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at light," in 1904-5. Possibly others may have been taken here since the pub- 

 lication of his volume (in 1908).— E. Ernest Green: July 24th, 1914. 



An additional note on Psylla hippophms, Forst. — Mr. C. Morley's note on 

 Psylla hippophms (ante, p. 205) needs a further reference to add to its complete- 

 ness. I found this insect commonly on Hippophde rhamnoides on the Camber 

 Sandhills, near Eye, in June, 1882, and it is therefore included in the list of the 

 Homoptera of Sussex in the Victoria History of that county. This record 

 would have been included in Edwards' " Homoptera of the British Islands," but 

 that at the time of the publication of that work, I did not know the Psyllina 

 would be included in it. Of the Hippophae above-mentioned there were but a 

 few bushes, and these were some years ago rooted up in the interests of golf, 

 and the insect has consequently become extinct in East Sussex. — E. A. Butler. 

 56, Cecile Park, Crouch End, N. : August Uh, 1914. 



Societies. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, July 9th, 1914.— Mr. A. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Vice-President, in 

 the Chair. 



Mr. Newman exhibited living larvae of Gastropacha ilioifolia and Deilepihila 

 galii with the parent imagines of the former species, together with a curiously 

 suffused and obscure form of Dianthcecia capsincola. Mr. Newman demonstrated 

 a method of killing Anthrocerids (Zygsenids) by immersion in petrol for a few 

 moments, which appeared to be quite successful. Mr. H. Moore, a living speci- 

 men of Phymateus segrotus, a large Orthopteron from the Cape. Mr. J. Piatt 

 Barrett, living mole crickets, Gryllotalpa vulgaris, small larva and ova shells of 

 Melanargia pherusa, a large centipede, etc., all from Sicily. Mr. W. "West 

 (Ashtead), the Phylloxera of the oak, P. punctata. Mr. Step, several Hemipterous 

 pests, including Phyllaphis fagi in masses under leaves of beech, and Phyllopsis 

 fraxini in a similar manner under leaves of ash, with P. fraxinicola and Pediopsis 

 tiliw. Mr. B.. Adkin, a bred series of Celastri7ia (Cyaniris) argiolus, from 1913 

 autumn larvae on ivy, one or two of which were of the facies of the autumn 

 emergence. Mr. Hy . Turner, the whole of the plates of Bosel's " Insekten belusti- 

 gung," 1746 (1)-1761, with Kleeman's additional volume of plates and an 

 autograph letter re the volume, from W. Spence, 1812. Mr. A. E. Gibbs, a 

 drawer of species and forms of Parnassius, including P. mnemosyne, P. apollo, 

 P. stubbendorfi, P. delphius, P. apollonius, P. imperator, P. hardwickii, P. disco- 

 bolus, P. romanovi, etc. Mr. Step read a Eeport of the Congress of the S. E. 

 Union of Scientific Societies held at Bournemouth, June 10th-13th, at which 

 he and Mr. Hy. J. Turner attended as the Society's delegates. — Hy. J. Turner, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London : Wednesday, May 6th, 1914. — 

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



Messrs. E. W. Adair, Accolani Gardens, Shubrah, Cairo ; Charles Percival 



