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The South LonJon Entomolog-ical Society held its Annual Exhibi- 

 tion on November 23rd. Needless to say another most successful 

 gathering was added to the long list of previous " Annuals." Most of 

 the well known and active workers in our study were present among 

 the 190 who were in the room. The exhibits were perhaps somewhat 

 more varied than last year, for in addition to the Lepidoptera, which 

 on some occasions have been exclusively shown, there were exhibits in 

 several other orders, as well as in botany. Visitors and country mem- 

 bers were present from as far as the Isle of Wight, Bournemouth, and 

 Liverpool, with many from the home counties. 



The recentl}" issued part of the Ann. Sac. J\nt. Ilehiiijuc contains 

 "Notes on the genus Nemopalpiis (Dipt, ['xi/c/wdiilae),'' with one plate, 

 by A. Tonner ; Studies on Ants: "Influence of Temperature on the 

 Activity of Ants," by Robert Stumper; "Notes on the genus Asthe- 

 nopiis-povilla (Ephemeroptera)," by J.-A. Lestage ; etc. The Bull. Sac. 

 Knt. Beh/iijid' contains a " Synonymic List of the Orthoptera and Der- 

 maptera indigenous and accidental in Belgium," hy J.-A. Leslage. 



The Ilev. Mens. Soc. Knt. Xaiiiuroifie for October contains the 

 descriptions of more new forms of the Rhopalocera found in Belgium. 

 Melitaea cinxia ab. deficie)ii< has the postmedian black line on the upper 

 side of all four wings obliterated. I\l. atlialia ab. imlii/'tta has the anti- 

 marginal black line on the forewings feebly marked, and the submar- 

 ginal is absent. M. dicti/nna ab. vacua has the median and postmedian 

 marks in the spaces 2 and 3 on the upperside forewings absent. 

 BrentJiis pales form aisilac/ie ab. inteiiii/ata has, on the upperside of the 

 forewings, the two black spots above the inner margin united by a black 

 streak. B. inu ab. inteii'Kjata is an exactly similar aberration. l'>. inn 

 ab. seinicadineis has lost the black submarginal dots on the upperside of 

 the hindwings, but the antemarginal black spots are enlarged and of an 

 oval shape. 



A considerable portion of the ScuU. Nat. for September-Oitober is 

 taken up with entomological matter. William Evans gives " Some 

 Insect Records from the Edinburgh district in 1921," dealing with all 

 orders, and suggests that the appearance of two I'ljranieis atalanta in' 

 May at Balerno indicates that the species survived the winter in the 

 locality. Ronald C. Fisher writes "Notes on the Poplar Saw-Hy 

 [Trieliincanipiis riniinalis)." A. Fergusson contributes a long series 

 of " Additions to the List of Clyde Coleoptera." 



SOCIETIES. 



The Entomological Society of London. 



Xoceniher 1st. — Election of Fellows. — The following were elected 

 Fellows of the Society: — Messrs. A. N. Burns, Salisbury Read, Rose 

 Bay, Sydney, New South Wales; R. T. Daubeney, B.A., Heme Vicar- 

 age, Heme, Kent ; C. G. Gosh, B.A., Agricultural College, Mandalay, 

 Burma ; L. G. Higgins, M.A., F.R.C.S., Heatherside, Woking, Surrey ; 

 J. F. ]\Iarshall, M.A., Seacourt, Hayling Island ; A. E. Moore, Brook- 

 side, Brent Mead Avenue, Golders Green, N.W. ; A. Musgrave, Aus- 

 tralian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales ; Miss E. K. Pearce, 

 Kempston, Bournemouth West ; Messrs. E. Piazza, 4731, 46th Street, 

 San Diego, California, U.S.A.; J. Price, 135, Corporation Street, 



