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insects, 1826 in all, forming the prey of a common Asilid rroniachus 

 I'lisricitiis. A SCARCE Ukitish Neuroptekon. — Mr. W. J. Lucas ex- 

 hibited a specimen of Ifri'iiciitoptcn/.r /i/ialaenoides, Linn. {\at. Onl. 

 Seiiniiitera), taken about the end of July, 1914, by Mr. E. A. C. Stowell, 

 B.A., at Bexhill. A moveable microscopic stage. — Dr. H. Eltringham 

 exhibited a little machine of his own invention consisting of a 

 mechanical stage specially adapted for the microscopical examination 

 of pinned insects, and so contrived as to admit of the insect on its 

 pin being turned completely round on both a vertical and horizontal 

 axis, without its departing from the centre of the field or the focal 

 plane. An Australian Lyc.eniij larva resembling thk flower of the 

 " Wattle," on which it feeds. — Prof. Poulton exhibited the Howers 

 of an Acacia, prol^ably A. hailei/aiia, F. v. MuelL, together with a 

 female Lycfenid, Nacadnha biucellata, Feld., and the pupa case from 

 which it had emerged. Tlie likeness, mainly due to the long yellow 

 hairs with which the larva was clothed, was increased by its attitude, 

 the body being rather strongly curved. Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter's 

 observation of the epioamic use of its anal brushes by the male 

 Amauris psyttalea, Plotz. — Prof. Poulton read a note on this sub- 

 ject, from a letter written to him, July 23rd. 1914, from Kome 

 island in the N.W. of the Victoria Nyanza. Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter's 

 observations on Dorylus nigricans, Illig., in Damba and Bugalla 

 Islands. — Prof. Poulton read a record of observations from the same 

 letter as that quoted in the preceding note on A. ei/ialea, giving Dr. 

 Carpenter's further conclusions as to the habits of the driver ants 

 of these islands in the N.W. of the Victoria Nyanza. The following 

 paper was read : — " Further Observations on the Structure of the 

 Scent-organs in certain Brush- bearing Male Butterflies," l)y H. 

 Eltringham, M.A., D.Sc, F.E.S. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — Decriiihcr ]0</t.--NEw Members. — Mr. W. Schmassmanu, F.E.S. , was 

 elected a member. Paper. — Mr. W. J. Lucas read a paper " The 

 l)ritish Long-horned Grasshoppers " and shewed a large number of 

 lantern slides in illustration. Exotic Long-horned Grasshoppers. — 

 Mr. H. Moore, a drawer of Decticiiiidae, long-horned grasshoppers, con- 

 taining Decticns albifrons, I), inteniiediiis, D. tessellatas, D. verrucivorus, 

 etc. Mr. Step, a long-horned grasshopper, Hetrodes petersi, female, 

 from S. Afi'ica, both sexes w^ere said to be apterous. Mr. A. E. 

 Gibbs referred to the two large British sawflies, Sirex (jhias and S. 

 noctiliii, and exhibited their large parasite Rln/ff^ia pcrsnasoria from 

 the neighbourhood of Berkhanipstead. He also read notes on the 

 species referi-ed to. Correction. — In the report for November 12ih 

 last, I'l/raiiicis atalanta should be l')/raiiieis cardiii. 



Jaiiiiari/ 1-it/i, 1915. — Teratoj.ogical examples.— Dr. Chapman 

 exhibited an Aiithroccra exidana with six Avings, an A. antlnjUidis with 

 three tarsi on the left raesothoracic leg, and an A. acliilleae with 

 symmetrical wing notches. Pupal habitations. — Dr. Chapman also 

 showed exotic lattice-work cocoons, probably Syntomid or Lithosiid, 

 and pupal burrows of Scardia bolrti, showing the trap-door closing the 

 cocoon proper. Mr. Moore, cases of Psi/chidae from the Island of 

 Rhode.-, cases of Oeccticim hirhii from Antigua, etc. Mr. R. Adkin, 

 various cocoons of British species of Lepidoptera. Paper. — Mr. Adkin 

 then read a paper entitled " Some Pupal Habitations." A field- 



