116 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
‘‘Gynandromorphous Agriades coridon, Poda,” by E. A. Cockayne, 
NEA) MED), PES. 
Wednesday, March 15th, 1916.—The Hon. N. Charles Rothschild, 
M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., President, in the chair.—The death was 
announced of Mr. G. Meade-Waldo, a member of the Council.—Mr. 
Ralph Headley Moore, B.A., Heathfield, Plymstock, Devon, and 
Lieut. F. W. Sowerbey, R.N.D., Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, were 
elected Fellows of the Society.—The proposed alterations in the Bye- 
laws, being in the hands of all Fellows present, were taken as read 
for the third time.—Mr. D. A. J. Buxton, who was present as a 
Visitor, exhibited a small collection, mostly butterflies, taken on the 
Gallipoli Peninsula, where he was stationed from April to October, 
1915.—Mr. L. W. Newman, two pairs (a part of a series) of Pieris 
brassice bred from wiid Aberdeenshire larve, the ¢ g especially 
showing a decided pink coloration all over the wings.—Mr. G. Talbot, 
on behalf of Mr. J.J. Joicey, several interesting African Rhopalocera. 
—Mr. A. Bacot, specimens of Pediculus humanus (vestimentz), P. 
capitis, and the second generation of hybrids resulting from a pairing 
between P. capitis male and P. humanus female. 
THE Souta Lonpon EnromonogicaAL AND Natura History 
Sociery.—February 10th, 1916.—Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.8., Presi- 
dent, in the chair—Mr. Newman exhibited a gynandromorph of 
Polygonia c-albwm; it was considered unique.—Mr. Sperring, an 
irregularly banded Argynnis adippe from Swinley Woods, and a 
specimen of Amorpha popult with a bright orange-red inner marginal 
blotch on hind wing.—Mr. C. B. Williams, coloured drawings of the 
larvee (enlarged) of the British Neuroptera, Coniopteryx tinerformis, 
and Senudalis aleuwrodiformis.—Mr. Main, the larva and burrows of 
Geotrupes spinger in one of his observation cages—Mr. H. J. 
Turner, a series of Salebria semirubella (carnella) with ab. sangwin- 
ella, ab. icterella, and a dark form, and read notes on the variation. 
—Mr. Moore, Polygonia californica, Papilio daunus, etc., from N.W. 
Canada.—Mr. B. 8. Williams, eighteen specimens of Hydracia 
palustris from St. Anne’s-on-Sea, showing complete gradation of 
ground colour from pale ochreous, through red, to fuscous grey, and 
with white to orange stigmata.—Messrs. Sich, Frohawk, Newman and 
others spoke as to the early season.—Messrs. R. Adkin, H. A. Leeds, 
and B. W. Adkin exhibited series of bred and British captured 
Ocneria dispar—Mr. R. Adkin read a paper entitled ‘“ Ocnerva 
dispar in Britain.” —Hy. J. TurRNER. 
March 9th.—My. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., President, in the chair. 
—Mr. Newman exhibited, on behalf of A. Horne, Esq., bred speci- 
mens of Pieris brassice from Aberdeen, with a very distinct pink 
tint over all the wings, and a Noctuid, presumably a form of 
Mamestra thalassina, but only two-thirds the usual size, and with 
the outer one-third of the fore wings with confused markings.—Mr. 
G. T. Porritt, half a dozen fine aberrations of Abraxas grossulariata, 
including, (1) a lead and yellow coloured specimen with a white star 
on one wing; (2) ab. varleyata, with a black body; (8) with the 
yellow band of fore wing much emphasised over the black. Mr. R. 
Adkin, dwarf specimens of Pieris rape, 33 mm., P. napt, 38 mm. and 
