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Eeserves in Yorkshire," but the hour being late, discussion on it was postponed 

 to the yearly meeting of the Section in October next. — G. T. Porritt. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society 

 Thursday, April 9th, 1914. — Mr. E. Adkin in the Chair. 



Mr. C. P. Emniett was elected a Member. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited three Basychira fascelina, one with the usual 

 black transverse lines largely yellow, and another with the black markings 

 intensified, with absence of the yellow freckling. Mr. Edwards, several very 

 conspicuous and beautiful Heterocera from Burmah, including Argina argus, 

 Euchromia formosa, &c. Mr. Sich, specimens of Lita melanella from Weymouth, 

 first discovered in England by the late Mr. Boyd in 1858. Mr. Hy. J. Turner, 

 a long series of Erebia prono'e from the Austrian Tyrol and Switzerland, and 

 read notes on the variation, both local and aberrant, and the distribution of the 

 species. Mr. West, Greenwich, several drawers of the Society's Collection of 

 British Lepidoptera, to show the additions made in the Pyrales and Tortrices by 

 the donations of Mr. Dawson. Mr. Piatt Barrett, a series of Coccyx strobilella 

 bred from spruce cones collected at West Wickham some weeks ago. 



Thursday, April 23rd, 1914. - Mr. B. H. Smith, B.A., E.E.S., President, in 

 the Chair. 



A Special Exhibition of Orders other than Lepidoptera. Mr. Stanley Edwards 

 exhibited numerous large and conspicuous species of exotic Coleoptera and 

 Hymenoptera. Mr. Ashdown, a collection of Swiss Coleoptera including 40 

 species of Longicornia taken by himself. Mr. Gibbs, the lantern-fly Fulgora 

 lanternaria and other conspicuous insects sent to him from British Honduras, 

 among a collection of butterflies and moths. Mr. Step, <? and ? Asilus crabro- 

 niformis, a predaceous Dipteron, with Tachina grossa and T. /era, two hairy 

 flies which attack larvffi. Mr. West (Greenwich), 13 drawers of the Society's 

 reference collection (Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hymenoptera and 

 Hemiptera), a box of typical examples of Biptera presented to the Society by 

 Mr. Andrews, and his own collection of British Homoptera. Mr. C. B. Williams, 

 the beetle Lochmaea suturalis on heather from Cheshire, and willow stems 

 damaged by larvae of Cecidomyia saliciperda. Mr. Andrews, the following very 

 rare Biptera and contributed notes : — Lispe pygmsea, Fall., Limnophora sestuum, 

 Vill., Macronychia griseola, Fall., all from Porthcawl ; Phorbia pava, Ztt., from 

 Chattenden ; Fannia ciliata, Stein, from Milf ord ; and Chirosia parvicornis, Ztt., 

 from N. Kent. Mr. R. Adkin, RdseFs Ber Natuurlyke Historie der Insecten. 

 Mr. Dennis, photographs of plant-galls. Mr. E. E. Green, many species of 

 Coccidx, largely from Ceylon, with coloured drawings of their life-histories. 

 Mr. B. Adkin, pieces of bark showing depredations of the Homoptera. Chermes 

 corticalis on larch, and C. viridis on Weymouth pine. Mr. Moore, 925 mites of 

 the genus Gamasus taken from a beetle. — H. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



