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Janiiari, 21sf. 1901.— Tlie President in the chair. Drs. T. H. 

 Wilkins, Small Heath ; and W. Wright Mason, University College, 

 were elected members. Mr. R. C. Bradley showed a series of Pelecocera 

 nicincta from Bournemouth, where he had taken it fairly commonly 

 this year, more so than anyone had previously done ; also Anthrax 

 fenestnita from Bournemouth, A. pnnisrus from West Eunton, Norlolk, 

 and A. fiiivK (?) from Bournemouth, all taken this year by him, though 

 he had never met with a specimen of the geuns before ; also all three 

 species of l>i(lea — aineti from Sutton and Wyre Forest, intennnlia from 

 Sutton, undfaxcinta from Sutton, Wyre, and Poole. Mr. A. D. Imms 

 exhibited Sinddendron ciiiindiiciini from an old oak at Moseley. Mr. 

 C. J. Wainwright, a series of Stiationn/s chaine'^eon from West Runton, 

 Norfolk, taken last July and August. Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, a 

 drawer full of Kpiuiphcle ianira and its allies. 



Fthniani ith (Annual Meeting). — Mr. II. C. Bradley in the chair. 

 The Annual Report of the Council was read, showing an increased 

 number of members in the Society ; and the Treasurer presented his 

 aimual statement, sliowing a small balance iu hand. Mr. G. T. 

 Bethune-Baker was re-elected President, and Mr. H. Willoughby Ellis 

 was elected President for tlie ensuing year; the remaining officers 

 being as before. The following were exhibited : — By Mr. 11. C. Bradley, 

 Hyinenoptera of the geints Ammnphiln, three species — sabulosa, hirsuta, 

 and cuni/it'stris — all from Bournemouth, where all three species occurred 

 together last August, the two former in abundance, the latter less 

 commonly. By Mr. Colbran J. Wainwright, rare Diptera taken in 

 1900; O.njo'rii pnli-hflhi from West Runton, Norfolk ; Ditiea famata 

 and Melannstoina Iti/aliiuitiiin from Wyre Forest. By Mr. G. W. Wynn, 

 a long series of I'^pnu'la liitiilenia taken at sugar in Wyre Forest last 

 autumn ; they were very constant in coloration, all being dark, but 

 not black, specimens. By Mr. A. D. Imms, Acmmjcta altii bred from 

 a pupa found under rotten palings between Hall Green and Solihull. 

 By Mr. H. Willoughi)y Ellis, a collection of Coleoptera taken in only 

 three hours' collecting in' Bedfordshire at Christmas last ; the most 

 noteworthy capture was liaijoim ci/lin'lnis, of which species he obtained 

 three specimens ; Atpibiis iiehuloum was present in thousands in fine 

 condition. 



Febnia'i/ 18tli. — A meeting of a social character was held at the 

 house of the President, by the kind invitation of himself and Mrs. 

 Bethune-Baker. Tiie members turned up in force, and very much 

 enjoved lo )king through the large collection of paUearctic and other 

 L;[)idoptera, formed in part by Mr. Bethune-Baker aud in part by the 

 late Dr. Jordan. — Colbran J. Wainwiught. Hun. Sec. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Von Lagerheim (G). (1900, Ent. Tidskr. ; see also Bot. Centralbl. 



Ixx.Kii, 3a4-6, and Journ. Roy. Micr. Soc. 577). 



This paper deals with the cultivation of Septosporinm Dii/rmecnphilum 



by the ant Latins fuUyinosus, Latr., in Swedeu. " The point of interest 



is that the motive appears to be different from that in the other known 



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