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Harwood exhibited a species of Blatta from the Eastern Counties, 

 which was apparently new to Britain. Mr. Adkin, a bred series 

 of Eugonia autumnaria from Bournemouth. Mr. Colthrup, a speci- 

 men of Euchelia jacohacB with the red areas unusually pale, a very 

 beautifully marked variety of Eurrhi/para nrticata, and very small 

 examples of Pieris rapa, including a yellow variety. Mr. Lucas, living 

 specimens of the immature stage of Blatta austmlasicB from Kew, and 

 a case containing examples of the whole of the British cockroaches, 

 with drawings of several species. Mr. Main, living specimens of Blatta 

 americana from Silvertowu. Mr. Edwards, living specimens of Phyllo- 

 droDiia germanica, male, female, and immature. Mr. Moore, numerous 

 exotic species of cockroaches. Mr. Tutt, a long and varied series of 

 Epunda hitulenta, taken at Mucking, Essex, by the Eev. E. Burroughs 

 in 1898-9, and contributed notes as to the occurrence and variation of 

 the species. Mr. Lucas read a paper entitled " Cockroaches: Natives 

 and Aliens," illustrating it with numerous lantern-slides. 



March 22/ic/.— The President in the chair. Mr. MacGee, of Lillie 

 Road, S.W., and Mr. J. Platt-Barrett, of Margate, were elected mem- 

 bers. Mr. Montgomery exhibited specimens of a second generation 

 and a partial third brood of Coremia designata, and gave notes on their 

 life-history and variation. Mr. F. N. B. Carr, a varied series of Hybernia 

 leucophaaria from Lee. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Report Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — March 21st, 1900. — Mr. 

 G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. Mr. Charles Carey 

 Woods was elected a member of the Society. The President referred 

 to the death of Mr. W. G. Blatch, who. he said, was the first President 

 of the Society, from 1888 to 1893. Mr. P. W. Abbott showed long 

 series of several species of Lycsenids, particularly a very fine lot of 

 LyccBna alexis, including blue forms of the female from Ireland ; also 

 some of the white-bordered forms of L. corydon taken by Mr. T. H. 

 Fowler on the Dorset coast. Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker also showed 

 many fine Lycaenids; very small L. alexis from Algeria, almost as small 

 as minima, and blue females from various localities ; also ab. ceronus 

 of L. bellargus, &c. Mr. C. J. Wainwright showed a boxful of Syrphids, 

 chiefly containing the genus Eristalis. Mr. A. H. Martineau showed 

 some Aculeates collected by Mr. Wainwright, including the very rare 

 Crabro pubescens (male), one specimen, from the New Forest ; he said 

 that less than a dozen specimens of the species had at present been 

 taken in the country. Mr. R. C. Bradley read a paper upon mosquitoes, 

 in which he described the life-history of the common Culexidffi, and 

 gave some account of the connection between Anopheles and malaria, 

 exhibiting in connection with the paper various British species of the 

 family. A discussion followed, in which various members gave their 

 experiences of the biting habits of these insects at home and abroad, 

 and also discussed the origin of the habit, &c. Mr. G. H. Kenrick 

 believed the habit had begun through sucking juices of plants ; Mr. 

 Neville Chamberlain said that he believed people in time became quite 

 inoculated against the effects of the bites ; when he first went to the 

 Bahamas he sufi'ered very much, but after a time they did not seem to 

 hurt him at all. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Sec. 



