2S6 THE entomologist's record. 



List of British Diptera : Trichopticiis niHtatiis, taken by the Rev. Jas. 

 Waterston near Peebles ; Lai^iops t'liojiht/ialnia, taken in Perthshire on 

 a stone wail ; and Kccoiitomera /lallearcns from Midlothian. 



The Irish Naturalist for July contains an annotated " List of the 

 lehneumonidea from the North of Ireland," by the Rev. W. P. Johnson 

 with the aid of Mr. Claude Morley. 



.SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. 



May 5th, 1915. — Living Pup.e of Pyrameis atalanta. — Following 

 on his exhibit and notes of March 3rd last, Mr. Newman again 

 exhibited these pap;o, and said he thought he might now fairly claim 

 to have proved that this species can pass the winter in England in 

 this condition. The Amathusiid Genus Hyades, Boisd. — Mr. Talbot 

 exhibited specimens of the genera Ibjades and Taenaris, and read 

 notes. New Lepidoptera from the Arfak Mountains, Dutch New 

 Guinea. — Mr. Tal))ot also exhibited on behalf of Mr. J. J. Joicey some 

 new Lepidoptera from the Arfak Mountains, Dutch New Guinea, 

 including a local race of Oriiit/iujitera paradisea, Stgr. The Italian 

 mode of exclusion of the House-fly. — The Bev. F. D. Morice drew 

 attention to a paper in the Trans. Ent. Soc, vol. i (1836), by W. Spence 

 on this subject. Further Notes on thk habits of the African ant, 

 Megaponera foetens, F. — Prof. Poulton read a further account sent 

 to him March 27th, 1915, by Mr. C. 0. Farquharson. Interesting 

 butterflies from the east coast of Madagascar. — Prof. Poulton 

 exhibited specimens from a collection kindly sent to the Hope Depart- 

 ment by Archdeacon G. K. Kestell-Cornish, from Ambinanindrano, 

 Mahanoro (about 400 ft.). A Uganda bug devouring a Lyc.enid 

 butterfly. — Prof. Poulton exhibited a pair of Mononi/x iirandicollis, 

 Germ. (Cryptocerata), captured in cop. on a bird-dropping on wet 

 sand, Nsadzi I., W. of Kome L, N.W. Victoria Nyanza, March 30th, 

 1914, by Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter. One of the two bugs was devouring 

 a male Lycaenesthes larydas, Cr., also exhibited to the meeting. 

 Observations on butterflies and the attacks made on them by birds, 



ABOUT 30 miles W. of THE ViCTORIA NyANZA AND ABOUT 1° S. LAT. — 



Prof. Poulton read a letter on this subject from Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter. 

 Papers. — The following papers were read : — " New Lepidoptera from 

 New Guinea," by J. J. Joicey, F.L.S., F.E.S., A. Noakes, F.E.S., and 

 G. Talbot, F.E.S. " Descriptions of South American Micro-Lepidop- 

 tera," by E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S., F.E.S. " Life-History of Cali;io 

 iiie)imon," by F. L. Davis, M.D., F.E.S. " Some Palasarctic Species of 

 Corduleyastcr,'' by Kenneth J. Morton, F.E.S. " Experiments on 

 some Carnivorous Insects," by C. F. M. Swynnerton, F.E.S. 



June 2nd, 1915. — Election. — Dr. A. B. Northcote, Blenheim 

 House, Moakgate, York, was elected a Fellow of the Society. Larv.t; 

 of Agriades escheri. — Dr. Chapman exhibited some full-fed larvna of 

 Ayriadcs escheri bred from the egg. Variation in Ornithoptera 

 ALEXANDRAS. — Mr. 0. E. Jauson exhibited specimens of (hiiithojitera 

 ale.randrae selected from a series to show the extreme variations in the 

 wing-markings ; also a female example of Murphutenaris kenricki ; all 

 from New Guinea. Method of Breeding Psocid.e, etc. — Mr. C. B. 



