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Mr. Tonge and Mr. Colthrup exhibited long- series of Hyhernia aurantiaria 

 H. dcfoliaria, and Himera pennaria, taken in the New Forest, November 17th- 

 19th, 1909, where they were abnndant in spite of the weather being clear and 

 frosty. Mr. Colthrup, a Gonepteryx rhamni, found at the same time hibernating 

 among holly. Mr. Turner, a short series of the beautiful Limonias (Melitsea) 

 taylori, and specimens of Basilarchia lorquinii, from Victoria, Vancouver Island. 

 A short discussion took place on the hibernating habits of 6f. rhamni and OrrJioiUa 

 ruhiginea. 



Thursday, Fehruary lOth, 1910.— The Vice-President in the Chair. 



The deaths were announced of two Members, Mr. Kirkaldy and Mr. 

 McArthur. 



Mr. H. J. Turner, a series of the brilliant Lycaenid Danis taygetes, from 

 Brisbane, obtained by Dr. Liicas, an old Memlier of the Society. Mr. J. P. 

 Barrett, a box of cohspicixous insects of various orders from near Messina, 

 Sicily, including an immature Mantis and a Pieris hrassicx it had captured on 

 a flower head. Mr. Coote and Mr. Barnett, Hyher7iia defoliaria, which species 

 was said to have been very abundant at West Wickham, from November to mid 

 January. Mr. Moore, a box of various species of Dipt era, mainly from Africa, 

 which were instrumental in spreading disease. Mr. West (Ashstead), a specimen 

 of the " fish " insect, Lepisma saccharina, which had existed two months Avithout 

 food. A number of Members brought microscopes and slides, and the rest of 

 the evening was spent as a microscopical one. 



Thursday, Fehruary 2Mh, 1910. — The Vice-President in the Chair. 



Mr. G. S. Robertson, of Dulwich, was elected a Member. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited a bred living specimen of Calloplorys avis from S. 

 France, and pointed out its divergence from the closely related C. ruhi. Mr. 

 Barnett, a long series of Hyhernia aurantiaria from West Wickham Wood, 

 where it was abundant in November of last year. Capt. Cardew, gynandro- 

 morphs of Amorpha populi, Agrotis puta, and Dryas paphia, the last named 

 captured in the New Forest. Mr. Eussell, a strikingly aberrant form of 

 Polyonwiatus icarus from Eeigate, the under-side was striated on the right wings 

 only. Mr. Sperring, Agrotis agathina from Chiselhurst, and a smoky example 

 of Arctia villica. Mr. Adkin, a bred series of Peronea permutana from Sussex, 

 and read notes on its occurrence and characteristics. Mr. Alderson, a large 

 collection of Butterflies taken by him in a six weeks' holiday in and near the 

 Rhone Valley, during May and June of last year ; over a hundred species were 

 represented, most of them being in very flne condition. Mr. R. Adkin read a 



paper, entitled, " The Lepidoptera of a London Garden." Hy. J. Turner, 



Hon. Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London : Wednesday, February 2nd, 1910. — 

 Dr. F. A. DixBY, M.A., M.D., President, in the Chair. 



The President announced that he had nominated as Vice-Presidents for the 

 Session 1910-1911 Professor T. Hudson Beare, B.Sc, F.R.S.E., Mr. G. T. Bethnne- 

 Baker, F.Z.S., and Mr. H. Rowland-Brown, M.A. 



Mr. Edward Morrell Holmes, of Ruthven, Sevenoaks ; Mr. E. G. Josephs, 



