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Beckenham, Kent; and the Rev. E. Adrian Woodniffe-Peacock, F.L.S., F.G.S., 

 Cadney Vicarage, Brigg, Lincolnshire, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited Orthoptera from Salonica, sent by Mr, P. J. Barraud, 

 and made observations on them. Captain Burr, a series of Orthoptera from 

 Macedonia. Dr. F. A. Dixey, males and females of Glutophrissa epaphia 

 and Pinacopteryx sahina, with outline drawings of their scent-scales. Mr. H. 

 DoUman, two series of some thirty specimens each of bred Charaxes: they 

 represented two distinct species of the " etheocles " groiip, the one having 

 the $ form of manica Trimen (resembling small $ bohemani), the other 

 having the $ form of phmus Hew. (resembling small S bohemani). 

 Lord Rothschild, a series of a local race of Precis octavia from Tembora, 

 Bahr-el-Gazal, and drew attention to the extraordinary number of intei- 

 mediate specimens among the series of the dry-season form — 14 out of 16. 

 Also a series of wet- and dry-season forms with intermediates of Precis octnvia 

 octavia Cram, and Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, from West and South Africa 

 respectively, for comparison. 



The following paper was read: — '^ Butterfly Vision," by H. Eltriiigham, 

 M.A., D.Sc, F.E.S. This was illustrated by the author by means of the 

 epidiascope with drawings and photographs showing the way in which 

 images of surrounding objects were presented to the view of insects, and 

 also illustrating experiments on the colour-perception of butterflies, from which 

 it seemed certain that colours appear to them as they do to us. 



Wednesday/, November 'HQth, 1918. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Joseph ITerrod-Hempsall, Orchard House, Stockingstone Road, Round 

 Green, Luton, Beds, was elected a Fellow of the Society. 



The following list of Fellows nominated by the Council to hold office 

 during the ensuing year was read : — President, Comm. James J. Walker, 

 M.A., R.N., F.L.S. Treasurer, W. G. Sheldon. Secretaries, Rev. George 

 Wheeler, M.A., F.Z.S. ; Dr. S. A. Neave, M.A., F.Z.S. Librarian, 

 George Charles Champion, F.Z.S., A.L.S. Other Members of Council, E. C. 

 Bedwell; G, T. Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., F.Z.S.; Kenneth G. Blair, B.Sc. ; 

 Malcolm Cameron, M.B., R.N. ; W. C. Crawley, B.A. ; J. Hartley Durrant ; 

 Dr. II. Eltriugham, M.A., F.Z.S. ; Dr. C. J. Gaban, M.A. ; Dr. A. D. Imms, 

 B.A., F.L.S. ; Dr. G. A. K. Marshall, F.Z.S. ; Rev. F. D. Morice, M.A. : 

 Herbert E, Page. 



3Ir. Arthur Dicksee exhibited three specimens of a new race of Morpho 

 eiKjenia from Colombia, from which it was hitherto unknown, together with 

 two Morpho eugenia from French Guiana, and one Morpho adonis from French 

 Guinea, and another from the Lower Amazons, for comparison. Capt. Purefoy, 

 a score of home-bred Lycaena arion, together with their pupa cases. Mr. W. 

 J. Kaye, six female Mechanitis polymnia from the Berbice River, caught at 

 Friendship in July 1914 by Mr. H. C. Patoir, which all showed a very con- 

 siderable darkening of the outer lialf of the hind wing, one in particular having 

 the whole outer half black. 



The following paper was read :— ''The Hymenoptera of Fi ji," by Rowland 

 E. ■ruvner. F.E.S. 



