268 THE entomologist's record. 



lasting over several years, a Standing Business and Publication Sub- 

 committee of the Entomological Societ}^ of London has been appointed. 

 The Subcommittee consists of Dr. T. A. Chapman, Messrs. J. Collin, 

 E. Saunders, Shelford, and J. W. Tutt, with e.r olficio, the President, 

 and Officers (Treasurer, Librarian, and Secretaries) of the Society. 



In the Kntom. Record (anteh, p. 164) we recently discussed the 

 synonymy of (1) Nona(iria iieurica, Hb., a species which, according to the 

 original figure, has the lower part of the reniform developed as a pale 

 ring surrounding a dark centre, and which was renamed arundineta by 

 Schmidt, and (2) an entirely distinct species, with three white dots with 

 dark margins, placed longitudinally along the centre of the wing, 

 discriminated by Schmidt, but referred erroneously by him to neiirira, 

 Hb., the original figure of which exhibits no such character, and which 

 we renamed edehteni. Two Lewes' entomologists, Messrs. Wightman 

 and Sharp, have run this latter species to earth in their own county 

 this year, and a very fine series of <? s was exhibited at the meeting of 

 the Entomological Society of London on the evening of November 4th, 

 no ? s having been taken. Both species, therefore, Nonagria neurica, 

 Hb. { = anindineta, Schmidt), and N. edehteni, Tutt { = neiirica, 

 Schmidt nee Hb.), are now known to inhabit Britain, and Messrs. 

 Wightman and Sharp are to be congratulated on their discovery. 



Another interesting exhibit was made by Mr. L. W. Newman, who 

 showed a long series of 8)neri7it/iuii hybr. Ju/bridiis. The ^ s appeared 

 to be, in almost all cases, true ^ s, but there were traces of gynan- 

 dromorphism in the intermediate characters of the antennae in two 

 specimens, and, though the ? s superficially were ? s, it had been 

 shown by dissection that three, at least, had traces of the <? genital 

 organs combined with those of the $ . 



A third interesting exhibit was made by Dr. Hodgson, who brought 

 a dozen beautiful specimens of Anthrocera trifolii ab. nbscnra, of most 

 extreme form, that had also been captured in Surrey or Sussex during 

 the past season. 



j^OCIE TIE S. 



Entomological Society of London. — October Itli, 1908. — Aberr- 

 ation OF Dryas paphia. — A remarkable aberration of Dryas paphia 

 taken in the New Forest in July last. With the exception 

 of the borders, and the bars, each wing is sufi'used with a 

 large deep velvety-brown triangular patch, the maculations being 

 entirely absorbed therein, Dr. Herbert Charles. Rare British beetles 

 AND DIPTEROUS PARASITE. — Examplcs of (fl) A//riliis biyuttatus, F., 

 taken in numbers in bark of old oak in Sherwood Forest, July, 1908. 

 It had not been taken in Britain for about thirty years, this being the first 

 record for the Midlands. Formerly it occurred in Darenth Wood, but 

 appears not to be found there now ; (b) Pi/rnptcnis affinis, not uncommon 

 in Sherwood Forest, July, 1908; (c) a species of Phura, with pupae, bred 

 from larvffi which came out of the body of a Clertis formicarius taken 

 alive in Sherwood Forest, July, 1908, with the Atjrilus, and probably 

 parasitic on it ; {d) TroijoUnus ani/licanus, Shp., a specimen taken at 

 Bembridge, August 8rd, 1908, with a specimen from Plymouth, and 

 only known before to occur in New Zealand and at Plymouth, where 

 it was discovered by Mr. Keys. This capture seemed to dispose of 

 the idea that it could have been introduced from New Zealand; (e) 



