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The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, October 9th, 1913.— Mr. A. E. Tonge, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Large additions to the Society's reference collection of British Lepidoptera 

 from Mr. W. G. Dawson were announced. Mr. Lucas read a paper: "The 

 Short-horned Acridians of the British Isles," and illustrated his remarks with 

 lantern slides of all the species. Mr. Ashdown exhibited Lepidoptera taken by 

 him in Switzerland in June and July last. Mr. Colthrup, a snail shell from which 

 he had bred a Dipteron presumably parasitic in the snail. Mr. Andrews, a scarce 

 Dipteron, the Syrphid, S. guttatus taken at Bexley in August. Mr. Step, living 

 examples of the ant's-nest Isopod, Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii, found in a nest of 

 Formica fusca. Mr. West (Ashtead), enlarged photographs of the same rare 

 woodlouse. Mr. Curwen, specimens of Syntomis phegea and its var. pjluemeri, 

 in which the white spots were reduced in size and number, from Pallanza and 

 Iselle, together with specimens of the rare Naclia ancilla. Mr. Newman, picked 

 series from a large number of bred Melitma aurinia, from County Clare and 

 Oban. The variation was extremely small, although the larva; were samples of 

 many broods. Mr. Tonge, a series of Coremia quadrifasciaria bred from a 9 

 taken at Albury, Surrey, showing but little variation. 



Thursday, October 23rd, 1913. —The President in the Chair. 



Prof. E. B. Poulton, F.R.S., gave an account of the mimicry exhibited by 

 the Nymphalines of North America, illustrating his remarks by specimens and 

 lantern slides. Mr. W. J. Kaye exhibited a collection of the Sphingid;e found 

 in the Island of Trinidad. There were about 40 species in all. Mr. Sheldon, 

 series of species taken by him near Albarracin, Central Spain, including 

 Plebeius eephyrus var. hesperica, Agriades thetis ab. rufolunulata, A. thersites, and 

 Glaucopsyche cyllarus. Dr. Chapman was of opinion that A. thersites only 

 occurred where sainfoin was indigenous. Mr. L. W. Newman, Lepidoptera from 

 Co. Clare, Co. Cork, and Killarney, including very light Aplecta nebulosa, very 

 dark Luperina cespitis, Aphantopus hyperantus witli greenish shade on the under- 

 side, jEgeria scoliseformis, bred Dianthwcia capsophila, D. luteago var. barrettii, 

 etc., etc. ; he stated that the weather was very bad from April to the end 

 of September. Mr. A. E. Tonge, a specimen of Argynnis aglaia with a strongly 

 marked blotch formed by the coalescence of several spots on the forewings. — 

 Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London : Wednesday, November 5th, 1913. — 

 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Bakek, F.L.S., F.Z.S , President, in the Chair. 



Dr. A. P. Semenoff Tian-Shanski was elected an Honorary Fellow in the 

 place of the late Prof. O. M. Renter. 



The following gentlemen were elected Fellows of the Society: — Messrs. 

 Hugh Warren Bedford, Church Felles, Horley ; Harold S. Cheavin, F.R.M.S., 



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