find that they assist the student of pronunciation 
to the extent that might have been expected ; the cheap edition of the 
List is quite sufficient to furnish the enquirer with all that he needs to 
know, in order to accent and pronounce classical names correctly. 
In conclusion, while it is too much to hope that our elders will 
abandon any errors into which they may have fallen, I would appeal 
to young entomologists to make an attempt to cope with this somewhat 
difficult matter, and to surmount it. I venture to think that it would 
be difficult to find anyone who would maintain that correctness of 
pronunciation and accent is immaterial, even in private, for is there 
not the possibility of the propagation of errors, especially among the 
rising generation? We are all, however, in the habit of exhibiting 
our captures in a quasi-public manner, and this necessitates the airing 
of our Latin pronunciation in public ; and I think it will be generally 
admitted that every effort should be made, not only to avoid errors, 
but to attain accuracy as far as possible. 
February 6 th, 1894.—Exhibits : Mr. Battley ; the jaw-bones of a fish 
called the Tliornback Ray, which feeds on crabs, &c.; the bones were 
each provided with a set of flattened, tooth-like plates, which slightly 
overlapped and seemed to be of very hard material. He also showed a 
spine of the same fish, and called the attention of the members to the 
fact that this spine was hollow and very hard. Mr. Clark; Biston 
hirtaria, Lobophora lobulata, Zygaena trifolii (a yellow var,) and Abraxas 
grossidariata (dark var.), all from Perth. He also exhibited, at Mr. 
Tutt’s request, the fine series of Argynnis paphia, taken in the New 
Forest last year. In consequence of some remarks by Mr. Erohawk 
(Entomologist, Feb. 1894) relative to these specimens, the opinion of the 
meeting was taken as to whether any of the male specimens showed 
traces of greenish coloration; the members were unanimous that such 
was the case with two of the males. The whole series consisted of 
twenty-four butterflies, of which the spotted specimens were as follows : 
Six males with straw-coloured spots, two of them having also distinct 
greenish blotches on the hind wings ; six females with greenish blotches, 
two of them having also bleached-looking markings on the fore-wings. 
Mr. Prout; Mamestra sordida (anceps ) bred last January. He stated 
that he found this larva at Culver Down, Isle of Wight, feeding on grass 
at night; it strongly resembled the larva of Apamea basilinea; as it 
seemed disposed to hybernate, he kept it feeding in a warm room, with 
the result that it pupated in December. He also showed a specimen of 
A. basilinea reared under somewhat similar conditions in 1892. He 
