284 [December, 1807. 



by his " Historj of the Fossil Insects of the Secondary Eocks of Britain," an 8to 

 volume of 130 pages, with 10 plates by Westwood, and a section chart, published in 

 1845, now very scarce, and probably still the only separate work (as distinct fronn 

 papers and reprints) that has appeared on Fossil Entomology in this country. He 

 joined the Geological Society so long back as 1834. 



^OJltCtg. 



Entomological Society of London : November 2rd, 1897. — Mr. R. Teimen, 

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



The President announced the death, on October 15th, of Mr. J. W. Dunning, 

 formerly Secretary and President of the Society, and referred to the great interest 

 he had always taken in the Society's affairs. The Treasurer also spoke warmly of 

 Mr. Dunniiig's continued liberality to the Society in times of financial straits, and 

 of his successful efforts in procuring the Royal Charter, the cost of which he had 

 defrayed. 



Mr. Selwyn Image, of 6, Southampton Street, W.C., was elected a Fellow of 

 the Society. 



Mr. J. 3. Walker exhibited specimens of Anisolahis annulipes, Luc, an intro- 

 duced species of earwig taken among bones at the chemical works at Queenborough, 

 and of Braehysomus hirtus, Boh., a rare weevil, taken among dead leaves at Chat- 

 ham. Mr. Janson, a variety of Melanargia Galatea of a clear yellowish-creara 

 colour, without trace of the usual black markings. It was captured between Dover 

 and Walmcr in 1843, and was still in perfect condition. Lord Dormer, a remark- 

 able openwork cocoon of an unknown Japanese moth, constructed from the larva) 

 hairs. Mr. Jacoby, fine examples of both sexes of the Australian Ilepialids, 

 Charagria Ramsayi, C. splendens, and Hepialus Daphnandri. Mrs. Nicholl, a 

 selection from the butterflies collected by her this year, in June and July, in the 

 Albarracin Mountains in Aragon, containing several additions to the list of the 

 district published in Madrid by Seuor Zapater and Herr Max Korb. The species of 

 greatest interest were Erehia Zapateri, Oberth., Canonympha iphioides, Staud., 

 Satyrus Prieuri, Pier., and its fulvous 9 var. Uhagoni, which was observed to be 

 much more attractive to the males than the normal form was ; ArgynnU Hecate, 

 Esp., and Parna.isius Apollo, L., of which a female variety occurred with red- 

 centred ocelli on the upper-side of the fore-wing. The Rev. H. S Gorham, examples 

 of the following rare beetles from the New Forest : Notiophilus rufipen, Velleius 

 dilatatus, four specimens, of which two were found in copuld, and Trichonyx 

 sulcicollis ; also a single example of Lytfa vesicaforia from Shirley Warren. Mr. 

 Tutt, a series of NoctucB, taken at Romford by the Rev. W. Claxton, all of 

 aberrant form ; and, for Mr. J. Merrin, a specimen of Aglais urticce with a 

 silvery costal spot on the under-side of the fore-wings, a series of 3IelitcBa Aurinia, 

 and an example of Syrichthus malvce, ab. taras, taken near Gloucester. Mr. 

 Kirkaldy, a complete series of species of the genus Notonecta, L., specimens of 

 the larva and imago of tlie very rare Deinostoma dilatatnm, Say, from Arizona, and 

 specimens of Antipalocoris Marshalli, Scott, from Ceylon, which was previously 

 recorded from Corsica alone. Papers were communicated — by the President, on 

 " New or little-known Species of African Butterflies ;" and by Mr. E. Meyrick, on 

 "New Lepidoptera from Australia and New Zealand." — W. F. H. Blandfobd 

 and F. Mekkifield, Hon. Sees. 



END OF VOL. VIII (Second Seeies). 



