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thoroughly established in south-west Yorkshire. It differs from the type in 

 having all the wings uniformly fuscous-brown, though the hind wings are 

 slightly paler than the fore-wings ; and in that there is no trace of the usual 

 markings, except that the marginal black spots on the hind wings can be traced 

 in the dark ground colour. It is in fact exactly a parallel form to the variety 

 fuscata of Hijbernia marginaria. The first recorded specimen was taken by 

 Mr. W. Mansbridge at Horsfoi'th, near Leeds, so long ago as 1890 ; in 1896 I 

 bred it from a larva taken near Crosland Hall, Huddersfield ; and last year 

 (1911) Mr. B. Morley took a niunber of specimens at Skelmanthorpe, near 

 Huddersfield. — Geo. T. Porritt, Dalton, Huddersfield : March 12th, 1912. 



Ichneumon lugens, Grav., hybernating.— In " British Ichneumons," Vol. i, 

 p. 112, Mr. Morley states of this species.- "The females are said to pass the 

 winter in the perfect state." I have much pleasure in confirming this state- 

 ment. My friend Mr. H. L. Orr, of Belfast, sent me a female which he took on 

 February 24th, 1912, under the loose bark of a birch tree in Carr's Glen, which 

 lies at the foot of Cave Hill, about three or four miles northward from Belfast, 

 on the County Antrim side. — W. F. Johnson, Acton Glebe, Poyntzpass: 

 March 8th, 1912. 



Prosopis genalis in Surrey. — It will be of interest to record the re-occurrence, 

 after more than 30 years, of this bee, which is, as far as I am aware, only known 

 as British by three specimens taken on bramble flowers near Hastings in 1879. 

 The first insect was taken on " deadly nightshade " about the middle of Jiine 

 last, and four ^ S and eight ? ? some three weeks later, all on bramble flowers, 

 in this neighbourhood. As pointed out by the late Ed. Saunders, the ^ is fairly 

 easily identifled. The characteristics which he gave of the ? are slight and 

 comparative only ; I have looked in vain for anything more deflnite. The 

 peculiarities mentioned, however, such as they are, seem, judging from my own 

 series, to be quite appreciable and equally constant. The Kev. F. D. Morice has 

 been good enough to confirm my identification. — C. H. Mortimer, Royton Chase, 

 Byfleet, Sui-rey : March 3rcl, 1912. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, January 25th, 1912, Annual General Meeting. — Mr. W. J. Kaye, 

 F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Reports of the Council and Officers for the past year were received and 

 adopted. The following is the list of Council and OfHcers elected for the ensuing 

 yea,Y:— President : A. E. Tonge, F.E.S. ; Vice-Presidents: W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., 

 and B. H. Smith, B.A., F.E.S. ; Treasurer: T. W. Hall, F.E.S. ; Librarian: 

 A. W. Dods ; Curator .- W. West (Greenwich) ; Hon. Secretaries : Stanley 

 Edwards, F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S., and H. J. Turner, F.E.S. ; Council ; 



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