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and the females half and half; whilst still more curiously, when 

 paired male cross x pure female var., the results gave half and half 

 each sex, and if reversed and paired male pure var. (obtained during 

 the experiments) x female cross, the results were all males, type, i. e. 

 dominant, and all females, var., i. e. recessive. — Mr. G. T. Bethune- 

 Baker showed a series of Turkestan Arctias ; a large and beautiful 

 series of Arctia mtercalaris, Er., with light and dark forms ; a few A. 

 erschojfii, Alph., with var. issyka, Std., and a long series of A. glaphyra, 

 Er., var. manni, Alph. ; he pointed out how much some of the mania 

 resembled erschojfii, and said that he believed they would prove to be 

 forms of one species, and he thought it possible that var. issyka would 

 have to be regarded as distinct. — Mr. H. Langley also showed the 

 Sta7iro})iis fayi, L., from Princethorpe, referred to at the previous 

 meeting. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



City of London Entomological Society. — September 11th, 1907. 

 —Mr. C. W. Simmons, of Tufnell Park, and Mr. E. Turner, of 

 Twickenham, were elected to membership. — Mr. S. J. Bell, Lyccewt 

 arion from North Cornwall, in excellent condition, although taken 

 between July 25th and 31st, 1907. — Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, two 

 Affrotis obscura, females, taken on September 7th and 14th, 1907, 

 and ova laid by same, twelve specimens having been taken at 

 Mucking during late August and early September, 1907. — Mr. J. A. 

 Clark, dark Boarmia repandata, similar to London form, from Pit- 

 lochrie. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, Lyccena bellaryus, females, taken in 

 Surrey, Sussex, and Kent between May 26th and July 23rd, 1907; the 

 specimens were unusually blue, which fact Dr. Hodgson suggested had 

 some relation to the inclement season. — Mr. A. W. Mera, Abraxas 

 ulmata from Chalfont Road, July 8th, 1907, with black markings 

 almost obsolete. — Mr. C. P. Pickett, Satyrm tithonus from Dawlish, 

 August, 1907, including specimens with abnormally large ocelli on 

 forewings and others lacking the usual central white dot in same. — 

 Mr. J. Riches, dark Cosmotriche potatoria, from Eastbourne larvas. — 

 Mr. P. H. Tautz, Stauropns fayi, taken at Chorley Wood about July 

 loth, 1907. — Mr. J. Riches reported having seen a spent Smerinthus 

 tilicB female at Hornsey on September 14th. — S. Bell, Hon. Sec. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Australian Insects. By Walter W. Froggatt, F.L.S., Government 

 Entomologist, New South Wales. Royal 8vo, pp. 500. Frontis- 

 piece in colour, 37 black and white plates containing 270 figures, 

 and 180 figures in the text. Sydney : William Brooks & Com- 

 pany, Ltd. 1907. 



In this exceedingly well got up and liberally illustrated volume the 

 author furnishes a text-book on the insects of Australia which appeals 

 not only to the nature lover, but also to the entomological student. To 

 the latter it will be most helpful, whilst the former will find much of 

 interest in its pages, and the illustrations, many reproduced from 

 photographs, will show him a number of the various forms of insect- 



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