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of a tree. Also a small beetle, Semidavvjer sikorae, Wasamann, which 

 came out of this nest, and is a guest of C. schenki. Protura. — Mr. 

 C. B. Williams exhibited specimens of Acerentulus, of the order 

 Prottn-a, taken, by means of a Berlese Funnel, in soil at Wimbledon, 

 Surrey. Remarkable Aberrations of Rhopalocera. — Mr. E. B. Ashby 

 exhibited a 2 of Dnjas pandora, with darkly suffused underside hind- 

 wing, very near the ab. lilacina, Obth., from La Granja ; also an 

 aberration of Melitaea athalia, from Hinterzarten, belonging to the eos 

 group of aberrations of this species. The following papers were read : 

 — " Descriptions of South American Micro-lepidoptera," by E. 

 Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S., F.E.S.; "A revision of the Tipulid Genus 

 Styrinf/oiin/ia," by F. W. Edwards, F.E.S. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — Februanj IWi. — New Members. — Mr. B. Williams of E. Finchley, 

 and Prof. Meldola, F.R.S., were elected members. Nature Reserves. 

 — Mr. H. Rowland-Brown discussed the matter of Nature Reserves, 

 and appealed for further financial aid, and suggestions for the care of 

 these areas. Paper. — Rev. G. Wheeler read a paper on " The Genus 

 Melitaea,'" and exhibited many European species. American species 

 OF Melit.ea. — Mr. A. E. Gibbs, his collection of the American species 

 of the genus Melitaea with species of the allied genus Phyciodes. 

 European Melit^a. — Mr. Curwen, series of most European species of 

 Melitaea. Sicilian Melit^a. — Mr. J. Piatt Barrett, series of Sicilian 

 M. athalia and M. didi/nia. Phyciodes. — Mr. Edwards, species of 

 Phyciodes and (■oatlantona from S. and Cent. America. 



P^ebruary 2Qth. — Special Exhibition of Lantern slides by Mem- 

 bers. — Dr. Chapman, illustrating mistletoe growing on Scotch Fir in 

 the Dauphiny Alps. Mr. Tonge, various details of lepidopterous life- 

 histories. Mr. C. B. Williams, organisms obtained by using the 

 Berlese apparatus, and details of Coniopteryx and Aleyrodes, etc. 

 Mr. West, Rotifers, Cyclops, various species of Collembola, etc. 

 Mr. Dennis, illustrating various British Galls. Mr. Colthrup, 

 illustrating the resting position of lepidopterous imagines, and of nest- 

 ing sites of some shore-birds, and read a paper on his experiences in 

 photographing the latter. A. plexippus bred in Britain. — Mr. Frohawk 

 exhibited a series of Anosia plexippm, bred from ova laid by a ? sent 

 alive to this country. A gynandromorph of E. lanestris. — Mr. Main, 

 for Mr. Sharp of Eastbourne, a bred gynandromorph of Eriogaster 

 lanestris, left side c? , right side J . Syntomid mimicry. — Mr. W. J. 

 Kaye, the Syntomid Diptilon halterate, which is readily taken for a 

 species of Diptera. 



March 12th. — -New Members. — Mr. J. C. Fryer, Northumberland 

 Avenue. Heliconius species. — Mr. W. J. Kaye exhibited two quite 

 distinct species of Heliconius, PL. hydara and H. ainaryllis var. earyades 

 of almost exactly the same facies, with the microscopic slides of the 

 genitalia. G. ilicifolia captured. — Mr. Newman, Gastropacha 

 ilicifolia J taken at Cannock Chase, May 25th, 1913, by Mr. G. B. 

 Oliver. N. American Hornet. — Mr. Tonge, nest of the N. American 

 Hornet, Vespa inacidata from Massachusetts with several imagines. 

 Aleurodes. — Mr. Step, photographs of Alearodes (Aleyrodidae) a 

 family allied to the Coccidae and gave notes on the habits of the insects. 

 Microscopical exhibits. — -Dr. Cliapman, the androconia of Ayriades 

 thersites, spring-brood, large, much like those of P. escheri, summer- 



