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along the middle, as in Longicorns and Megalopidre, but towards the 

 lateral edges, and consisting of two widely separated striated areas 

 over which the edge of the pronotuni moves. The stridulating areas 

 were present, he said, in nearly all the genera of Clythridie, and might 

 almost be regarded as a characteristic of the fanjily. The fact that 

 these beetles stridulate was apparently known to Darwin, who, in the 

 'Descent of Man,' erroneously stated that the stridulating area was 

 situated on the pygidium. — C. J. Gahan, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 December llth, 1899. — Dr. Chapman, F.E.S., in the chair. Mr. 

 Robson exhibited a bred species of unusually large specimens of 

 Diantfuecid irreyulnris, from Tuddenham. Major Ficklin, a specimen 

 of D. luteaijo vsii'.jickliiii, which he presented to the Society's collection. 

 Mr. Lucas, a specimen of Sumatochlora viettillica, a rare dragonfly, taken 

 by Mr. C. A. Briggs, and presented by him to the Society's collection. 

 Mr. Adkin, examples of L'rauibus geniculeus, taken in his garden, of a 

 much less robust appearance than usual, and with very faintly indi- 

 cated markings. Mr. Edwards, long series of the following species of 

 Erebiit, taken by Inmself in the neighbourhood of Fusio, the Simplon, 

 and the Maounagno : — E. cetu, E. lappona, E. goante, E. tyndarus, E. 

 euryale, E. fiaiofasciata, E. melctmpus, E. epiphron, E. mnestra, and a 

 few specimens of E. liyea, E. pionoe, E. medusa, and E. yurge. Mr. 



F. M. B. CaiT, a series of insects taken at sugar, including two Cossus 

 ligniperda, and about a dozen Macroyuster aritndini.<! from Wicken. 



January 11th, 1900. — Mr. A. Harrison, F.L.S., President, in the 

 chair. — Mr. Buckstone exhibited larvae of Triphoina Jimbria, some of 

 which were of a light form and others of a dark form ; and read notes 

 on their growth, mortality, and pupation. Mr. Turner, (1) a speci- 

 men of i'eriplaneta aiiiericana from the Zoological Gardens, (2) a var. 

 of Miianippe jiuctuata with the central band only represented by a 

 narrow costal fascia, (3) a specimen of Abraxas yrossidariata with a 

 large black spot surrounded by a white ring, outside of which the 

 black was nearly continuous. Mr. Lucas, several lantern-slides of 

 well-known scenery in the neighbourhood of Esher. Mr. F. Clarke 

 exhibited a large number of very admirable photomicrographic slides 

 of insect anatomy, including a long series of Orgyia antiqua ; antenna 

 of various orders ; a few of tongues, feet, &c. ; a curious water hymeno- 

 pteron ; numerous ova of various species of Lepidpotera ; a few 

 Desmids ; and livmg examples of AryulusfoUaceus, the parasite of the 

 stickleback. — Hy. J. Turner, Hun. Report Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — December 18th, 1899. — Mr. 

 "G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. Mr. Chas. Pumphrey, 

 o. Park Road, Moseley, was elected a member of the Society. Air. 

 Colbran J. Wainwright showed Physocephala rajipcs from Cornwall, 

 and other Conopidaj and Syrphids. Mr. P. W. Abbott, a series of 

 Xuia cucuUateUa from London, including two very dark ones. Mr. 



G. T. Bethune-Baker, a number of Palaearctic insects of the genus 

 Sntyrus — S. semele and var. bischnffi from Asia Minor ; S. staudinyeri 

 from Samarcand, S. anthelea from Asia Minor, and 6\ josephi from the 

 Pamirs, &c. 



