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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. — The Annual General Meeting 

 was held on Wednesday, January 17th, at the rooms of this Society, 11, 

 Chandos Street, Cavendish Square. — Mr. F. Merrifield, the President, 

 read au Address on the General Operation of Temperature on the 

 Growing Organism of Lepidopterous Insects, based on a series of 

 experiments, especially with reference to the remarkable limitations 

 imposed by climatic and artificial conditions. — The Report of the 

 Society showed that for the first time in its history the number of 

 ordinary Fellows had reached five hundred. The officers and council 

 were elected for the Session 1906-7 as follows : — President : Mr. F. 

 Merrifield. Hon. Treasurer : Mr. A. H. Jones. Hon. Secretaries : 

 Mr. H. Rowland-Brown, M.A., and Commander J. J. Walker, M.A., 

 R.N., F.L.S. Librarian: Mr. G. C. Champion, F.Z.S. Other mem- 

 bers of the Council: Mr. G. J. Arrow, Mr. A. J. Chitty, M.A., Mr. J. 

 E. Collin, Dr. F. A. Dixey, M.A., M.D.,Mr. H. Goss, F.L.S., Mr. W. 

 J. Kaye, Mr. H. J. Lucas, B.A., Professor E. B. Poulton, M.A., D.Sc, 

 F.R.S., Mr. L. B. Prout, Mr. E. Saunders, F.R.S., F.L.S., Mr. R. S. 

 Standen, F.L.S. , and Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse. — H. Rowland-Brown, 

 M.A., Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 —Thursday, December 13</t, 1905.— Mr. Hugh Main, B.Sc, F.E.S., 

 President, in the chair. — Messrs. Harrison and Main exhibited a series 

 of Cleoceris viminalis, bred from Windermere larvae, showing variation 

 from pale grey to very dark, with captured pale specimens from Bar- 

 mouth. They also showed Plusia moneta from Chertsey and Reigatfe 

 larvfe. — Mr. Stonell, (1) melanic specimens of Fhigalia pedaria from 

 Deiamere Forest, Odontopera bidentata. from Skelminthorpe, and Camp- 

 togramma bilineata from Shetland ; (2) Polyommatus icarus, females, 

 with male coloration ; (3) Lyccena arion fvom}^. Covnvf&W; (4) Xonagria 

 canruc from Norfolk ; and (5) Kupitkecia pernotata taken at Loughton 

 in 1876. — Dr. Chapman, larvte sent to him by Mr. Murray from Cam- 

 forth ; they were so densely hairy as to appear almost solid. They 

 appeared to him to be larvfe of Xemeophila plnntaginis, although 

 he had never known them to hybernate at such an advanced stage in 

 this country. Mr. Murray did not think they were this species. A 

 continental record was mentioned of the species hybernating full fed, 

 when it was densely haired. — Mr. Adkin, series of melanic O. bidentata 

 from Durham larvfe, some of which showed whitish lines or markings. 

 — Mr. Goulton, photographs of larvae in situ on their food plant. — Mr. 

 H. Moore, nest of the Durban White Ant {Tenius bellico&us) and a large 

 species of Wood-louse (Giomeru). — Mr, Barnett, dark forms of Mellinia 

 circeUaris, Boarmia genimaria var. perfumana, and a varied series of 

 Hybernia defoliaria, some being brilliantly banded, all from W. Kent. 

 — Mr. Fremlin, Sirex juvencus from Maidstone. — The reports of the 

 Field Meetings held at Reigate and at Oxshott were read. 



January 11th, 1906. — The President in the chair. — Mr. J. W. 

 Schoon, of Bayswater, and Mr. A. A. Dobson, of New Maiden, were 

 elected members. — Mr. West, of Ashtead, exhibited a booklet, recently 

 published, containing some sixty admirable photographic reproductions 

 of life-histories and protective resemblances in the Lepidoptera. — Mr. 



