186 THE entomologist's record. 



recently Mr. Carreras had finished all the outline drawings for Mr. 

 Donisthorpe's forthcoming monograph on British Ants. 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. 

 April 1th, 1915. — Vote of Sympathy. — At the unanimous request 

 of the Council, the Chairman proposed that a letter should be written 

 to the President on behalf of the Society, offering condolences on the 

 sudden death of his father, the late Lord Rothschild ; the resolution 

 was unanimously passed, the whole meeting rising in their places. — - 

 Election. — Mr. William Carr, B.Sc, Station Road, Bentham, Lan- 

 caster, and Dr. A. Eland Shaw, Samarai, British New Guinea, were 

 elected. Algerian Rhopalocera. — The Rev. G. Wheeler exhibited a 

 box of Algerian butterflies, of species treated of by Mons. Ch. Oberthiir 

 in the recently published fascicule x. of his IJ'pidofiterohxjie Cotujiaree : 

 many of the species were exhibited for the first time in England. 

 New Goliath Beetle.— Mr. 0. E. Janson exhibited a new species of 

 Coelorrhina (family Cetoniidae) in which the cephalic male armature 

 usual in this genus was entirely absent, and to which he had given the 

 name uiutica. Variety of Palomena prasina. — Mr. H. Willougbby 

 Ellis exhibited a British variety of the Pentatomid bug Palomena 

 prasina, L., differing from the type in its larger size and dark olive 

 colour. Taken on ivy at Torquay, May 25th, 1907. North American 

 Papilios. — Mr. E. B. Ashby exhibited the following species: — P. 

 tnrnus, P. rntulus, P. eim/tnednn, /'. trnilua, P. asterios, P. hrericonda, 

 etc. Genital Armature of the Male Ant. — Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpe 

 showed a chart of the names applied to the genital armature of male 

 ants, and read notes. Genital Armature of Aculeate Hymenoptera. 

 — The Rev. F. D. Morice exhibited a series of Lantern -slides to show 

 the structure of the S genital armature and the ventral segments 

 adjoining it in various groups of Aculeate Hymenoptera. Paper. — 

 The following paper was read: — " Hymenopterous Parasites bred from 

 the Pupae of i'hortophila hrasfiicae, Bouche, and Acidia heraclei, L.," by 

 J. T. Wadsworth, Research Assistant, Dept. of Entomology, University 

 of Manchester; communicated bv Dr. A. D. Imms, D.Sc, B.A., 

 F.L.S., F.E.S. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 April 8th. — Dimorphic species of Lepidoptera. — Mr. Edwards, 

 the seasonally dimorphic forms of Papilio ajax from North America. 

 Mr. Schmassmann, specimens of P'a/iiliohonierns from Jamaica with a 

 5* having J" coloration, and a series of the rare Pierid Hebomoia 

 roepstor/ii of various forms from the Andamans. Paper. — Dr. Dixey, 

 F.R.S., read a paper on " Seasonal Dimorphism," and gave many 

 lantern and other illustrations of his remarks. 



April 22nd. '-'^EW Member. — Mr. T. B. Foster, of Addiscombe, 

 was elected a member. Exhibition. — The evening was devoted to an 

 Exhibition of Orders other than Lepidoptera. Society's Collec- 

 tions. — The Hon. Curator, Mr. West, exhibited eight drawers of the 

 Society's reference collections which had recently been re-arranged, 

 and included the drawer containing the Diptera given by Mr. H. W. 



