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FROM A KNOWN FEMALE PARENT. — Prof. Poulton exhibited a portion of 

 this family sent to him by Mr. E. E. Piatt, who had conducted the 

 experiment. The gregarious habit during Hibernation of Musca 

 coRViNA, F. — Prof. Poulton described the hibernation of vast numbers 

 of M. corvina in the cistern-loft of St. Helens Cottage, St. Helens, Isle 

 of Wight. A paper was read as a basis for a discussion on mimicry : — 

 " The Mimetic Theory — ' A Crucial Test,' " by Colonel N. Manders, 

 F.Z.S., F.E.S. A most important reply was' made by Mr. C F. M. 

 Swynnerton, which he has embodied in the following paper: — "A 

 Brief Preliminary Statement of a few of the Results of Five Years' 

 Special Testing of the Theories of Mimicry," by C. F. M. Swynnerton, 

 F.E.S., C.M.B.O.U. Several Fellows took part in the discussion. 



March 11th, 1915. — A Sikkim Asilid with a large Delias as prey. 

 — Prof. Poulton exhibited a female PrDmachus sp., captured with its 

 prey, a male Delias descombeni, Boisd., at Takdah (5,000 feet), Sikkim. 

 A note on the African Hesperid butterfly Ploetzia cerymica, Hew. 

 — Prof. Poulton exhibited the specimen referred to in the following 

 note written December 26th, 1914, by Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter, from 

 Kakindu. " I send you a skipper of much interest. It came to light 

 one night [December 2Brd] about 9 p.m., and behaved much like a 

 moth ; the large white patch on the antenna was extremely conspicuous 

 and really filistenetl in the light almost as if it were phosphorescent." 

 Prof. Poulton said that the species was usually diurnal. Scarce 

 Varieties of Zonosoma pendularia. — Comm. J. J. Walker exhibited, 

 on behalf of Mr. F. C. Woodforde, bred specimens of Zoiiosoma pendu- 

 laria, L., var. sabroseata, Woodforde, and var. siibochreata, Woodforde, 

 with the type form of the species for comparison. Organs in Ants' 

 Antenn.f.. — Mr. W. C. Crawley exhibited drawings in various species of 

 ants, of two kinds of organs in the funiculi of antennje. They are 

 often, if not always, in the living insects filled with air, and may pos- 

 sibly be connected with the sense of hearing. He also exhibited draw- 

 ings of genital armatures of various ^ ants. Teratological Specimens 

 OF CoLEOPTERA. — Mr. H. WiUoughby Ellis exhibited a male specimen 

 of Carabus nemoralis, Mull., taken at Braemar, May 7th, 1912 ; the 

 right posterior leg is little more than half the size of the left one ; the 

 tarsus has the 4th joint truncate at the base, making it much shorter, 

 and soldered to the 5th joint, which is rather broadened. He also 

 exhibited a specimen of the dark variety of ('uMipiilna linearis, L., taken 

 at Knowie, Warwickshire, in June, 1899. It is of the usual size and, 

 with the exception of the thoracic fove^e being more exaggerated and 

 the right intermediate tarsus being very remarkable, is normal in all 

 respects. Mr. Champion exhibited, on behalf of Mr. W. West of 

 Greenwich, specimens of Brnchus rhinensis, L. {pertinicnrnis, L.), found 

 in lentils in a London warehouse, also a male found at large at 

 Dartford. Nuptial Flight of Butterflies. — Dr. F. A. Dixey made a 

 communication on this subject. In his experience the ^ supported 

 the 2 in the Pierines. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 



February 25</(. — Lantern exhibitions.— A special exhibition of 

 lantern slides by Messrs. W. West (Ashtead), A. E. Tonge, E. J. 



