120 : THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
December 7th, 1915.—The President in the chair—New member, 
Mr. W. H. Bell, Hillcrest, Sylvan Avenue, Wood Green, N.—Exhibits, 
Dr. Cockayne, long series of ‘ crosses”? between Diaphora mendica 
and its var. rustica and graduates.—Mr. L. W. Newman on behalf of 
Mr. G. B. Oliver, a number of varieties of Canonympha pamphilus, 
including one with the underside of the hind wings of a unicolorous 
rich brown without any markings, and one which showed patches of 
upper side coloration on the underside of the left hind wing. Also a 
fine variety of Pararge egeria with abnormal pale markings.—Mr. 
W.E. King, a male Hpinephele jurtina with irregular pale blotches on 
the right side.—Mr. Bacot, living examples of Pediculws capitis and 
P. hwmanus (vestimentt) and read notes on their habits.—Mr. Burkill, 
galls of Biorhiza aptera from roots of oak in Richmond Park, 
Hriophyes fraxint on ash from Derbyshire, and the rare Callirhytis 
glaudium from Quercus lucombeana, a hybrid oak in Kew Gardens. 
Officers and Council for 1916: President, Dr. E. A. Cockayne, M.A., 
M.D., F.R.C.P., F.E.S.; Vice-Presidents, A. Bacot, F.E.S., Rev. 
C. R. N. Burrows, F.E.S., M. Greenwood, Jun., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 
F, J. Hanbury, F.L.8., F.H.S., A. W. Mera, L. B. Prout, F.E.S: ; 
Librarians, W. E. Glegg and A. L. Mera; Curators, 8. Austin, C. 8S. 
Nicholson, F.L.8., and H. Worsley Wood; President of Research 
Section, E. B. Bishop; Secretaries, R. W. Robbins and J. Ross; 
Members of Council, H. J. Burkill, D. E. Digby, L. B. Hall, F.L.S., 
L. W. Newman, F.EH.S., V. Eric Shaw, F.E.S. 
December 21st, 1915.—The President in the chair. New members, 
Mr. C. Flowers, 4, The Avenue, Chingford, and Mr. EH. Kay Robinson, 
Warham, Glamorgan Road, Hampton Wick.—Exhibition of the 
Lycemde of 1915—Dr. Cockayne, Polyommatus icarus 2 with 
splashes of very bright blue scales near apex of right fore wing, no 
androconia. Agriades thetis showing asymmetry of colour and 
markings, A. cordon asymmetrical, deformed and dwarf specimens. 
—Mr. Pickett, a very long series of A. coridon from Royston, includ- 
ing many fine aberrant forms and sixty-six gynandromorphs.—Mr. 
W. E. King, A. coridon abs. marginata, subsuffusa, wnicolor, aurantia, 
albolunata, roystonensis, castanea, impuncta, striata, costa-juncta, ete., 
and gynandromorphic specimens from Royston and Bedfordshire. 
Polyommatus icarus, a very fine series of upper and underside 
aberrations.—Mr. C. H. Williams, long and striking series of P. 
icarus and Agriades coridon.—Mr. G. T. Porritt, Abraxas grossulariata 
abs. nigrosparsata and nigra and intermediate forms.—The President 
delivered his annnal address, choosing for his subject ‘“‘ Insects and 
War.’—R. W. Roszins, Hon. Sec. 
OBITUARY. 
WITH very great regret we have to announce the death of Mr. T. 
Baxter, of Min-y-don, St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancs. He passed away, 
after a short illness, on April 11th last. 
We are also sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Bernard Piffard. 
Biographie notices will be published in June. 
