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Librarian: F.N.Pierce. Hon. Secretary : Wm. Mansbridge, F.E.S. 

 Council: L. West; P. F. Tinne, M.A.; S. P. Doudney ; Wm. Webster; 

 R. S. Bagnall, F.L.S.. F.E.S. ; Chas. Frederick Burne; J. W. Ellis, 

 M.B., Ch.B., F.E.S.; Arnold W. Hughes; J. Collins. Annual Addkkss. 

 — The retiring president, Mr. R. Wilding, read his addiess, in which 

 he reviewed the entomological events of the past year in an able and 

 interesting manner. Species of Toutrices New to Jjritain. — Mr. F. 

 N. Pierce exhibited and described the hitherto unrecognised species of 

 Tortricidae as follows, viz. : — Cneji/iasia (jenitalana, found in various 

 collections mixed with other species of the genus. Ilab. Esse^c and 

 Kent. Poerilochronid jiniiiecla.mna, an apple feeder, until now considered 

 to be a variety of /'. profundana. Hab. Devon and Herefordshire. 

 Lipoptijclia aeratana, for some time represented only by a single speci- 

 men in his collection, but lately found in Threlfall's series of Dickro- 

 rauiplia tanaceti. These have all been distinguished through examina- 

 tion of the genitalia and full descriptions are published in the Ent. 

 Mo. Mail, for January' 1915. British Lepidoptera. — Mr. W. A. 

 Tyerman showed a fine series of Sphinx lii/iistri, most of which had 

 laid over until the second year before emerging; a fine and long 

 series of Xaiitltorhoc {Mela)iippe) (jaliata from Ainsdale ; the ova were 

 deposited in September by a very late female; also from Ainsdale, 

 Acronicta lejiorina, (Jticnllia c/iaiiioiiiillae, and Chariclea nuibra. An 

 Indian Cicada. — Mr. Wm. Webster, a large species of Cicada from 

 India. 



The North London Natural History Society. — December Int, 1914. 

 Gynandromorphs exhibited. — Mr. A. W. Mera, a mixed gynandromorph 

 of Satiirnia carpini, right side predominantly ^ , but with large J 

 patches, antennst intermediate, and a regularly halved gynandromorph 

 of Hoaniiia repandata, left side J , right ^ . Mr. V. E. Shaw, an 

 Ainorpha popidi, bred June lOtb, 1909, left side 3^ , right J , antennje, 

 genitalia, and wing markings, the line of division along the centre 

 of the bod}- being clearly defined. Dr. E. A. Cockayne, Pohp))iiniatitx 

 icariis, a symmetrical gynandromorph with upperside predominantly 

 g , underside predominantly 5 , another of the same species pre- 

 dominantly 5 , but with streaks of S' colour on right forewing 

 and both hindwings. Androconia were numerous on the male areas 

 and the genitalia externally purely J ; four gynandromorphous A. 

 pnpiili all showing mixture of g and $ parts in their external genitalia, 

 three were predominantly 2 in their internal organs, having ovaries 

 but no testes, the other was predominantly S ! a Sxierinthas hyb. 

 In/bridiis 3 ; two gynandromorphs ot Ant/irocera hippocrepidis (doubtful) ; 

 a heterochroic gynandromorph of Ueinerophila abruptaria, right side g 

 ab. fiiscata, left side 2 typical; a lieterochroic gynandromorph of Abraxas 

 ■si/lrata {idiiiata), right side J ab. pantarioidcs (?), left side $ fypical ; 

 37 gynandromorphous Ai/riadcs coridon with one side smaller than the 

 other, and having blue scales and androconia on the smaller side, one 

 with blue scales and androconia on both sides, two with streaks of J 

 colour ; also drawings of dissections of gynandromorphous lepidoptera 

 of various species. Mr. H. B. Williams, a regularly halved gynandro- 

 morph of Fidonia piniaria, left side, ? , right <? , a $ Eiiiatunpx atoniaria 

 with wing coloration of the ^ , a 5 Kuchhu' cardaiiiines with a splash 

 of 3 colour on underside of left forewing, a regularly halved gynan- 

 dromorph of AiiKirp/ui pnpiili, left side ? , right J , a mixed gynandro- 



