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Binomic Points in certain South African Lamellicorns." — Mr. Roland 

 Trimen, F.R.S., communicated a paper "On some new or hitherto 

 unfigared Species of South African Butterflies." — Commander J.J. 

 Walker communicated a paper entitled " Some Observations on the 

 Reproduction of Hemiptera-Cryptocera by Ciaydon Hewett, B.Sc." — 

 H. Rowland-Brown M.A,, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Thursdcu/, January 2of/(, 1906. — Annual General Mcctinrj. — Mr. Hugh 

 Main, B.Sc, F.E.S., President, in the chair. — The balance-sheet 

 showed the financial condition to be very satisfactory, there being 

 some £42 balance. — Mr. Tutt complimented the Society on having 

 such a capital Treasurer as Mr. T, W. Hall, and, in proposing a vote 

 of thanks to him, said that the position of the Society was largely 

 due to his high ability and busmess judgment. Mr. Montgomery 

 seconded. — The Report of the Council was read, showing that the 

 meetings had been well attended, the exhibits varied and interesting, 

 that nine papers and addresses, three lantern demonstrations, and five 

 reports had been given to the Society, that five field meetings had 

 been held, and that the library and collections were constantly being 

 referred to by the members. — The following gentlemen were then 

 declared elected as officers and Council for the year : — President, 

 R. Adkin, F.E.S. ; Vice-Presidents, W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., and Hugh 

 Main, B.Sc, F.E.S. ; Treasurer, T. W. Hall, F.E.S. ; Librarian, A. 

 W. Dodds ; Curator, W. West ; Hon. Secretaries, Stanley Edwards, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S., and Henry J. Turner, F.E.S.; Council, F. B. Carr, 

 T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S., F. Noad Clark, A. Harrison, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S., A. Sich, F.E.S., E. Step, F.L.S., and W. West, L.D.S.— Mr. 

 Main read his Presidential Address, at first summarizing the new and 

 rare British species, referring to the obituary of the year, and 

 mentioning the chief works on entomology, &c., recently published. 

 He afterwards turned to the subject of melanism, and, noting the 

 more recent ideas concerning it, went on to discuss and criticise the 

 various theories which had been put forward regarding it. He then 

 introduced Mr. Adkin, the new President, who took the chair. — La 

 proposing a vote of thanks to Mr. Main, Mr. Adkin bore testimony to 

 the able way the chair had been filled during the year, and expressed 

 his appreciation of the solicitude Mr. Main had shown for the well- 

 being and convenience of his fellow-members. Mr. Tutt seconded the 

 vote of thanks, and in eulogistic terms expressed his congratulation to 

 both Mr. Main and the Society on the successful year just passed. In 

 reply Mr. Main thanked the members for their kind reception of him, 

 and said that it had been a real pleasure to him to occupy the chair. 



Ordinanj Meeting. — Mr. Bellamy exhibited (1) a very fine " black" 

 form of Antkrocera [Zi/gcBna] trifoUi, captured at Ringwood on June 25th, 

 1899. It was afterwards ascertained to be the var. obscura : (2) an 

 extreme form of Puhjommatus cunjdon var. foideri from Swanage, 

 July 80th, 1899, in which the spots on the white border of the hind 

 wings are almost absent ; and (3) a yellow form of Callinwrpha 

 doDunula. — Mr. Turner, a number of species of butterflies taken by 

 Dr. Chapman in late July at Larche and Lauteret, including Colias 

 palmio, Folyonimatus daman, P. eacheri, P. orbitulus, Epinephele hjcann, 

 Erebia lappona, &c. — Mr. Edwards, the pupa-cases of Cionus scrophu- 



