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The President referred to the death of Mr. W. G. Blatch, who was the first 

 President of the Society, filling that office from the commencement in 1888 till 

 February, 1894. 



Mr. P. W. Abbott showed long series of several species of Lycmnids, particu- 

 larly a very fine set of Alexis, including a nice series from Ireland, with blue form 

 of the female ; also some of the white bordered form of Corydon taken by Mr. T. 

 H. Eowler on the Dorset coast. Mr. Or. T. Bethune-Baker, many fine LyccBnids^ 

 including some of the blue form of the female oi Alexis from continental localities, 

 also a remarkably small form of the species from Algeria, almost as small as 

 minima; also the beautiful red-bordered form of bellargus = ceronus, &c. Mr. 

 C. J. Wainwright, the genus Eristalis, and other Syrphids. Mr. A. H. Martineau, 

 some Aculeates collected by Mr. C. J. Wainwright, including the very rare Crabro 

 puhescens, one male specimen from the New Forest ; he said that less than a dozen 

 specimens at present were known from the whole of Britain. Mr. R. C. Bradley 

 read a paper upon Mosquitos ; he gave a full account of the various genera in all 

 their stages, and then referred to tlie recent interesting discoveries of their con- 

 nection with malaria ; he showed various specimens representing all the genera, 

 chiefly British forms. A discussion followed, in which various Members gave their 

 personal experiences of the biting habits of these insects at home and abroad, and 

 also discussed the origin of the habit, &c. Mr. G-. H. Kenrick believed the habit 

 had originally begun through these insects sucking the juices of plants ; Mr. Neville 

 Chamberlain said he believed people after a time became indifferent to their bites, 

 becoming as it were inoculated ; this was his own experience in the Bahamas, where 

 at first he suffered badly, but afterwards was quite indifferent. — Coxbran J. 

 Wainwright, Ron. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Societi- : 

 March 8th, 1900.— Mr. W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Harwood exhibited a species of Blatta from the Eastern Counties, which 

 was apparently new to Britain. Mr. Adkin, a bred series of Eugonia autumnaria 

 from Bournemouth. Mr. Colthrup, a specimen of Euchelia jacobcece, with the red 

 areas unusually pale, a very beautifully marked variety of Eurrhypara urticata, and 

 very small examples of Pieris rapee, including a yellow variety. Mr. Lucas, living 

 specimens of the immature stage of Blatta australasitB from Kew, and a case con- 

 taining examples of the whole of the British cockroaches, with drawings of several 

 species. Mr. Main, living specimens of Blatta americana from Silvertown. Mr. 

 Edwards, living specimens of PhyUodromia germanica, male, female, and immature. 

 Mr. Moore, numerous exotic species of cockroaches. Mr. Tutt, a long and varied 

 series of Epiinda lutulenta taken at Mucking, Essex, by the Kev. E. Burroughs in 

 1898 — 9, and gave notes as to the occurrence and variation of the species. Mr. 

 Lucas read a paper, entitled, " Cockroaches : Natives and Aliens," illustrating it 

 with numerous lantern slides. 



March 22«c?. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Mac Gee, of Lillie Road, S.W. ; and Mr. J. Piatt Barrett, of Margate ; 



were elected Members. 



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