50 THE entomologist's record. 



Dr. Dixey proposed the health of "our host" in eulogistic, and 

 well-chosen, terms, thanking him, in the name of the guests, for his 

 generous kindness and hospitality, the whole of the company joining 

 in the " musical honours" which he suggested should be accorded to 

 " our host." 



Mr. Verrall suitably replied, and incidentally noted that a memoir 

 was being prepared of all the known members of the club, which 

 included some of the best-remembered names in British entomology. 

 He asked that any known details of any previous members should be 

 sent to Mr. South, the Secretary, for inclusion into the memoirs that 

 were being thus compiled. The members began to disperse about 

 10 p.m., but it was nearly two hours later before the more convivial 

 and more happily-situated, as to the nearness of their abiding-places 

 for the night, finally dispersed. 



The following Fellows were elected as the officers and council of 

 the Entomological Society of London for the session 1909-10, at the 

 meeting held January 20th, 1909: — President: Frederick Augustus 

 Dixey, M.A., M.D. Trcafnorr : Albert Hugh Jones. Secretaries: 

 Heniy Rowland-Brown, M.A., Commander James J. Walker, M.A., 

 R.N., F.L.S. Librarian: George Charles Champion, F.Z.S. Connril : 

 Thomas Algernon Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S., Albert Harrison, F.L.S., 

 F.C.S., Selwyn Image, M.A., Karl Jordan, Ph.D., George Blundell 

 Longstafi', M.D., Hugh j\lain, B.Sc, Guy Anstruther Knox Marshall, 

 Professor Edward B^. Poulton, D.Sc, M.A., F.R.S., Robert Shelford, 

 M.A., F.L.S., C.M.Z.S., Roland E. Turner, James W. Tutt, Charles 

 Owen Waterhouse. We are informed that, in our note {antea, vol. xx., 

 p. 307), Dr. Longstaff and Mr. R. Turner should have been returned 

 as resident London members. 



After the annual meeting the resignation of Professor E. B. Poulton 

 having been accepted, the new council unanimously elected Professor 

 T. Hudson -Beare to fill the vacancy. 



The president has since chosen Dr. Karl Jordan, Dr. G. B. Long- 

 stafT, and Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse to be Vice-Presidents. 



The students' rooms at the Natural History Museimi, South 

 Kensington, having been fitted with new heating apparatus the collec- 

 tions are again available for reference and study. It appears to us 

 that the rooms are now a great deal more comfortable than heretofore. 



We are pleased to note that the presidency of the Yorkshire 

 Naturalists' Field Club for 1909, has been offered to, and accepted by, 

 Mr. W. H. St. Quintin, J.P., F.E.S., etc. 



Dr. J. H. Wood describes further new species of Phora [I'lnt. Mo. 

 Maj/.), vi:., Phnra armata, P. riclifi, P. affinis, P. aequalis, P. fiavesceus, 

 P. louiiiseta, P. ricalis, P. SKrdifrons, P. parra, P. mallochi, P. f/labri- 

 from, P. propinqita, P. iilininosa, P. collini. Mr. Malloch also describes 

 a new species as Phnra fmiiata. 



Mr. E. A. Butler describes an insect that has long been considered 

 a form of MijrDieeopora iiriila, Er., as a new species under the name 

 of il/. hrevipea. He records the former from the Isle of Wight (whence 

 came Erichson's type), and the latter from Tintagel, Plymouth, 

 Slapton, and Dawlish. This latter (smaller) insect, Deville says, also 

 occurs in Jersey and Brittany. 3/. uvida is also noted from Whits- 

 table, Upnor, Shoreham, Hayling Island, and Camber, near Rye. 



^l\\ Champion adds Homalota fiissi, Bernh. { = )ntens, Fuss, nee 



