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Entomological Society of London. — Xoroiiber 16th, 1910. — - 

 Nomination of Officers and Council for 1911. — Mr. H. Rowland- 

 BrowD, one of the Secretaries, announced tbat the Council had 

 nominated the following Fellows to act as officers for 1911 : President, 

 Mr. J. W. Tutt ; Treasurer, Mr. A. H. Jones ; Secretaries, Commander 

 J. J. Walker, M.A., R.N., F.L.S., and the Rev. G. Wheeler, M.A. ; 

 Librarian, Mr. G. C. Champion, F.Z.S., A.L.S. ; and as other members of 

 the Council, Mr. R. Adkin, Professor T. Hudson Beare, B.Sc, F.R.S.E. ; 

 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, F.Z.S. ; Dr. M. Burr, D.Sc, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S. ; Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpe, F.Z.S. ; Mr. J, H. Durrant, 

 Professor Selwyn Image, M.A. ; Dr. K. Jordan, Ph.D. ; Mr. A. Sich, 

 Mr. J. R. le B. Tomlin, M.A., and Mr. H. J. Turner. Appointment of 

 Auditors. — The following Fellows were appointed to act as auditors of 

 the Society's accounts for the current year: Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpe, 

 F.Z.S., Dr. T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S. ; Mr. R. Wylie Lloyd, Mr. 

 A. Sich, Mr. H. J. Turner, and Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse. — Darwin 

 Medal. — The President having announced that the Royal Society were 

 about to present the Darwin Medal to Mr. Roland Trimen, M.A., 

 F.R.S., a Past-President of the Society, it was agreed unanimously to 

 convey to the recipient the hearty congratulations of the Entomological 

 Society of London. Rare Pal.^arctic Moth. — ^The Hon. N. C. 

 Rothschild brought for exhibition some examples of a rare Noctuid moth 

 O.njtnjjiia m-bicnlo^a, Esp., collected by himself and Miss Sarolta von 

 Wertheimstein, at Puszta Peszer, in Hungary, during the first week of 

 October of this year, where examples of both sexes were secured. The 

 exhibitor remarked on the curious habits of the moth illustrated by 

 photographs ol one of the sandy spots in the wood it frequents, and 

 recalled the adventurous history of its discovery and re-discovery in 

 Hungary. Fleas. — The Hon. N. C. Rothschild also exhibited examples 

 of two species of ilea, Cteiiocephalns cam's (dog-fiea) and Ctenuccplialus 

 felts (cat-tiea), and stated that, though still frequently considered to 

 be identical, they were really quite distinct species. The exhibitor also 

 remarked that the two had been united by Dr. Taschenberg under the 

 name of scnaticeps, a name which most certainly could not be retained. 

 Under the microscope it was seen that whereas the head of 

 the dog-flea was rounded, that of the cat-tiea was long and flat. 

 Rare British Beetles. — Dr. G. Nicholson showed the example of 

 Latlnobinni hnujipennc, Faim., taken by him at Croydon, in May, 1910, 

 of which a specimen was exhibited by Commander J. J. Walker at the 

 last meeting of the Society. Professor T. Hudson Beare exhibited 

 .specimens of three species of beetles, all taken abundantly by him at 

 Nethy Bridge, Invernesshire, during July and August 1910, ciz. : 

 (rt) Hiirr/iinas aethiops, F. — This species occurred in groat abundance 

 in a mere handful of flood refuse on the banks of the River Spey. 

 The only othsr record of its occurrence in numbers is that given by 

 the Rev. W. F. Johnson from the North of Ireland; {b) Cnoceii/ialns 

 rusticKs. — This species was taken in numbers in the stumps of and in 

 small standing Scots fir-trees in a portion of the pine-woods which 

 surround the village, and which had been swept over by a forest fire 

 some few years ago. There was no doubt that the larvie had a 

 preference for this burnt timber, as they were much more abundant 

 in this area than in similar timber in adjacent parts of the woods ; 

 ,((•) Xtii;fiij'/t»ia tunuri, Pow.— The species was beaten in great 



