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Show 9 L yccena ( Z iz e r a ) z e r a , sp. n. Hab. Tounghoo, Burma (June). Nearly allied to L. (.Z.) marginata from China, but differs in the discal row of fuscous spots of the fore wing being fainter and more regular on the underside, and in the black border of the upperside being more even in its inner edge and bending inwards on the costa. L yccena (N ip h a n d a ) m a r c ia , sp. n. Hab. Tounghoo, Burma (June). Allied to JV. tessellata Moore, from Penang, but differs in its much less heavy markings on the underside. C olias b e r y l l a , sp. n. Hab. Khamba Jong, Thibet, 15,000 ft. elevation. This species belongs to the C. hyale section of Colias, and is nearest to C. erschoffi Alpheraky, from Thian Shan Mts., but diffe .'s in the greater melanism of hind wing. C olias n in a , sp. n . Hab. Khamba Jong, Thibet, 15,000 feet elevation. This species appears to be a transition between the C. hyale and C. edusa sections of Colias. Dr. A. G. B u t l er , F.Z.S., contributed a paper " On Seasonal Phases in Butterflies," in which he stated that so-called " ssasonal forms " were only the variations of polymorphic species adapted to seasons, by the gradual elimination of those varieties which were unsuited to the environment of those seasons. This adaptation being incomplete in the case of many species, it was absurd to express astonishment if forms characteristic of the wet and dry seasons sometimes ap peared simultaneously. Because they did sometimes appear together, the author had some years since proposed the term " seasonal phase " to supersede that of " seasonal form." Capt. R ic h a r d C r a w s h a y , F.Z.S., contributed a note on the Prey of the Lion, showing that the popular belief of the Lion being a fastidious feeder was incorrect, but that he ate carrion not killed by himself in all stages of putrefaction, and was not averse to preying on such very small game as the smaller rodents. The tips of a Porcupine's quills found buried in a Lion's fore paw were exhibited, together with the skull and complete skin of the Lion. Attention was drawn to the filthy state of this Lion's claws, which enabled it to be realised how it was that septic poisoning so often terminated fatally with persons mauled by Lions. Mr. F. E. B e d d a r d , F.R.S., read the following thi*ee papers based on observations he had made in the Society's Prosectorium : (1) " Note on an apparently Abnormal Position of the ‘ Brephos' within the Body of a Skink (Chalcides lineatus)" ; (2) " Contributions to the Knowledge of the Visceral Anatomy of the Pelagic Serpents Hydrus 'platyurus and Platyurus colunibinus " ; and (3) " On the Presence of a Parasternum in the Lacertilian Genus Tiliqua and on the Poststernal Ribs in that Genus." |
