170 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



Tinea pallescentella bred from hare's hair. — Mr. R. Adkin exhibited 

 specimens of T. pallcficcntella that he had reai^d in January last from 

 larvfB found feeding in a bale of hare's hair received from Brandon, 

 Suffolk, in the previous November. Disabling injuries found in 

 Lepidoptera, — Prof. Poulton exhibited a male specimen of Acraea 

 peneleos, Ward (pelasf/itifi, Grose- Smith), whose left hind-wing was 

 missing, having been lost in an attack by a wagtail. Prof. Poulton 

 showed examples of specimens belonging to various distasteful groups, 

 exhibiting injuries similiar to those of the above-mentioned A. pi'iidfos. 

 The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — • 

 Febriianj ISth. — New Member. — Mr. C. R. Wixcey, of Palmer's Green, 

 N., was elected a member. Editor of Proceedings. — It was 

 announced that Mr. Step had been made Editor of Proceedings and 

 that Messrs. J. Piatt Barrett and N. D. Riley were added to the 

 Council in accord with the alterations in the Bye-laws passed at the 

 Special Meeting held on January 23rd. Varied series of C. graminis. — 

 Mr. Buckstone exhibited several aberrations of . Charaeas ijraininis, 

 including a remarkably uniform, grey specimen, the markings being 

 scarcely discernable. The genus Ophonus (Harpalus). — Mr. West, 

 six species of the Coleopterous genus Ophonus [Hnrpalus in part) with 

 the asdoeagus mounted by the side of the males, and remarked that the 

 study of this organ had revolutionised the previous identification of 

 the species. A gregarious Dipteron. — Mr. Andrews, a series of the 

 Dipteron Haematobia irritans. taken off the backs of bullocks near 

 Milford Haven. It was stated that the flies had frequently been 

 observed clustered in dense rings around the horns of bullocks. A 

 Geotrupes larva. — Mr. K. C. Blair, a large living larva of a 

 Geotrupes sp. (Dung beetle), and compared it with that of Melolontha. 

 Syntomids and their Models. — Mr. A. E. Gibbs, a large number of 

 Syntoiii.idae with their supposed models, taken by Dr. Davies, of 

 Belize, in British Honduras. Epunda lichenea bred. — Mr. Tonge, a 

 fine bred series of Epunda lichenea from Eastbourne. P. machaon 

 aberration. — Mr. Coote, bred Papilio machaon, in which the ground- 

 colour approached that of ab. aurayitiaca. Aberrations of British 

 butterflies.— Mr. Frohawk, various aberrations of Mditaca aihalia, 

 M. aurinia, and M. cin.via, including a fine melanic form of the first 

 species and some fine underside forms of the last-named, together 

 with drawings of an albino Arcpjnnia ailippe, an albino luichlo'e cnnla- 

 niines, etc. Microscopical exhibits. — The rest of the evening was 

 devoted to microscopical exhibits by Messrs. C. B, Williams, 

 R. Adkin, F. Noad Clarke, W. J. Ashdown, and W. West (Ashtead). 

 Februanj 2,1th. — Lantern Slides. — There was an exhibition of 

 Lantern Slides by Messrs. W. J. Lucas (various entomological spots 

 in the New Forest and Surrey, etc.), C. W. Colthrup (lepidoptera at 

 rest, birds' habits, etc.), T. H. L. Grosvenor (views on Colley Hill, the 

 variation in Vleila napi, Brenthu selene, B. euphroayne, Mclitaca aurinia, 

 and species of Anthrocera), and A. W. Dennis. Balkan Pierid.e. — ■ 

 Mr. A. E. Gibbs, butterflies collected in the Balkans in 1912, including 

 Pieris inanni, P. eri/ane, Aiithocaris belia, Pontia dapUdice, Leptosia 

 dnapis, Coliaa cdum, and ('. hiptle and aberrant forms of each species. 

 Hybernation of Vanessa io. — Mr. Colthrup, a specimen of Vanessa io 

 found hybernating in a room in Dulwich. White marked aberration 



