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Exhibits were as follows : A box of Micro-Lepidoptera by Mr. A. W. Boyd, 

 collected in Lancashire and Cheshire diu-ing 1912, recording many new locali- 

 ties for species already on our list. Mr. W. Mansbridge showed a bivft'-coloiired 

 male of Ardia mendica from Co. Cork. — Wm Mansbridge, Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural Histort Society : 

 Thursday, February 13th, 1913. — Mr. A. E. Tonge, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. B. R. Wixey, of Palmer's Green, N., was elected a Member. 



It was announced that Mr. Step had been made Editor of Proceedings, and 

 that Messrs. J. Piatt Barrett and N. D. Riley were added to the Council in 

 accord with the alterations in tlie bye-laws passed at the Special Meeting held 

 on January 23rd. 



Mr. Buckstone exhibited several aberrations of Charxas grantuiis, including 

 a remarkably luiiform grey specimen, the markings being scarcely discernible. 

 Mr. West, six species of the Coleopterous genus, Ophonus {Harpalus in part), with 

 the aedeagus mounted by tlie side of the males, and i-emarked that the study 

 of this organ had revolutionised the previous identification of the species. 

 Mr. Andrews, a series of the Dipteron, Hwmatobia irritans, taken off the backs 

 of bullocks near Milford Haven. It was stated that flies had frequently been 

 observed clustered in dense rings around the horns of bullocks. Mr. K. G. 

 Blair, a large living larva of a Geotrupes and compared it with that of 

 Melolontha. Mr. A. E. Gibbs, a large number of Syntomidse with their supposed 

 models, taken by Dr. Davis of Belize, in British Honduras. Mr. Tonge, a fine 

 bred series of Epunda lichenea from Eastbourne. Mr. Coote, bred Papilio 

 machaon, in which the ground coloiu* approached that of ab. a^craritiaca. 

 Mr. Frohawk, various aberrations of Melitasa athalia, M. aurima, and M. cinxia, 

 including a fine melanic form of the first species, and some fine luiderside 

 forms of the last named, together with di-a wings of an albino Arciynnis adippe, 

 an albino Euchloe cardamines, &c. The rest of the evening was devoted to 

 microscopical exhibits by Messrs. C. B. Williams, E. Adkin, P. Noad Clarke, 

 — Ashdown, and W. West (Ashstead). 



February 26</i, 1913.— The President in the Chair. 



There was an exhibition of lantern slides by Messrs. W. J. Lucas (various 

 entomological spots in the New Forest and Surrey, &c.) ; C. W. Colthrup 

 {Lepidoptera at rest, &c.) ; T. H. L. Grosvenor (views on CoUey Hill, the 

 variation in Pieris napi, Brenthis selene, B euphrosyne, Melitxa axirinia, and 

 species of Anthrocera). Mr. A. E. Gibbs, butterflies collected in the Balkans 

 in 1912, including Pieris manni, P. ergane, Anthocharis belia, Pontia daplidice, 

 Leptosia sinapis, Colias ed^lsa and C. hyale, and aberrant forms of each species. 

 Mr. Colthrup, a specimen of Vanessa io, found hybernating in a room in 

 Dulwich. Mr. Tonge, a specimen of Sphinx ligiistri, in which the pink colora- 

 tion was replaced by white. Mr. Tiu-ner, an aberration of Melitsea didyma, in 

 which the black markings were, for the most part, of a pale slate colour, and 

 variovxs forms of the female of this species. Mr. Fx'ohawk, a bred series of 



