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from caterpillars.—Mr. EH. C. Bedwell showed eight examples of 
Odontoscelis dorsalis, Fabr., taken at the roots of Hrodiwm on June 
21st last, in the neighbourhood of Lowestoft, Suffolk. This is the 
first record of the species occurring in Britain.—Professor T. Hudson 
Beare exhibited a specimen of Cryptamorpha desjardinst, Guér., taken 
by Mr. J. Taylor, of Sandown, I.W.,in a bunch of bananas, on 
August 30th last.—Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpe exhibited examples of 
Chetocnema arida, Foudras, a species of Coleoptera new to Britain, 
taken near Ryde, August 26th, 1909 ; and varieties of Cassida nobilis 
(also exhibited by Mr. J. W. H. Dollman), from St. Helens, I.W., 
August 1909.—Mr. Donisthorpe also showed two examples of Formica 
sanguinea, Latr.,one being half male half hermaphrodite, and the other 
half male half female, taken in Bewdley Forest in July; and of one 
example of Myrmica scabrinodis, Nyl., half male half hermaphrodite, 
taken by Mr. Dollman at Ditchling, in September last.—Dr. T. A. 
Chapman, M.D., F.Z.5., communicated a further series of photo- 
graphs and ‘Notes on the Ancillary Appendages of Species of 
Plebeius, to illustrate the Relationships of Pleberws argus (@gon).”’-— 
Mr. R. Shelford, M.A., F.L.S.,C.M.Z.8., communicated a paper “ On 
Two Remarkable Forms of Mantid Oothece.’’—Mr. C. T. Pead com- 
municated ‘‘ Notes on Some Rare or Little-known South African 
Homoptera,” with examples of the several species—Mr. W. F. H. 
Rosenberg then read a ‘‘ Note on the Liability of Butterflies to Attacks 
by Birds and Lizards,’ being an account of his observations in 
Colombia and Ecuador on the subject treated in Mr. G. A. K. 
Marshall’s paper recently published in the Society’s ‘‘ Transactions.” 
Mr. Marshall congratulated Mr. Rosenberg on his extremely interest- 
ing remarks, and said that he had been endeavouring to stimulate 
entomologists in the Tropics to make observations on the behaviour 
of birds, &c., towards butterflies by sending copies of his paper to 
them.—The President, Mr. G. C. Champion, Mr. J. W. Tutt, Dr. 
T. A. Chapman, and other Fellows continued the discussion.—H. 
Row taAnp-Browy, M.A., Hon. Secretary. 
Tue Soutn Lonpon EntomontoeicaL AND Naturat History 
Society.— October 14th, 1909.—Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., President, in the 
chair. — Mr. F. Noad Clark exhibited various species of “ticks” in 
illustration of his paper.—Mr. Moore, exotic species of ‘ ticks.” —Mr. 
West (Ashtead), a Vanessa io with right side wings noticeably smaller 
than those on the left.—Mr. Tonge, a tuft of the “flowering lichen,”’ 
Usnea barbata, from the New Forest, and a fine series of Sesva 
apiformis.—Dr. Hodgson, varied series of Cyclopides palemon and 
Urbicola comma.—Mr. Newman, long series of Aglaia wrtice and 
Papilio machaon showing variation in size and intensity of markings. 
—Mr. R. Adkin, ova of Agriades bellargus in siti on under sides of 
leaves of Hippocrepis comosa, with full notes on the actions of the 
female in deposition. He also showed young larve of Celastrina 
argiolus, and larvae, pupx, and cocoons of Nola albulalis —Mr. Tonge, 
stereographs of the ova of A. bellargus.— Mr. West (Greenwich), 
Apion curtisit, A. tecicolle, A. pomone, and A. urticarvum from Deal. 
—Mr. Joy, bred specimens of Dryas paphia var. valesina bred from a 
captured female (forty-one typical males, twenty-three typical females, 
