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dent, a resolution was unanimously passed associating the Society 

 witli the reply published in the ' Times ' to the declaration of certain 

 German professors with regard to Great Britain's responsibility for 

 the war. The Eev. F. D. Morice then proposed the following reso- 

 lution: — "That all members of recognised Entomological Societies in 

 the countries of our Allies, residing in or visiting this country, be invited 

 during the continuance of the war to attend the Ordinary and Annual 

 Meetings of the Society, and to make use of the Society's Library, in 

 the same manner as though they were themselves Ordinary Fellows, 

 except as to the right of voting." This was seconded by Dr. Burr, 

 and carried unanimously. — Commander Walker exhibited, on behalf 

 of Dr. E. C. L. Perkins, specimens of A. trifoUi and P . i:ilantaginis 

 showing the effects of isolation, and read notes contributed by Dr. 

 Perkins. Commander Walker also exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Morris 

 N. Watt, of New Zealand, a photograph of a " Weta " (Deinacrida 

 sp.) fully winged, the species being usually apterous.— Mr. A. H. 

 Jones exhibited a series of Colias crate, from Sarepta, and its sup- 

 posed hybrids, with G. hyale and C. ednsa. — Dr. G. B. Longstaff 

 exhibited a fine series of Meneris tulbaghia, L., a large and handsome 

 Satyrine butterfly having much the appearance and habits of a 

 Nymphahne. A long and important discussion followed on the fond- 

 ness of certain insects for flowers of a particular colour ; and on the 

 question as to which sex carried the other during copulation in the 

 case of different Rhopalocera. — Prof. Poulton read a letter, written 

 June 27th, 1914, by Mr. T. R. Bell from Karwar, N. Kanara, in the 

 Bombay Presidency, on the proportion of the female forms of 

 Pajnlio 'polytes in North Kanara ; also a letter, dated October 6th, 

 1914, from Rev. K. St. Aubyn Rogers at Sagalla, near Voi, British 

 East Africa, on the male and female of Acraa cliilo in coitu. Prof. 

 Poulton exhibited the specimens and read a note contributed by Mr. 

 A. H. Hamm, of the Hope Department, on males of Ceratopogon 

 myrmecophilus and Fonnicoxenus nitidulus on the hillock of Formica 

 rufa near Bournemouth. — Mr. G. Talbot, on behalf of Mr. J. J. 

 Joicey, exhibited specimens to illustrate a paper by Messrs. Joicey 

 and Rosenberg on new species of Gatasticta. — The following papers 

 were read : " Notes on the Life-History of Plebeius zephyrus var. 

 lycidas," by T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S., F.E.S. ; "Note on the 

 Manubrium of the ninth sternite in the male Earwig," by Malcolm 

 Burr, M.A., D.Sc, F.E.S., &c. ; " The Opisthomeres and the Gona- 

 pophyses in the Dermaptera," by the same ; " On the Male Genital 

 Armature of the Dermaptera " — Parts I.-IIL, by the same. — Rev. 

 George Wheeler, Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.— Dec. 10th, 1914.— Mr. A. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., Vice-President, 

 in the chair. — Mr. W. Schmassmann, F.E.S., was elected a member. — 

 Mr. W. J. Lucas read a paper, " The British Long-horned Grass- 

 hoppers," and showed a large number of lantern slides. — Mr. H. 

 Moore, a drawer of Decticinidse, Long-horned grasshoppers contain- 

 ing Decticus albifrons, D. intermedins, D. tesscllaius, D. verrucivorus, 

 &c. — Mr. Step, a long-horned grasshopper, Hetrodes petejsi, female, 

 fi'om S. Africa, botli sexes were said to be apterous. — Mr. A. E. Gibbs 



