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anthyllidis, A. contaminei, A. sarpedon, etc. Mr. Hy. J. Turner, series from 

 many localities, mainly of the five- and six-spotted species of the Transalpini- 

 formes group. Mr. L. W. Newman, series of bred Anthroceridie species. Papers 

 and notes were read and communicated by Messrs. Curwen, Cockayne, P. A. 

 Buxton, Turner, R. Adkin, etc. Mr. Newman exhibited long varied series of 

 Dianthwcia larrettii, bred from Co. Cork and from S. Devon, bred series of 

 Boarmia repandata from the Wye Valley and from N. Cornwall, and a series 

 of the rare hybrid Amorpha populi X Smerinthus ocellatus. Mr. Tonge, the same 

 hybrid, and a Rumicia phlseas from Deal, with the red sub-marginal band 

 on the hind-wing quite wanting. — Ht. J. Turner, Hon. Secretanj. 



Entomological, Society of London : Wednesdaij, October 21st, 1914. - 

 The Hon. N. C. Rothschild, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. L. D. Cleave, Dept. of Science and Agriculture, Georgetown, British 

 Guiana, and J. R. Menon, B.A., Trichur, Cochin State, South India, were 

 elected Fellows of the Society. 



The death was announced of Mr. William Warren, M.A., F.E.S. 



Dr. T. A. Chapman exhibited three abnormal specimens of Anthrocerids : — 

 (1) Anthrocera anthyllidis taken this summer at Gavarnie, with the left meso- 

 thoracic tarsus triplicated. (2) A. exulans, taken at Oberalp some twenty years 

 ago, having an abortive wing beneath the left anterior wing, and even a trace 

 of a third anterior wing beneath the second. (3) A. achillese, from Zermatt, 

 having symmetrical depressions of the costa, the nervures being all present as 

 in a normal specimen. Mr. L. W. Newman, a long and varied series of Dianthcecia 

 barrettii,bred from wild larvae collected in Co. Cork, and dug pupae from S. Devon. 

 Mr. A. E. Tonge, a specimen of the hybrid Amorpha populi, <J X Smerinthus ocel- 

 latus, 9 , bred ah ovo ; also a specimen of Rumicia phlseas, taken on Deal Sandhills 

 in September, 1914, without the red marginal band on the hind-wings. Mr. G. 

 Meade-Waldo, a stylopized specimen of the sand-wasp, Ammophila tydei, Guill., 

 from South Africa. There were no fewer than seven Stylops parasitic on it. 

 Mr. E. B. Ashby, some South European butterflies, chiefly from the south of 

 France. Mr. Rippon, a variety of Psilura monacha, which consisted in the body 

 being banded with black and yellow instead of black and crimson ; also five 

 specimens of Triphsena fimbria, bred from Pamber Fox-est larvae, showing some 

 modification of the usual forms. Mr. A. H. Jones, a number of moths from 

 Sarepta, and read notes on them. Dr. E. A. Cockayne (a), thirty-eight gynandro- 

 morphous Agriades coridon from Royston ; (b) two °- $ of A. coridon from 

 Royston showing streaks of blue, neither with any signs of androconia ; 

 (c) one gynandromorphous Polyommatus icarus (Co. Clare, 1914), pre- 

 dominantly female ab. cserulea, but with androconia regularly arranged and 

 numerous. 



The following paper was read : " On Hawaiian Ophioninse (Hymenoptera, 

 Fam. Ichneumonidw), by R. C. L. Perkins, M.A., D.Sc, F-E.S. — Geo. Wheeler, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



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