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another, by Mr. C. 0. Farquharsor, B.Sc, at Moor Plantation, near 

 Ibadan, S. Nie^eria. Mr. W. A. Lamborne's observations on the 

 Driver ants (Dorylus) of Southern Nigeria. — Prof. Poulton read 

 notes received from Mr. Lamborn and exhibited the material referred 

 to. South American papilios. — Dr, K. Jordan exhibited a series of 

 species of the two groups of Papilios called by Hasse Connmdestinis and 

 PharviacopliafiuH respectively. The Association of Thorictus and 

 Myrmecocystus. — Mr. Champion exhibited a specimen of T/iorictns 

 parcueta, Wasm., attached to the scape of the left antenna of a worker of 

 an ant, Mi/rmecocj/stus viatirus, F. Mr. Donisthorpe observed that Thoric- 

 tus was always associated with ants, and carried about by them in this man- 

 ner. Three incipient colonies of ants brought up by unaided $ ^ . — • 

 Mr. W. C. Crawley exhibited : (1) Three deillated ? $ of L. nvjer, L., 

 taken in the Isle of Wight, July 1911. These, after rearing § ^ s, 

 fought until only one survived. (2) A ? oi Aphaenoija^ter aubtenanea, 

 Latr., taken August 1912, at Yvorne, with Prof. Forel, after marriage- 

 flight, brought up two '^ ? by September 1918. (8) Six ? ? of L. 

 fiavua, Fabr., taken after marriage-flight at Seaton, July 14th, 1912. 

 They built a cell together and brought up ^ ^ by June 28rd, 1918. 

 Stalk-eyed Flies. — Mr. 0. E. Janson exhibited specimens of Laglasia 

 caloptera, Bigot, one of the curious forms of Diptera with stalked eyes, 

 from the Arfak Mountains, Dutch New Guinea. Gonepteryx cleopatra. 

 — Capt. E. B. Purefoy exhibited two more specimens of Gonepteryx 

 cleopatra with gynandromorphous colouring. North American Butter- 

 flies. — Mr. E. B. Ashby exhibited a number of Nearctic Butterflies. 

 Heliconius anderida. — Mr. W. J. Kaye exhibited a very large series of 

 specimens of Heliconius anderida, ranging into a number of forms 

 which tended to become fairly definite subspecies in different geo- 

 graphical regions. Scent apparatus of Amauris egialea. — Dr. H. 

 Eltringham gave a preliminary account of the scent apparatus in 

 Awauris ei/ialea comparing the same with that of ^.')rmn«.s, illustrated by 

 drawings, and microphotographs of sections of the brush. The follow- 

 ing paper was read — " New Species of South American Butterflies," 

 by W. F. H. Rosenberg, F.E.S., and G. Talbot, F.E.S. Mr. Talbot 

 made the following exhibits in connection with this paper : — (1) Six- 

 teen new species of S. American Butterflies. (2) A black and brown 

 mimetic combination from Yahuarmayo, S.E. Peru, October and 

 November, 9 species. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — iS'oveiither \3th. — Address. — Prof. W. Bateson, F.R.S., gave an 

 address on the " Problem of Species which overlap Geographically," 

 illustrating his remarks Avith numerous lantern slides. Races of P. 

 APOLLO. — Mr. Curwen exhibited specimens of Parnassins apollo from 

 Eclepens and the Laquinthal, mostly very large examples, and 

 including var. pseud ono)inon from Eclepens. Hybrids of Z. annulata 

 and Z. pendularia. — Mr. Newman, long and variable series of 

 Zonosotna annulata and Z. pendularia, with many dark aberrations, 

 and also a series of the hybrid between these two species, showing 

 well the characters of both. 



Noue)uher 27th. — The Annual Exhibition of Varieties, etc. — 

 Additions to the Society's Collections.— Mr. West (Greenwich), the 

 Hon. Curator, fifteen cabinet drawers of the Society's reference 

 collection of Lepidoptera, with whiuh had been incorporated a portion 



