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Mr. Leeds exhibited a number of specimens of " blues " that he 

 had taken this season, mostly in Herts ; they included aberrations 

 of Agriades coridon from Royston, males with perfect rings on the 

 hind margins of the hindwings, forms of the female with khaki 

 streaks, underside aberrations, and a specimen of Epineplielejurtina 

 with additional spots on both upper and underside forewings. He 

 also showed an example of A. coridon ab. semhywjrapha from Kent. 



OCTOBER Uth, 1915. 

 Mr. A. E. ToNGE, F.E.S., Vice-preddent, in the chair. 



M. Sano, a Belgian entomologist, exhibited a large number of 

 lantern-slides illustrative of the life-history of Geotnipes stercorarius, 

 and contributed a series of notes on the exhibits. He also exhibited 

 lantern-slides which had been made by Mr. Main who had col- 

 laborated with him. (See page 25.) 



Mr. Priske exhibited the seven British species of the genus 

 Geotrtipes, and called attention to a coppery coloured aberration of 

 G. stercorarius. 



Mr. Main exhibited some cages which he had in use to watch the 

 method of cell-making by these beetles, and contributed the 

 following " Note to M. Constant Sano's paper on the Dor Beetle," 



" The Society is indebted to M. Sano for the interesting paper 

 which he has allowed us to publish, 



"I wish to record my thanks to him for introducing me to such 

 an interesting insect, and for his kindness in going to much trouble 

 to secure for me a number of specimens from which I was able to 

 make the accompanying photographs. 



" During the War our Society offered its hospitality to members 

 of the Natural History Societies of our Allies, and we were able to 

 welcome M. Constant Sano, of Antwerp, as a frequent visitor and 

 exhibitor. 



"M, Sano's observations correct a number of errors commonly 

 repeated in our books on Coleoptera. Nearly every writer I have 

 referred to on the subject of the insect under consideration 

 introduces or copies numerous errors. 



"One well-known popular author, in addition to errors in his few 

 remarks on its life-history, says the Dor Beetle is " the Shard-borne 

 beetle of Gray's well-known Elegy." What the poet really 

 says is : — 



" . , . . the Beetle wheels his droning flight," 



