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Wcdnesdoy, Mar<h 'ird, 1920.— Tlie Tresident in the Cliair. 

 Messrs. E. H. Jilacliiiiore, President of the British Columbia Entomo- 

 logical Society, P.O. \iox2'2\, Victoria, B.C.; Ernest Hargreaves, Zoologicil 

 Dept., Imperial (^^ollege of Science, South Kensington, S.W. 7; Arthur 

 Loveridge, Nairobi, British East Africa ; and John George Rhynehart, Harris- 

 town, Taghmon, Co. Wexford, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



It was aunouiiced tliat a Special Meeting would be called to consider 

 alterations in the Bye-laws proposed by the Council, and these were then read 

 for the first time. 



The President announced the death of Dr. Gordon Hewitt. 



Dr. F. A. Dixey exhibited and remarked on some outline drawings sli0A\ing 

 variation in form between the scent-scales of the spring and summer forms of 

 certain Pierine butterflies. Mr. H. J. Turner, many butterflies from Cyprus, 

 with which his paper (read later in the evening) was concerned, and explained 

 their characteristic features, Capt. J. Waterston exhibited, and remarked en, 

 a set of Macedonian Odonata. Mr. Ililej', a number of species of Lycaenids 

 from Ceylon, on behalf of Mr. W. Ormiston, of Kalupahani. Mr. Talbot, on 

 behalf of Mr. Joicey, a number of new and little known forms of Ivhopalncera 

 from Central Ceram. Mr. G. J. Arrow showed a series of lantern-slides to 

 illustrate different types of armature occurring in Lamellicorn Beetles, and 

 made remarks thereon. Prof. Poulton brought forward the evidence that the 

 viola Butl., feiuale mimic of Charaxes etheocles Cr., flies with its model, C. efii- 

 jasius Keiciie. Prof. Poulton also exhibited and illustrated by a lantern-slide 

 the examples enclosed in a letter from Mr. W. A. Lamborn, siiowing the 

 result of the attacks of birds on butterflies witnessed by him in Nyasiiland, 

 the marks of a bird's beak being recognisable on rejected wings. He also read 

 some interesting notes by Mr. Lamborn on the enemies of the larvae of the 

 I'ieiine butterfly, Cutopsilia Jiurella, in East Africa. 



The following papers were read: — "Butterflies of Cyprus," by H. J. 

 Turner, F. E.S. ; "An luidescribed Lycaenid from Cyprus, Gltiucoj),<i/c/ie 

 paphox, n. sp.," by T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.R.S., etc. 



Wednesday, March \7th, 1920. — The President in the Chair. 



Messrs. Christopher Arthingtou Cheetham, Wheatfield, Old Farnley, 

 liSeds ; G. S. Cotterell, Newlyn, Gerrard's Cross; Harry Leon Gaunllett, 

 F.Z.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., A.K.C., 45 Ilotham Road, Putney, S.W. 15 ; 

 Thomas Frederic Marriner, 2 Brunswick Street, Carlisle ; C. Smee, 6 Wild- 

 wood lioad, Golders Green, N.W. 4 ; and Dr. B. Uvaroff, The Georgian 

 Museum, Tiflis, 'I'ranscaucasia, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



The proposed alterations in the Bye-laws were read for the second time. 



Prof. Poulton exiiibited, on behalf of Mr. F. C. Woodforde, the following 

 Tarieties from the colle.-tion of Ihitish insects in the Hope llepartment at 

 ..Oxford: 1. C'hn/so/ihaitus p/ilaeas L., ab. schviidtii Gerh., Burnt Woods, 

 Market Drayton {F. C. Woodfurdc) ; 2. a variety of the same species with 

 the coppery area of the fore wing replaced by smoky ochreous, from the same 

 locality (H. F. Oniuns) ; 3. the var. eleus F. of the same species, Milt'ord, 

 Surrey {from the collection of the late Lt. It. J. Champion) ; 4. C'yaniris 

 ari/iolus L., \ar. with radiate spots on the hind wing underside, the fore wing 



