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for whioh lie wns recently lent to the E^-yptian Government by the Lister 

 Institute. Mr. Bacot \vas well known for his researches into the conveyance 

 of plague by rats, and also for his work in connection with trench fever during 

 the war." He was entomologist to the Lister Institnte of Preventive Medicine. 

 Some years ago he visited Sierra Leone for the Yellow Fever Commission, 

 and was the author of numerous papei's on entomological subjects, insects and 

 disease, and yellow fever. Bacot Avas elected a Fellow of the Entomological 

 Society of London in l')07, and resided at Longhton, Essex. 



The South Loxdon Entomological and Natural History Socikty : 

 January 2Qth, 1922. Annual Meeting, — Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., Vice- 

 President, in the Chair. 



The Report of the Council, Statement of the Treasurer, and Balance Sheet 

 were received and adopted. The following members were declared elected 

 Officers and Council for the ensuing year : — President, E. J. Bunnett, M.A.; 

 F.E.S.; Vice-Presidejits, K. G. Blair, B.Sc, F.E.S., and N. D. Eiley, F.E.S., 

 E.Z.S. ; Treamrer, A. E. Tonge, F.E.S. ; Librarian, A. W. Dods ; Curator, S. 

 R. Ashb}^, F.E.S. ; Assist. Curator, T. L. Barnett ; Editor of Proceedings, Ily. 

 J. Turner, F.E.S.; Hoju Secretaries, Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., F.E.S., and 

 Ily. J. Turner, F.E.S. ; Recorder, L. E. Buuster ; Lanternist, A. W. Dennis ; 

 Council, T. L. Barnett, A. A. W. Buckstone, L. E. Dunster, O. K. Goodman, 

 F.E.S., T. IL L. Grosvenor, F.E.S., H. A. Leeds, G. S. Robertson, M.D., 

 E. Step, F.L.S., and S. Syms. 



The President being unwell, his Annual Address was read by Mr. Riley. 

 Tt was entitled, " Will o' the Wisp," with which he dealt historically and 

 biologically, ascribing the phenomenon to the male Ghost-Moth. 



The new President, Mr. E. J. Bunnett, then took the Chair, and votes of 

 thanks were passed to the retiring Officers and Council. 



Major C. E. Lyles, 6 Hyde Park Mansions, and Mr. J. H. Adkin, WhWc- 

 cliff Road, Purley, were elected members. 



Mr. C. Craufurd exhibited an Afjlais urticae with a curious deficiency of 

 colour in two streaks on the hind margin of the hind wings; the scaling was 

 perfect. 



February dtk, 1922.— The President in the Chair. 



Miss Alice K. Lock, 77 Grove Hill Road, S.E., was elected a member. 



jNIr. R. Adkin exhibited a second brood series of Brenthis selene from 

 Abbot's AVood, Sussex, taken at end of July and in August. Mr. A. A. W. 

 Buckstone, a large foim of the same specie.-s racial in the Is. of Arran, and a 

 series of a small race from Ileadley ; and an aberrant form of Taeniocampa 

 incerta, resembling both T. munda and 1\ gracilis. Mr. H. W. Andrews, the 

 Anthumyiidae (Dipt.), Hylephila sponsa, said to be rare, but common in Kent; 

 and species of local Limnophora. Mr. Bleukarn, Crypt oceplialus coryli from 

 Mickleham, with a spot on each elytron ; and the racial form of Phyllodecta 

 luticullis from Killarney, Dec. 1921. Mr. H. J. Turner, for Mr. Greer of 



