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Entomological Society, August 6.—Captain H. J. Elwes, Vice-President, in the chair.—Prof. Meldola, F.R.S., exhibited a male specimen of Polyommatus dorilis, Hufn., a common European and Asiatic species, which had been taken at Lee, near Ilfracombe, in August 1887, by Mr. Latter. At the time of its capture Mr. Latter supposed the specimen to be a hybrid between Polyommatus phlæas and one of the “Blues,” and had only recently identified it as belonging to a well-known species. Mr. Stainton, F. R. S., Mr. Jenner-Weir, and Colonel Swinhoe made some remarks on the specimen, and commented on the additions to the list of butterflies captured in the United Kingdom which had been made of late years.—Mr. W. F. H. Blandford exhibited, and made remarks on, five specimens of Athous rhombeus, Ol., recently collected by himself in the New Forest.—The Rev. Dr. Walker exhibited a large collection of Coleoptera which he had recently made in Iceland. The following genera, amongst others, were represented, viz. Patrobus, Nebria, Byrrhus, Aphodius, Philonthus, Bary-notu, Chrysomela, Agabus, Creophilus, and Carabus. Mr. Champion, Dr. Sharp, F.R.S., and the Chairman made some remarks on the collection.—Captain Elwes exhbited three species of the genus Atossa, Moore, three of the genus Elcysma, Butl., and three of the genus Campylotes, West.,—all from the Himalayas and North-Eastern Asia. The object of the exhibition was to illustrate the remarkable differences of venation in these closely-allied forms of the same family. Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. Warren, and Mr. Moore took part in the discussion which ensued.—Mr. P. Crowley read a paper entitled “Descriptions of Two New Species of Butterflies from the West Coast of Africa,” and exhibited the specimens, which he proposed to name respectively Charaxes gabonica and Cymothoe marginata. He also exhibited several other new species from Sierra Leone, which had been recently described in the Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist.
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Societies and Academies. Nature 42, 383–384 (1890). https://doi.org/10.1038/042383b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/042383b0