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Lambillion writes an article on the Apaturids of Virion. The author 

 refers to the unprecedentedly cold and wet season, and its general 

 effect upon the dates of appearance of various species, retarding their 

 emergence. He states that the Apaturids were so abundant at Virton 

 at the end of July, that on one ocasion M. I'Abbe Cabeau captured no 

 less than eleven specimens at one stroke of the net. The following 

 new forms are described in the paper : — (1) ab. leucothea of the clytie 

 form of Apatura ilia, diagnosed as Form clytie, but as in ilia, 

 with the fascife and spots of all the wings white, not luteous ; 

 (2) ab. semialha of the cUjtie form of A. ilia, diagnosed as 

 Form fhjtie, but in part as ilia, with the fasciae and spots of the 

 fore- wings only white, not luteous ; (3) ab. siibalbata of the chjtie form 

 of A. ilia, diagnosed as Form clytie, but with the fasciae and spots of 

 all the wings whitish (subalbatis) ; (4) ab. alceste of the silvia form of 

 A. ilia, diagnosed as Form xilvia, but with all the fascije and spots, 

 especially the apical ones, ochraceous not luteous ; (5) ab. lencodes of 

 Haiiiearift {Xeweohlm) Incina, diagnosed as with the spots on the upper 

 side of all four wings not fulvous, but whitish (subalbis) ; and (6) ab. 

 constellata of H. Incina, diagnosed as with the median spots on the 

 hind- wings above not fulvous but whitish (subalbis). They were 

 all communicated to him by M. I'Abbe. 



The Annual Report on the Prot/ress and Condition of the United 

 States National Masetiiii, for the year ending June, 1912, has come to 

 hand. Over 80 pages are taken up with a detailed list of additions to 

 the collections and to the Library. Large collections of insects have 

 been obtained by field-work during the various surveys in the Panama 

 Canal area, and considerable progress has been made in the transfer of 

 the material to the new standard cases in the recently erected Museum 

 Buildings. 



The pages of Societas Entonwloyica for the past few months have 

 contained, amongst other articles, a " List of newly described or bred 

 Pai'asites and their Hosts," "Notes on the Biology of Cynipsscutellaris," 

 with many figures by Walter Reum, "Notes on the plants attacked by 

 Gall-forming Insects," by Hugo Schmidt-(Grunberg), " Parnassiana," 

 a record of the newly recognised forms of the various species of the 

 genus Paniassiim, by Felix Bryk, etc. 



J^ C I E T I E S . 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — September 25tlt. — Exhibition of lantern-slides by members as follows: 

 Mr. C. B. Williams, an adult ^ Embiid, bred from a larva from 

 Algeria. Mr. Dennis, flower groups in nature and the fuller's teazle 

 growing and drying for use. Mr. Main, details of the life-history of 

 the larch- sawfly, and gave an account of its habits at the different 

 stages. Mr. Colthrup, eggs and nests of sea-birds, from photographs. 

 A LOCAL Orthopteron. — Mr. Lucas, specimens of the local grasshopper, 

 Goiiiphocenin rufus, from Bookham Common, and a bred female. An 

 Embiid tunnel. — Mr. C. B. Williams, a piece of bark showing the 

 silky tunnels made by the Embiid larva from Algeria. Variation in 

 Agriades coridon. — Mr. Newman, Ayriades coridon from Herts 

 including ab. senmynyrapha, a J specimen with asymmetrical wings, 

 the smaller pair dusted with blue. Size of Brenthis euphrosyne. — 



