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This being the opening meeting of the Society it was, as usual, devoted to 

 exhibits of the season's woi-k. 



Mr. F. N. Pierce showed Carterocephalus i)amsfMs from Northants, and a 

 htrge number of Micro-Lepidoptera, including Laspeyresia gemmiferana, Penthina 

 gentianana, and Leioptilus microdactyltis from Devon, also Dicrorampha saturnana. 

 Mr. A. W. Hvighes broiight a long series of Vanessa c-album, including var. 

 hutchinsoni, also V. laevaiia from Herefordshire ; he reported that the latter 

 insect seemed to be establishing itself thei-e. By the same member, a long 

 series of Lycaena astrarche and its var. semi-allous from Silverdale. Mr. Buckley 

 had a fine series of Odontopera hidcntata var. nigra from Birmingham, also the 

 local form of the same species from Urmston, varied series of Agrotis ashuwrthii 

 and Boarmia repandata from North Wales, Dianthoecia nana from Anglesey and 

 D. capsophila, j^ale forms, from Eastbourne. Mr. R. Tait, jun., brought three 

 large cases containing the results of his holiday in South Devon ; these included 

 Leiicophasia sinapis, Syricthus nialvae var. taras, Cidaria russata and var. centum- 

 notata as well as varieties of Lycaena icants. From Penmaenmawr, the following 

 taken at heather bloom : Agrotis ashworthii, A. lunigera, A. lucernea, and 

 Mamestra furva ; he also found Acidalia contiguaria, and for the first time 

 capt\U'ed wild the local melanic form of Boarmia repandata. From Hudders- 

 field, a very fine lot of varieties of Abraxas grossulariata, which included a 

 grand series of var. nigro-sparsata, and one remai-kable specimen having the 

 left side wings black with a few marginal streaks on the hind-wing, while the 

 wings on the right side were typical. Dr. J. Cotton brought a fine specimen 

 of Acherontia atropos captured at light, at Knowsley, early in October. 

 Mr. E.. Wilding showed fine series of a niuuber of Rhopalocera from the New 

 Forest, Silverdale, and Ireland ; noteworthy among these was a fine row of Irish 

 females of Lycaena icarus. Mr. W. Mansbridge brought a long bred series of 

 Aplecta nebulosa, the progeny of Delamere parents : these included the local 

 type form, var. robsoni and a scarce leaden-grey variation, also a short series of 

 Abraxas grossulariata from Hxiyton, of which a number were var. lacticolor, 

 dark Polia chi from Hebden Bridge, and Odontopera bidentata var. nigra from 

 wild larvae beaten on Simonswood Moss, in which locality, although of rare 

 occui'rence, it appears to be increasing. — Wm. Mansbeidgb, Hon. Secretary. 



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

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



Mr. Alleyne Leechman, M.A., F.L.S., F.C.S., of Corpus Christi College, 

 Oxford, and St. Hubert's, Main Street, Georgetown, British Guiana ; Dr. T. 

 Miyake, the Agricultural College, Tokyo Imperial University, Komaba, Tokyo, 

 Japan ; and Mr. George W. Murray, Dirimu Estate, Binaturi Eiver, Daru, 

 Papua, were elected FelloAvs of the Society. 



The President said that he had received a letter from Prof. Povilton 

 saying that the reply made by many of the British University Professors 

 to the declaration against England issued by German Professors, was being 



