tjQ [March, 1S99. 



and Mantids. A discussion ensued, and among others Messrs. Burr and Tutt gave 

 interesting accounts of their observations of the habits of the European representa- 

 tives of these two families. — Ht. J. Turner, Hon. Sec. 



Entomological Society of London: Fehruary '[st, 1899. — Mr. George H. 

 Verhall, President, in the Chair. 



The President briefly returned thanks for the honour conferred upon him by 

 his election, and announced that he had nominated the Eev. Canon Fowler, M.A., 

 F.L.S., Mr. Edward Saunders, F.L.S., and Mr. Roland Trimen, F.R.S., as Vice- 

 Presidents for the Session. 



Mr. H. W. Andrews, of 9, Victoria Road, Eltham, was elected a Fellow of the 

 Society. 



Mr. Champion exhibited three specimens of an interesting species of FuJfforidcB, 

 Atalanta auricoma, Burm., recently received from British Honduras, from M. 

 Blancaneaux ; and he stated that he had found Lepidopterous larvae in the white 

 waxy matter attached to the body of an allied species, Enchophora stillifer, Burm., 

 in Central America, of which insect he exhibited a specimen, together with a larva 

 taken from it. This larva was very like that of Epipyrops anomala, Westw., a 

 species of Arctiidae, which is attached to Fulgora candelaria in a similar way. He 

 also showed numerous specimens of both sexes of an undeseribed species of Apia- 

 niertis (Family EeduvUdce), found by himself in Chiriqui ; and pointed out some of 

 the more interesting peculiarities of each sex. Mr. Tutt, on behalf of the Rev. Gr. 

 H. Raynor, a long series of Spilosoma lubricipeda, Linn., inbred from specimens 

 originally captured in Lincolnshire. Its chief interest seemed to be its demonstra- 

 tion of the fact that the extreme aberrations of this species could be produced by 

 inbreeding from comparatively normal forms, a fact of all the more importance 

 considering how much uncertainty there had been as to the real origin of the race, 

 which was first sent out from Yorkshire, and is now to be seen in many collections 

 of British insects. Mr. Tutt, also a number of closely allied forms of Anthrocera, 

 recently received from M. Oberthiir, of Rennes, and comprised among others, A. 

 medicaginis, Dup., A. medicaginis, Bdv., A. Charon, Dup., and A. Charon, Bdv. 

 Likewise specimens of Anthrocera Jilipendulce, captured by Mr. W. H. Harwood, 

 near Colchester, whicli showed remarkable colour-aberrations extending from terra- 

 cotta-red to orange, as described at length in the account which he had recently 

 given of the genus. He remarked on the peculiarity of these specimens, insomuch 

 that they appeared more closely to resemble Lederer's well-known Asiatic races of 

 the species than any other yet described. Mr. A. H. Jones, a fine specimen of 

 Spharia Robertsi, one of the Pyrenomycetous fungi, attached to the larva of 

 Charagia virescens ?. Mr. Percy I. Lathy communicated " A Monograph of the 

 genus CaJisto ;" and the Rev. F. D. Morice papers, entitled, " Illustrations of 

 specific characters in the armature and ultimate ventral segments of Andrena, $ ," 

 and " Notes on Andrena taraxaci, Giraud."— J. J. Walker and C. J. Gahan, 

 Hon. Sees. 



[The name of Mr. R. Trimen, F.R.S., was accidentally omitted in the list of 

 the Council for 1899—1900, published at p. 49 anie.— Eds.] 



