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Lond., Vol. i (1836) by W. Spence, in which it was stated that flies were 

 excluded even by large mesh netting over the windows, providing there was no 

 through light. Prof. Poulton read further notes on the habits of the African 

 ant, Megaponera foetens F., sent to him March 27th, 1915, by Mr. C. O. 

 Farquharson at Moor Plantation, Ibadan, S. Nigeria ; he also exhibited 

 interesting butterflies from the East Coast of Madagascar, from a collection 

 kindly sent to the Hope Department by Archdeacon Gr. K. Kestell-Cornish ; 

 also a pair of Mononyx grandicollis Germ. (Cryptocerata), captured in cop. on a 

 bird-drop2Ding on wet sand, Nsadzi I., W. of Kome I., N.W. Victoria Nyanza, , 

 March 3()th, 1914, by Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter. One of the two bugs was 

 devouring a male Lycaenesthes laryclas Cr., also exhibited to the meeting. He 

 also read various notes from correspondents in Africa giving instances of 

 Lepidoptera devoiu'ed b}^ birds. 



The following papers were read : " New Lepidoptera from New Guinea," by 

 J. J. Joicey; F.L.S., F.E.S., A. Noakes, F.E.S., and G. Talbot, F.E.S. " Descrip- 

 tions of South American Micro-Lepidoptera," hy E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S., F.E.S. 

 " Life-History of Caligo memnon," by F. L. Davis, M.D., F.E.S. " Some Palae- 

 arctic Species of Cordulegaster," by Kenneth J. Morton, F.E.S. " Experiments 

 on some Carnivoi-ous Insects," by C. F. M. Swynnerton, F.E.S. 



Wednesday, June 2nd, 1915. — The President in the Chair. 



Dr. A. B. Northcote, Blenheim House, Monkgate, York, was elected a 

 Fellow of the Society. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited some full-fed larvae of Agriades escheri bred from 

 the egg. Mr. O. E. Janson, specimens of Oniithoptera alexandrae, selected from 

 a series to show the extreme variations in the wing-markings ; also a female 

 example of Morphotenaris kenricki, all from New Guinea. Mr. C. B. Williams, 

 a method of breeding Psocidae and other small insects which feed on fungi, etc. 

 The Rev. F. D. Morice, a $ of the solitary bee Andrena labialis taken near 

 Woking on May 19th, 1915, having attached to the disc of its clypeus a 

 vegetable substance, apparently a polliniiim of some orchid. Mr. Donisthorpe, 

 specimens of Anochetits cameroni Forel, a new species taken by Dr. Cameron at 

 San Eoque, December, 1914, and Cremastogaster inflata F. Smith, taken by 

 Mr. Bryant at Sarawak, December, 1913. The latter species has the thorax 

 distended, which acts as a reservoir for honey, in the same way as the distended 

 gasters of the true " Honey Ants." Prof. Poulton said that he had received 

 another consignment of insects and further letters from Dr. Carpenter, who 

 still remained in the same locality, viz , Kakindu, about 30 miles west of the 

 Victoria Nyanza. Dr. Eltringham exhibited a family of five examples of 

 Acraea johnstoni Godm., bred by the Eev. K. St. A. Rogers at Sagalla, B. E. A., 

 together with the female parent. Commander Walkar, living specimens of 

 Elater sanguinolentus, beaten from Pinus sylvestris at Brockenhurst on the 

 morning of the meeting. 



The following paper was read : " What the larva of Lycaena avion does 

 during its last instar," by T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S., F.E.S. — Geo. Wheeler, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



