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M. Euj<. von Biiren-von-Salis gives an account and summary of all 

 the forms of the three European species of the genus Parnassius, 

 pointing out the lines of variation and illustrating his notes by two 

 admirable plates of M. Culot's. In the last article M. Culot diagnoses 

 and figures a number of new forms of lepidoptera from Syria, and also 

 a new form of Melaiianjia ijalatliea. 



Among the chief items in the last few numbers of the Berue 

 Mensiielle de la Societe Ento)nolo()iqne Namumise we note the follow- 

 ing articles of interest. (1) "A Coleopteron {Aleochara hilineata) 

 whose larvje live as Parasites in the pupae of a Dipteron 

 {Anthoiiniia brassirae)," by M. C. Cabeau ; (2) " A Synopsis of 

 the Neiiroptera of Belgium," by M. R. P. Longin Noras, S.J. ; 

 and (3) The regular monthly article specially devoted to " Aberrations 

 of Lepidoptera," contributed by Baron de Crombrugghe de Picquendaele, 

 in which he records all the forms which he meets with for the first 

 time in Belgium and bestows names on those he considers to be new 

 to science. Unfortunately to these latter we have to say " Still they 

 come." 



"Current Notes" are as a rule contributed by the Acting Editor, 

 who is responsible for them. Tbose contributed by the other Editors 

 or by correspondents have initials attached. 



S^ C I E T I E S . 



Thk Entomological Society ok London. — Fchnianj 1th. — The 

 Rev. F. D. Morice. M.A., President, in the chair. The President 

 announced that he had nominated as Vice-Presidents for the 

 present session Mr. A. H. Jones, Dr. Malcolm Burr, and Mr. J. 

 H. Dui-rant. Rark Coleoptera. — Mr. W. E. Sharp exhibited 

 specimens of ' 'aijiophilna Q-/ii(Ktiilati(x, F., and C. nbs(}h'tus, Er., 

 taken under bark of beech trees near Doncaster in October, 1912. 

 Cteomet):id Moths of the genus Aletis, and their mimics from the 

 NEiGHBouKHoor OF Entebbe. — Prof. Poultou exhibited a large but not 

 quite complete series of the members of this important combination, 

 collected, between May 23rd, 1909 and September 14th, 1910, by Mr. 

 A. Wiggins, D.P.M.O. of the Uganda Protectorate. Hypolimnas 

 (Euralia) dubius, Beauv., and H. (E) anthedon, Boisd. — Prof. 

 Poulton exhibited part of an a.]\-a)it!ie(lt)n family recently bred by Mr. 

 Lamborn at Oni Camp seventy miles east of Lagos, from jin 

 (iitth<'(l<in female parent, and part of an all-'/"6/(/.s family also bred 

 from an antlieihni female. Butterflies a Natural Food of Monkeys. 

 - -Prof. Poult()n I'ead the following note received in a letter from Mr. 

 W. A. Lamborn, November 17th, 1911 :— •" Our District Commissioner, 

 Captain Neal, who occasionally spends a few days with us [at Oni 

 Camp] tells me that he has several times seen ' dog-faced monkeys ' 

 (not baboons but probably mangabeys), squatting beside mudholes, 

 such as butterflies of some kinds resort to in large numbers in the 

 dry season, and catching them one after the other and eating them." 

 The anal tufts <if the female Glutophrissa protruded durin*; 

 courtship. ^ — Prof. Poulton drew attention to the following observation 

 recently made by Mr. Lamborn at Oni : " On December 27th, I saw 

 a male (ilntoj'/irissa saha courting a female. She was resting on a leaf 

 with wings expanded. Her abdomen was raised to an angle of rather 



