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OF Sphinx ligustri. — Mr. Tonge, a specimen of Sphinx ligustri, in 

 which the pink coloration was replaced by white. Aberration of 

 Melit.ea didyma. — Mr. Turner, an aberration of Melitaea didyma in 

 which the black markings were for the most part of a pale slate colour, 

 and various forms of the female of this species. Bred series of 

 Lampides boeticus. — Mr. Frohawk, a bred series of Lampules boeticiis of 

 unusually large size. The larvae fed upon green peas. He also 

 showed some very fine drawings of the protective resting positions 

 of various species of lepidoptera. Five generations of A. virgu- 

 LARiA. — Mr. R. South, five generations of Acidalia vin/idaria, bred 

 from ova laid by a ? captured at Bishop Auckland, August 7th, 1910. 

 March 13th. — New Members. — Mrs. A. Gibbs, of St. Albans, Mr. Geo. 

 Brooks and Mr. Gilbert Storey, of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.), 

 were elected members. Living Larvae. — Mr. Tonge exhibited living 

 larvfe of Epunda lichenea and of Aplecta occulta. Photographs. — Mr. 

 Colthrup, some excellent photographs of well-known collecting 

 localities and of the resting positions of various species of the genera 

 Tephruaia and Boariiiui, showing protective resemblance. Rhaphidia 

 larva. — Mr. C. B. Williams, larvtp of the Snakefly, Rhaphidia notata, 

 which has occurred not uncommonly in pine stumps at Oxshott. It 

 fed readily on aphides. Thera variata from the N. Forest. — Mr, 

 Piatt Barrett, specimens of the true Thera variata from the New 

 Forest where the larvte occurred on Spruce. Larva of Geotrupes 

 STERcORARius. — Mr. Brooks, the larva of a (jieotnipes sfercorariits found 

 under a rubbish heap. Balkan Lepidoptera. — Mr. A. E. Gibbs, the 

 Satyrids and Hesperids taken by him in his trip to the Balkans in 

 1912 and contributed notes on the occurrence and variation of the 

 various species. Tinea pallescentella in Britain. — Mr. R. Adkin, a 

 series of Tinea pallescentella, and read a short paper on its history as a 

 British species and discussed his experience in rearing it. — Hy. J. 

 Turner. 



BITU AR Y. 



Lord Avebury. 



The Entomological Society of London has lost its oldest, though 

 not its eldest, Fellow, by the death of Lord Avebury, who passed away 

 on May 28th, " full of days, riches and honour," at Kingsgate Castle, 

 near Ramsgate. Rarely indeed is it given to any man to exercise so 

 great an influence in so many departments of life as he did throughout 

 bis long career. The mere list of the offices he held in many societies, 

 differing so widely in their scope as the Geological, the Ethnological, 

 the Statistical, the Chamber of Commerce and the Institute of Bankers 

 (to name only a few of those with which he was associated), and the 

 fact that he could write with authority on such diverse subjects as 

 "Prehistoric Times," "The Uses of Life," "The Scenery of Switzer- 

 land" and " The History of Money," are enough to fill the ordinary 

 man with wonder "' that one small head could carry all he knew." He 

 will probably be best remembered by posterity as the originator of 

 " Bank Holidays," though this was only one of many similar pieces of 

 useful legislation for which he was responsible, but it is rather as an 



