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of marking, originally banded, and later fused to a uniform colour, and 

 that the markings are a second series superimposed upon the first." 



SOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — April 9th, 1914. — New Member.- — Mr. C. P. Emmett was elected a 

 member. Variation in D. fascelina. — Mr. R. Adkin exhibited three 

 Dasi/scJiira fascelina, one with the usual black transverse lines largely 

 yellow and another with the black markings intensified and with 

 absence of the yellow freckling. Burmese Lepidoptera. ■ — Mr. 

 Edwards, several very conspicuous and beautifnl Heterocera from 

 Burmah, including Anjina ariius, Kuclnwiiia fonnosa, etc. A record 

 OF L. leucomelanella. — Mr. Sich, specimens of Lita leiicomelanella, 

 first discovered in England by the late Mr. Boyd in 1858. They were 

 from Weymouth. — Variation in E. PRONoii.- — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, a 

 long series of F.rebia prono'e from the Austrian Tyrol and Switzerland, 

 and read notes on the variation, both local and aberrant, and on the 

 distribution of the species. The Society's Collections. — Mr. West, 

 Greenwich, several drawers of the Society's Collection of British Lepi- 

 doptera to show the additions made to the Pyrales and Tortrices by 

 the donation from Mr. Dawson. C. strobilella. — Mr. Piatt Barrett, 

 a series of Cocci/x utmbiMla bred from spruce cones collected at West 

 Wickham some weeks ago. 



April 23r(l. — A Special Exhibition of Orders other than Lepi- 

 doptera. — Mr. Stanley Edwards, numerous large and conspicuous 

 species of exotic Coleoptera and Hymenoptera. Mr. Ashdown, a 

 collection of Swiss Coleoptera including 40 species of Longicornia 

 taken by himself. Mr. Gibbs, the lantern-flies Fnh/oria lantcrnaria 

 and other conspicuous insects sent to him from British Honduras 

 among a collection of butterflies and moths. Mr. Step, S and 5 

 AsUks crabroniforiiris, a predacious Dipteron, with Tac/iinus c/rosm and 

 T. fera two hairy flies which attack larvtB. Mr. West (Greenwich), 

 thirteen drawers of the Society's reference collection (Coleoptera, 

 Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera), a box of 

 typical examples of Diptera presented to the Society by Mr. Andrews, 

 and his own collection of British Homoptera. Mr. C. B. Williams, 

 the beetle Loc/iDuwa sutiiralis on heather from Cheshire, and willow 

 stems damaged by larvae of ('ecido)injia salicipenla. Mr. Andrews, the 

 following very rare Diptera and contributed notes : — Lispe pt/f/niaea, 

 Fall., Liiiinophora aestidiin, Vill., Macronijchia t/riseola, Fall., all from 

 Porthcawl, Phmbia parra, Ztt.,from Chattenden, Fannia ciliata, Stein., 

 from Milford, and Chirosia parvicornis, Ztt., from N. Kent. Mr. R. 

 Adkin, Rosel's Der Natumiyke Historie iter Iiisecten. Mr. Dennis, 

 photographs of plant-galls. Mr. E. E. Green, many species of L'occidae 

 largely from Ceylon with coloured drawings of their life-histories. 

 Mr. B. Adkin, pieces of bark showing depredations of the Homoptera, 

 Cheniies corticalia on larch, and C. riridis on Weymouth pine. Mr. 

 Moore, 925 mites of the genus Gauri.vis, taken from a beetle. 



May lith. — Paper. — Mr B. S. Williams read a paper on " The 

 Thysanoptera," and showed lantern slides and specimens under the 

 microscope in illustration. The Furze Mite. — Mr. Hocking exhibited 

 branches of the common furze from Danbiiry Common, which had 



