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ftiid, althougli lie made a considerable collection of ants. Ins medical duties, 

 Avbicli ultimately became very onerous, occupied most of his time. la tlie end 

 the work proved too heavy, and he returned to England last year. His death 

 occurred quite suddenly on May 3rd, while he was engaged on his medical 

 duties. 



Dr. Swale did not himself write on entomology, or describe any of the new 

 species he captured. Some descriptions of these have already appeared, and 

 others no doubt will follow. Still, it is as a collector in many out-of-the-way 

 hinds that he made his contribution to entomological knowledge. Many of liis 

 Coleoptera he gave during his lifetime either to the writer or to the British 

 Museum, and Mrs. Swale is generously presenting to the Museum all the 

 remainder of his collections. 



Among those who knew him he will always be remembered as a most 

 genial and kindly friend, ever ready to give help where he could, and delighting 

 in nothing more than discussing his favourite pursuit with his friends, or 

 telling them of all he had seen during his long residence in tropical countries. — 

 H. E. Anduewes. 



The South London Entomological and Natubal History Society : 

 April 10th, 1919. — Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., F.E.S., President, in 

 the Chair. 



Mr. Ashdowu exhibited a copy of Panzer's " Symbolae Entomologiae " 

 (quarto, 1802), with some fine plates of the Lamellicornia (Coleopt.). 

 Mr. Leeds, a curiously discoloured example of Colias edusa from Heme Bay. 

 The remaining exhibits were specimens and series of Acidalia marffhiepimctnfa 

 hy Messrs. R. Adkin, Buckstone, Tonge, Ashdown, Mera, Bowman, and B. 

 Adkin, in illustration of the paper on this species read by Mr. U. Adkin. In 

 the ensuing discussion the consensus of opinion was that the species was a 

 coast insect and found, as a rule, only very sparingly inland. Reports of the 

 season were made by several members. Most species were late in appearance, 

 although a few were quite up to their usual date. Celastrina argiolus had 

 been seen, Brephos parthenias and Goneptenjx rhamni had been abundant 

 locally. Vegetation was generally backward. 



April 2Uh, 1919.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Newman exhibited a living female Xylcnniges conspicillaris from 

 Worcester, and a Cassida viridis (Ooleopt.) recently found on a thistle, 

 T\Ir. Bunnett, Papilio demoleus from S. Africa and Catagramma sp, 

 Mr. Edwards, Papilio cenea {merope) from S. Africa and several forms of the 

 female. Mr. Buckstone reported that at Horsley he had met with a number 

 of females of Tephrosia histortata with ovipositors extended in crevices of bark 

 in almost dying condition on a morning after an unusually cold night. Remarks 

 were made on the lateness of the season and the general scarcity of larvae this 

 spring so far. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Editor of Proceedings. 



