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of the British Museum (N.H.) and Mr. N. S. Sennett, F.E.iS., of 

 South Kensington, were elected members. — Inckease of Yakiation. — 

 Mr. A. W. Buckstone exhibited series of Hi/hfrnia (Ufnliaria from 

 several localities, and stated that variation had considerably increased 

 in the last 80 years, and that around London the type form was much 

 less frequent. Protective resemblance in a Tree-cricket. — Mr. H. 

 Moore, a huge Tree-cricket, EiuneiialiKlon hlancliardi, from Borneo, 

 whose tegmina resemble leaves. Fauna of a London (jarden. — ^Ir. R. 

 Adkin gave additional notes on the " Lepidoptera of a London Garden," 

 exhibiting Phobia moneta, Monoids riixticella, Gracilaiia .syrinnella, 

 Ai(jnresthia i/oeilartclla, and Gelechia malreUa. Aberration of P. 

 atalanta. — Mr. A. E. Gibbs, an aberration of Pyraiveh atalaitta bred 

 from Vizzavona, Corsica, in which the diagonal red bands of the 

 forewings and the marginal band of the hindwings are more or less 

 pink, and some areas very much paler than usual. Variation in A. 

 TRiFOLii. — Mr. Blenkarn, five specimens of Anthrocera trifulii var. 

 ronjiiiens, from Withycombe and Horsley, and various species of 

 Coieoptera, including lUctliits severdendux, recently announced as new to 

 Britain by Dr. Joy. Glowworm larv^. — Mr. H. Main, larvii^ of the 

 Glow-worm reared from eggs and also a larva of Oci/piiK alem. 

 Keports OF OUTDOOR MEETINGS — The Reports of the Society's Field 

 Meetings during the past year were communicated by Messrs. 

 Edwards, Gibbs, Kaye, Priske, Tonge and Turner. Annual general 

 meeting. — Januarij ^bt/i, 1912. — The Reports of the Council and 

 Officers for the past year were received and adopted. The Council and 

 Officers for the ensuing year, were elected (see page 45). Mr. W. J. Kaye 

 read his annual address. Votes of thanks were passed to the Ti'easurer, 

 Secretaries, and other officers. — Ordinary meeting. — Mr. A. E. 

 Tonge, F.E.S., President, took the chair. — Messrs. A. E. Morris, of 

 Upper Norwood, and Mr. F. W. Frohawk, of Wallington, were elected 

 members. Lepisma saccharina. — Mr. Edwards exhibited the so called 

 "silver fish" lA'pisina sacc/iariiia. The "Narcissus-fly" pest. — 

 Mr. Main, a narcissus bulb, sent him by Mr. Winkworth, which had 

 been attacked by the larva of the Dipteron, Merodon eijiiestris, a 

 fly often extremely injurious in nurseries. Curious method of 

 packing insects. — Mr. Moore, a number of butterflies from the 

 interior of Borneo, including Pajiilio ereiinm var., P. itanipiiii, Tcnaa 

 (/radioifi, Hextia ioiiani var. vinjo, Doni^epa Imrii, Teriaa tilaJtu. They 

 were sent home to him packed in fragments of the flannel shirt of his 

 friend, who collected them, a successful method of combating the 

 excessive superabundance of moisture in the atmosphere of the locality. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Jaiuianj i5th. 

 — A large number of interesting lantern slides were exhibited by Dr. 

 Cotton, Dr. Tinne and Mr. O. Whittaker. Dr. Tinne's slides included 

 many beautiful coloured examples taken by the Lumiere and other 

 colour processes. Variation in P. chi. — Mr. Mansbridge exhibited 

 a series of J^olia r/;/ shewing the usual range of melanic variation from 

 the Huddersfield district, and also, on behalf of Mr. A. W. Boyd, a case 

 of micro-lepidoptera from various localities in Cheshire, among them 

 being Mixodia Hchnhiano, Sria}i/iila hybridana, Sophronia ]>arenthi'scU(t, 

 t'hclaria hulmerella, Arrpjrcsthia pyifniaeella, Peronea nmiarimia, etc. 



The Entomological Society of London. — Deccnihcr Qtit, 1911.^ — 

 The following gentlemen were elected Fellows of the Society : — Dr. 

 Beckwith Whitehouse, 52, Newhall Street, Birmingham : Messrs. F. 



