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The London Natural History Society. From the Transac- 

 tions of this Society for the year 1914, we learn that the organ- 

 ization has been formed by the amalgamation of the City of 

 London Entomological and Natural History Society (founded 

 in 1858) with the North London Natural History Society. The 

 union has enabled the new organization to meet the war-time 

 difficulties with a strength and resource which could not have 

 been furnished by either of the old Societies by itself. 



In addition to the official records of meetings and reports, the 

 Transactions contain some very interesting papers. The President, 

 Mr. L. B. Prout, in his address, discusses various theories respecting 

 genera and species, with particular reference to Pierce's work on 

 "The Genitalia of the Geometridse." Mr. L. W. Newman describes 

 his methods of collecting and breeding the Sesiida?, which will be 

 found useful in this country. Dr. E. A. Cockayne contributes a 

 paper on "Gynandromorphism," in which he describes the various 

 forms that are met with, and gives some remarkable examples. 

 Other papers cover a wider range, such as "The Middle Ages in the 

 Wey Valley," "British-breeding Ducks," and a short history of 

 "The City of London Society." 



THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA.— 

 TENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



The Tenth Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of 

 America will be held in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday and Thursday, 

 December 29 and 30, and if necessary to complete programme, on 

 Friday, December 31st, in affiliation with the meetings of the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science and other 

 affiliated societies. Meetings will begin at 2.00 p.m. on Wednesday. 

 The meetings of the American Association of Economic Ento- 

 mologists will begin Monday afternoon with other meetings on 

 Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday evenings. 



The Annual Public Address will be given on Wednesday 

 evening, December 29th, by Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt, Dominion 

 Entomologist, Ottawa, Canada. His subject will be "A Review of 

 Applied Entomology in the British Empire." The entomologists 

 of Ohio are planning a smoker for visiting entomologists, which 

 will be field on Wednesday evening after the address. — (From 

 Announcement.) 



