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menced in 1850 and continued uninterruptedly down to Mulsant's death. C. Rey 

 joined the Entomologieal Society of France in 1887, and had recently been elevated 

 to the rank of Honorary Member. He was President of the Societe Francaise 

 d'Entomologie (distinct from the older Society) since its foundation in 1882. Like 

 Mulsant, he resided at Lyons, and most of his memoirs appeared in various publica- 

 tions in that city. 



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The South London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 March 28tA, 1895.— T. W. Hall, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Ashby, Maida Vale, N.W., and Mr. H. Woods, Ashford, Kent, were elected 

 Members. 



Among the donations to the Society was a handsome Lantern and Screen, pre- 

 sented by Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. Mr. Fenn exhibited long series 

 of Selenia illunaria, Hb., including a third brood. Mr. J. T. Carrington gave an 

 interesting address, entitled, " Some Collecting Grounds and the Trees there," 

 illustrating his remarks by a number of lantern slides, admirably executed and 

 kindly lent by Mr. Fred. H. Evans. 



Entomological Society of London : March 20th, 1895. — Professor 

 Raphael Meldola, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Claude Morley, of London Road, Ipswich ; Mr. Herbert E. Page, of 14, 

 Nettleton Road, New Cross, S.E. ; Mr. W. W. Smith, of Ashburton, Canterbury, 

 New Zealand ; and Mr. Henry Tunaley, of 30, Fairmont Road, Brixton Hill, S. W. ; 

 were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Mr. H. St. John Donisthorpe exhibited a living female of Dytiscus marginalis 

 with elytra resembling those of the male insect. Dr. Sharp said he had seen this 

 form before, but that it was very rare in this country, though abundant in some 

 other parts of the palsearctic region. Professor Stewart asked if the genitalia had 

 been examined. Mr. Champion stated that Mr. J. J. Walker had collected several 

 females of an allied species {Dytiscus circtunflexus) at Gibraltar with elytra 

 resembling those of the male. Dr. Sharp exhibited specimens of Brenthus anchorago 

 from Mexico showing extreme variation in size. He remarked tliat the males 

 varied from to 10^ mill, in length to 51 ; the female from 9i mill, to 27 mill. 

 In the male the width varied from 1^ mill, to 4 mill. The length therefore varied 

 from about 5 to 1, and the width from 3 to 1 in the male. Mr. Blandford 

 commented on the difficulty of mounting minute Lepidoptera, Diplera, 

 Neuroptera, etc., and exhibited samples of strips of material which he had 

 found most suitable for the purjwse of staging minute insects. He said his attention 

 had been called to this metliod of mounting by the receipt of specimens from Dr. 

 Fric of Prague. On examination of the material he found it to be a fungus, 

 Tolyporus betulinus. He stated that Lord Walsingham had expressed his satisfac- 

 tion with this material and had sent him specimens, similarly mounted, from Zeller's 



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