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The South London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 Thursday, March lith, 1907.— Mr. R. Adein, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. South exhibited the various named forms of Nonagria geminipuneta. Mr. 

 Tonge, photographs of a ? Kyhernia marginaria, and a c? Phigalia pedaria, botli 

 at rest on trunks, tlie former most inconspicuous, the latter very conspicuous ; also 

 tlie former insect set on the bark as taken. Mr. Newman, bred series of Plusia 

 hractea from Aberdeen, and an example from Fermanagh. Mr. R. Adkin, series of 

 Hadena protea from Rannocii and South England, the former specimens being 

 Icjs green and nuieli brighter. Mr. Turner, the named forms of Pararge msera 

 from various continental localities, and read a note on the direction which tlie 

 variation takes in this species, pointing out an extreme form of var. adrasta taken 

 by him in the Pyrenees. Mr. Harrison, a series of the same species from Meiringen, 

 ijicluding a very fine var. triops. Mr. Turner, a number of species taken in 

 Switzerland by Mr. Harrison in 1906, including Boletohia fuliginaria, Onophos 

 glaucinaria, G. pullata, Psodos quadrifaria, P. alpinata, &c. Dr. Chapman, living 

 specimens of Thais poly xena from the south of France. Mr. B. Adkin, specimens 

 of the following species, being transition forms between the typical form and the 

 named varieties : Boarmia repandata, B. ahietaria, Eupithecia venosata, and E. 

 pulcheJIata. Mr. Fremlin, a large number of specimens bred by him, during a series 

 of experiments to show the effects of Physical and Chemical Agencies on Pupse, and 

 read a paper giving a summary of the results obtained. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Sec. 



Entomological Society of London: Wednesday, March Oth, 1907.— 

 Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. John C. Moulton, of The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts. ; Mr. W. 

 Schmassman, of 2, Kinnoul Villas, Freezywater, Waltham Cross ; and Mr. R. J. 

 Tillyard, B.A., The Grammar School, Sydney, New South Wales; were elected 

 Fellows of the Society. 



The President proposed the following resolution, which was seconded by Prof. 

 E. B. Poulton, D.Sc., F.R.S., &c., and carried unanimously: — "That this Society, 

 being informed that a proposal has been made that children in our schools be in- 

 structed to collect objects of Natural History for the purpose of exchanging them 

 for similar objects collected by school-children in our Colonies, deprecates the 

 adoption of any such system." 



Pi'of. E. B. Poulton exhibited male specimens of the Danaine butterflies, 

 Amaiiris egialea, Cram., and Limnas chrysippus, L., collected at Ibadan, near Lagos. 

 Mr. H. S. Griadstone, specimens showing that the scent-producing patch near the 

 anal angle of the hind-wing had been eaten out on both sides — very cleanly and 

 neatly in the case of the Amauris — although only a minute portion of any other 

 part of the wing-surface had been attacked. The facts appeared to tell strongly 

 against the view that specially protective (aiiosematic) substances are, as snine have 

 supposed, concentrated in the male scent-glands. Prof. Poulton, on behalf of Mr. 

 G. F. Leigh, of Durban, a blown specimen of the larva of Spiramiopsis comma, 

 Hampson, showing the two pairs of remarkable processes as well as the two eye-like 



