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March 26th, 1914.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited a large African Scarabaeid Archon centaurus, found 

 dead at Blackheath, and also a number of Lepidoptera from Burmah, including 

 Chalcosia venosa and C. zetica. Mr. Tonge, a long series of Colias edusa taken 

 near Beigate in 1877-8, the years of great abundance. Mr. H. J. Turner, 

 C. edusa from Dawlish, etc., including ? var. helice and bred examples of inter- 

 mediate coloration. Mr. A. E Gibbs, C. edusa with local forms from many 

 European localities, with allied species from the Eastern Palsearctic area and 

 from the Nearctic region. Mr. B. Adkin, a large number of C. edusa, including 

 many specimens of intermediate coloration. Mr. Joy, a very long series of 

 bred specimens of C. edusa, all of large size, many ? s with small or no spots in 

 the marginal bands. Mr. Dunster, C. edusa taken along the south coast of 

 England during the past three years. Mr. Frohawk, very long series of 

 C. edusa and 9 v - helice, showing almost complete gradation in ground from 

 pure white to rich orange,- including the rare shades of lemon colour, and 

 aberrations with black suffusion to the discoidal (fore-wing), with black hind- 

 wings, with drab marginal borders, and a ? measuring 67 mm. Mr. R. Adkin, a 

 long series of British C. edusa, and read a paper entitled " Colias edusa in 

 Britain " dealing in turn with Nomenclature, History in Britain, the Theory of 

 its Occurrence, Probable Lines of Migration and Immigration, Local Habits, 

 Variation and Aberration, Reasons of Hregidar Abtindance beyond the confines 

 of its area of Natural Distribution, etc. A considerable discussion took place. 

 — H. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London : Wednesday, February 4*th, 1914. — 

 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the Chair. 



Miss Maude Lina West Cleghorn, 57, Ballygunge Circular Road, Calcutta, 

 and Mr. William John Fordham, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., The Villa, Bubwith, Selby, 

 Yorks, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



The President announced that he had nominated Dr. H. Eltringham, the 

 Hon. N. Charles Rothschild, and the Rev. G. Wheeler as Vice-Presidents for 

 the present Session. 



Mr. B. H. Smith exhibited specimens of Prodenia littoralis bred from larvae 

 found feeding on bananas at Weymouth. Mr. C. B. Williams, a specimen of 

 the genus Acerentomon of the Order Protura taken from moss in the New Forest, 

 Hampshire. He also drew the attention of the Society to the new Order 

 Zoraptera just described by Silvestri, the first discoverer of the Protura. 

 Mr. Donisthorpe, specimens of the ants (Ecophylla smaragdina F., from Ceylon, 

 and 0. virescens, F., from North Queensland. These ants use their larvae to 

 spin threads and fasten the leaves of their nests together. Prof. Poulton, a 

 pair of Neophasia terlooti, from Arizona; also a collection of Algerian Dipt era 

 and other insects associated with them, made by Dr. Adalbert Seitz, F.E.S. 



The following papers were read : " On the egg-laying of Trichiosoma," by 



