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Stewartstown, aberrations of butterflies, EucJilo'e cardamines, Pararge megaera, 

 Polyommatus icarus. Mr. Frohawk, aberrations oi Aglaib urticae, Pieris napi, 

 Argynnis paphia, E'lchlu'e cardamines, P. brassicae. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon, 

 Editor of Proceedings. 



The London Natural History Society. — Members have been giving 

 more attention to other branches of Natural History instead of concentrating 

 on l<]ntomology lately, but in spite of this several very interesting Lepidoptera 

 exhibits have been shown, including a fine series of Grapta c-aWian, bred bj' 

 Mr. R. W. Robbius from pupae obtained in the west of England, showing that 

 both the "marbled" and "non-marbled" forms appear at the same time and 

 in the same locality. Dr. Cockayne has shown Plebeius argiis, a long series 

 of gynandromorphs with varieties, and some freshly emerged Euvanessa antiopa 

 with white borders caught last year showing that the wliiteness is not due to 

 fading of the pigment after emergence. Mr. J. Riclies exhibited selected 

 varieties from his extensive collection of Abraxas grossulariata, bred in North 

 London by himself. Mr. H. B. Williams has shown Dryas paphia and its 

 var. vc/esitia. Mr. W. A. Southey, several forms of HemeropJiila abruptaria ; 

 and Mr. Worsley Wood, series of Erehia blandina, Chrysophamis phlaeas, 

 Brephos pnrtbenias, and Pseudoterjjna pruinata, with varieties. On January 3rd, 

 Mr. L. W. Newman gave an interesting lecture on the effects of last j'ear's 

 drought on the various species of Lepidoptera. A large number of Plant Galls 

 liave been exhibited caused chiefly by Eriophyidae, Diptera, or Hymenoptera 

 species.— H. J. Burkill, 31i7iuting Secretary : March \Qth, 1922. 



Entomological Society of London: Wednesday, March \sf, 1922. — 

 The Rt. Hon. Lord Rothschild, M.A., F.R.S., etc., President, in the Chair, 



Tlie following were elected Fellows of the Society: — Mrs. Margaret 

 Rae, Courtliill, Birkenhead; A. F. Rosa, M.U., 28 Pitt Street, Edinburgh; 

 Mr. Frank Russell, F.G.S., Aulden House, Worksop ; and Captain Francis 

 JNIoysey, Suffolk Regiment, Talodi, Nuba Mountains, Sudan. 



The Treasurer made a statement on the Wicken Fen Fund. He called 

 attention to the valuable work that is being done on this Nature Reserve and 

 made an appeal for contributions towards its maintenance. The Treasurer 

 announced that the late Mr. G. A. J. Rothney had bequeathed the sum of 

 £150 to the Society. 



The President announced tlie death of Professor Geldart, and a vote of 

 condolence with his relatives was passed. 



Dr. Waterston exhibited a Brazilian bee, Melipona scutellaris Latr., taken 

 near Brighton; also a stem oi Ar undo phrag mites from whicli numerous pupae 

 of a Chalcid, Geyiiocerus Jlavimamis Thorns., were projecting; Mr. II. Mace, 

 a number of butterflies from the ueiglibourhood of Khartoum ; Mr. R. Adkin, 

 Diaphora mendica var. venosa, n., from Co. Tyrone, and compared it with other 

 races of the species ; Mr. E. B. Asliby, numerous insects of various orders from 

 Piedmont, Italy; Professor E. B. Poulton read some notes on the utilization 

 of derived plant pigments in the colouring of Lepidoptera ; he also read a 

 communication from the late Dr. T. A. Chapman on germinal "factors" and 



