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URGUs woRicEi, Fi'eise. — A bee new to science. — The Kev. F. D. Morice 

 exhibited Panurgus moricei, taken by himself near Gibraltar, remark- 

 able in the fact that whereas species of this genus are entirely black, in 

 this species the ^ face is entirely, and the $ partly, bright yellow. 

 The legs are partly yellow, and the abdomen spotted down each side, 

 very much as in Anthidium. Unique specimen of Heriades fasciatus, 

 Freise. — Mr. Morice also exhibited the unique tj^pe specimen of 

 Heriades fasciatus, of the C/ielostouia group — a 5 taken by himself at 

 Jericho in 1899. Its congeners are practically unicolorous, but in 

 this species the abdomen is brightly banded, as in a wasp. The 

 exhibitor pointed out that the colour mimicry in this species could 

 not be due to parasitism, both Panniytis and Heriades being industrious 

 genera. Forficula auricularia with abnormal cerci. — Mr. W. J. 

 Lucas called attention to a (3^ specimen of Forficula auricularia taken 

 at Warwick in September last, and showed a drawing of the cerci 

 (forceps) which were very abnormal, the broader basal part of the two 

 appearing to be more or less fused together, while the legs of the 

 forceps were jointed to the basal part. Coleoptera new to the 

 British Isles. — Mr. Norman H. Joy exhibited two species, Laenio- 

 pliloeus iiionilis, F., taken in the neighbourhood of Streatley, Berks, and 

 Dacne fowleri, n. sp., from Bradfield, with specimens of D. huiiieralis 

 and D. riijifrcms for comparison. A new British Agathidium. — Mr. H. 

 St. J. Donisthorpe showed a specimen of a new British Aijathidinm 

 (badium, Er.), discovered last year in Cumberland, and since taken by 

 himself in Durham. Prionocyphon serricornis with aquatic larva. — 

 Mr. Donisthorpe exhibited a series of this insect, the larva of which 

 he said lived under water in the boles of trees, but appeared to leave 

 the w^ater for the purpose of pupation in the ground. Scents of 

 Butterflies. — Dr. F. A. Dixey exhibited preparations of the scents of 

 some African butterflies, collected by himself with the assistance of 

 Dr. G. B. Longstaff, during the recent visit of the British Association 

 to South Africa, with specimens of the species investigated. November 

 15t/i, 1905. — Cross-ferlilisation of Asclepias. — Mr. Arrow showed 

 a fioAver-frequenting beetle from the Transvaal, illustrating the cross- 

 fertilisation of flowers, one of the front feet being tightly clasped by 

 curiously formed pollinia of an Asclepias. Aberration of Agrotis 

 tritici. — Mr. W. J. Kaj-e exhibited a specimen of At/rotis tritici, 

 bearing a close resemblance to A. a</athiiia, in company with which it 

 was taken, while flying over heather at Oxshott. Aberration of 

 Forficula auricularia. — Mr. W. J. Lucas exhibited a specimen taken 

 at I)eal in September, by Mr. E. A. R. Priske, in which the left 

 cercus is normal, the right that of yhv. furcipata. Tortrix pronubana, 

 Hiibn. — Mr. Selwyn Image exhibited a male specimen of this insect, 

 which is new to the British List. It was taken by Mr. Harold Cooper 

 at Eastbourne, either at the end of September or beginning of October 

 last. [The species was first taken in the Channel Isles, in 1898, by 

 the Rev. F. E. Lowe, and a lengthy article on the species, written by 

 this gentleman, io published in the F^)it. Record, xii., pp. 816-317. — 

 Ed.] 



City of London Entomological Society. — November 1th, 1905. — 

 Heredity experiments on Triph^ena comes. — Mr. A. Bacot brought 

 his extensive series of this species, illustrating his experiments in 

 hereditj'. The original parents were selected from specimens bred 



