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species, if it has not already done so. Three species are given as not recorded for 

 Britain, viz., Tortrix pronubana, Ub., Adela violella, and Fumea (?) lapidicella, 

 Zell. : probably the last should be omitted from this category. 



The Ren. William Farren White, M.A., F.E.S., for 36 years Vicar of Stone- 

 house, Gloucester, died at Bournemouth on July 21st, aged 66. He entered at St. 

 John's College, Cambridge, graduated in 1856, and was ordained two years later. 

 He was an occasional contributor to this Magazine (to which he was an original 

 subscriber), and a good naturalist, but his writings were not numerous. Having, 

 however, written a series of articles on Ants for a popular journal, he published 

 them (with additions) in book form in 1883, under the title, " Ants and their ways " 

 {cf. Ent. Mo. Mag., xix, p. 262). He joined the Entomological Society of London 

 in 1865. A year or two ago he retired from active duty and came to reside near 

 London. 



The South London Entomological and Natfeal History Society : 

 Jul^ 13th, 1899.— Mr. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. J. R. Pickin, of Brixton ; A. A. Buckstone, of South Norwood Park ; 

 S. W. Gadge, of Brixton ; and G. W. Tombs, of Dalston ; were elected Members. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited a finely marked specimen of Libellula quadrimaculaia, 

 var. pranuhila, taken at the Black Pond, Esher. Mr. R. Adkin, bred specimens of 

 Pachnobia hyperborea from Ranuoch. Mr. Step, specimens of the Hermit Crabs, 

 Eupagurus puhescens, E. sculptimanus, and Anapagurus IIyndmanni,&nd. contributed 

 notes on their structure, habits and occurrence ; and he also showed the marine 

 Hemipteron, Aepophilus Bonnairei, from Porthscatho. Mr. Turner, the following 

 species and varieties of Dragonflies taken during the Field Meeting at Byfleet on 

 June 10th : — Fyrrhosoma nymphxila (minium) with F. tenellum for comparison ; 

 Enallagma cyathigerum, with a variety having the longitudinal portion of the black 

 mark on the basal segment wanting ; Ischnura elegans and a red bodied female 

 variety ; Agrion puella, A. pulchellum, Erythromma najaff, Brachytron pratense, 

 and Calopteryx splendens ; he also showed a male Anax imperator {formosus), and 

 both sexes of the very local Orthetrum cancellatum from Woolmer Forest. Mr. 

 Lucas read a Report of the Field Meeting held at Byfleet on June 10th. Mr. Adkin 

 read a Report of the Field Meeting held at Chalfont Road on July 1st. Mr. Car- 

 rington gave a very interesting account of a recent visit he had made to Bradwell- 

 juxta-mare, a village on the Blackwater near Southminster. 



July 21th, 1899. — Mr. F. Noad Claeke in the Chair. 



Mr. Fremlin exhibited insects he had taken during a holiday at Stornoway, Isle 

 of Lewis, and gave a full account of the neighbourhood from a natural history point 

 of view ; among the exhibits MeJanippe montanata and Camptogramma bilineata 

 were much varied. Mr. West, a specimen of the snake-fly [Rhaphidia) and Fedi- 

 opxis fuscinervis, and Cixius cunicularis with var. Dionysii, all from West Wickham. 

 Mr. Clark, a photomicrograph of the egg of Eubolia cervinata. — Hy. J. Turner, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



