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portraits and documents of entomological interest would be presented to the 

 Society. The President read a statement as to the death of a number of 

 distinguished Russian entomologists during 1916-20. 



Prof. Poulton exhibited varieties of Pyrameis cnrdui, and an example 

 of a very large Papilio, P. homerus F., that visits the very small flower of 

 Asclepias curassaviea ; examples of Libythea, probabh' L. larus from Tangan- 

 yika Territory, congregating perhaps before or during migration; notes on the 

 courtship of Mtinomotarpa itisiynis Distant ; Coprid beetles believed to be 

 internal parasites, and expressed the view that such cases were due to trickery 

 on the part of native medicine men. Comments were made by the President 

 and Mr. Durrant. ]Mr. Ilonisthorpe exhibited a specimen of Aryynnis ei/phro- 

 syne carrying a portion of the pupa case. Some discussion arose as to the 

 effect of damage to antennae on the flight of biitterllies. Dr. Gahan exhibited 

 examples of the larvae of Phytodecta viminalis, and called attention to the 

 existence in these larvae of eversible glandular structures between the seventli 

 and eighth dorsal segments. Comments were made by Mr. C. B. Williams, 

 who said that he had found P. viminalis to be viviparous. Mr. Morice 

 exhibited: — (1) examples of Anthophora jjilipes, of which he had seen no ^ $ , 

 and described attempts made by the S to pair with $ § ot the Humble Bee ; 

 (2) a S sawfi}', Teiithredopsis pahnnta Geoffr. with an abnormal wing neuration, 

 apparently a reversion to a primitive type. Mr. Talbot, on behalf of 

 Mr. J. J. Joicey exhibited examples of Heliconius from Venezuela. Dr. Dixey, 

 Pierines from Central Peru. Comments were made by the President, 

 Prof. Poulton, and Mr. Rosenberg. 



Two papers were read : — (1) By Mr. Donisthorpe on " Mimicry of Ants 

 by other Arthropods," and the author exhibited a number of examples to illus- 

 trate this. Comment was made by Prof. Poulton. (2) By Mr. G. J. Arrow on 

 " Erotylid Coleoptera." 



It was decided not to hold the informal meeting arranged for June 15th. 



NEUROPTERA, MECOPTERA, AND ODONATA FROM 

 MESOPOTAMIA AND PERSIA. 



BT KENNETH J. MORTON, E.E.S. 



Plate II. 



In addition +o the Odonata from Mesopotamia and North-Western 

 Persia mentioned in the "Entomologist's Monthly Magazine," 1919 

 (pp. 143-151, 183-196) and 1920 (pp. 82-87), a considerable number of 

 other Neuroptera (in the Linnean sense) were collected by Bnxton and 

 Evans. The true Neuroptera, Mecoptera, and some additional Odonata 

 are recorded in the present paper. Through the kindness of Mr. Water- 

 ston, I have also examined a collection made by Lt.-Col. H. D. Peile, 

 I. M.S., in Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and West Persia, presented by him 

 to the British Museum, and containing some interesting species not 

 represented in the other collections. 



