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belia, and its summer- brood form ausimia, belemia, fallmii, tai/is, 

 bellfzina, chaiionia, aiisajiides, oUjitipia, etc. (see Can. H)it., 1894, 

 pp. 47, 100, 166). This latter group is much more closely allied to 

 Pniitia and I'ieris than is the former. That this is so, is readily seen 

 later on in the address (pp. 47-49), when the President comts to consider 

 the androconia of our common Pierids (1) Pieris (^Oauuris) hrassicae, 

 rapae, napi, and (2) Pontia [Syncldue) ila/didice, chloridur. With the 

 latter he finds himself in some little trouble, and his statement that 

 the androconia of " the genus Sijiichloi' show a strong resemblance to 

 those of many forms of h'ttc/Uo'e, e.<j., the laminae in N. cldoridice being 

 strikingly like those of A', creusa, exhibiting a similar expansion 

 towards the blunted discal margni, whilst the discs in both genera are 

 small and circular or oval," supports our position. He further notes 

 that Si/nc/iloe helLica and N, johnstonii have plume-scales " of the like 

 character, while those of S. (jlaitcononic differ chiefly in the sharpness 

 of their apex. The lamina) in .S. daplidice vary considerably in 

 breadth ; they bear much resemblance to those of KuMo'c aii-finiia and 

 K. belemia, ^hi\,\hig like them a somewhat short apex. In both genera, 

 hUichloe and Sipic/doe, the laminte are characterised by a well-marked 

 longitudinal ribbing, which is in obvious relation with the fimbriae." 



This is exactly as it should be. Everything pomts, in the biology 

 of the insects, to a clear separation of lua-ldo'e [seius. rent.) — cardmuinen, 

 eup/teiKiides, etc., from the other group generically; whilst Anthocharis, 

 containing that part of Dr. Dixey's Enchloe comprising bdia (and its 

 summer form anxnnia), belemia, etc., is biologically closely allied to 

 Pontia (Dr. Dixey's Synrhhie) — daplidice (its spring form bellidice), 

 lllauconome, r/doridice, etc. — and that these fall quite near together, 

 Dr. Dixey's facts (supra) confirm. Indeed, these criticisms merely 

 show the accuracy of Dr. Dixey's facts, which only want a little re- 

 arrangement and reshuffling to make them fit the biological data 

 considered to be of taxonomic value in this little group. 



The figures by m.eaus of which the address was illustrated, formed 

 another excellent feature, and permitted everyone (including specialists 

 in other orders) to follow the details throughout, whilst the President's 

 book of careful drawings of these structures — a work spread over 

 several years — indicated the desirability of fully illustrating the address ; 

 no doubt this will be arranged between the President and the Council 

 of the Society. Indeed, Dr. Chapman and Mr. Tutt both voiced this 

 necessity at the meeting. 



The vote of thanks to the Officers, proposed by Mr. W. E. Sharp 

 and seconded by Mr. H. C. Druce, was well-deserved. Commander 

 Walker's work as editor of the Transact ioiDi, is no sinecure, and the 

 fact that during the last 25 years the fellowship has doubled indicates 

 the accumulation of work thrown upon Mr. H. Rowland-Brown, the 

 General Secretary, and Mr. A. H. Jones, the Treasurer. The library, 

 too, Mr. G, C. Champion's concern, is continually growing, and requires 

 continuous attention. But it is for their attempt to overtake accumu- 

 lated arrears that thanks this year are mainly due, and the fact that 

 Part iv. of the 7Vrt//.sflrf/o?;,s was ready before the new year, and delayed 

 in forwarding merely by the printers, changed what should have been 

 a matter for congratulation into a feeling of grejit annoyance. It was 

 fully intended that Parts iii., iv.. and v. ot 190*^, and Parts i., ii., iii., 

 and iv. of 1909, should have been published and paid fur withui the 



