SOCIETIES. 45 



assist us to account for the occurrence of this Austral species so 

 far north. — W. Harcourt Bath ; Birmingham. 



Errata. — Page 14, line 9 from top, for " unclana " read 

 '' mediana." Page 16, line 13 from top, for "A. Dorritt" read 

 " A. Druitt." Page 19, lines 4 and 27 from top, for " Wolamore " 

 read "Dolamore"; line 16 from top, for ^' suhreptus, Tst.," read 

 " ohreptans, Fst." 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. Fifty-fourth Anniver- 

 sary Meeting, January l^th, 1887. — Robert M'Lachlan, Esq., 

 F.R.S , President in the Chair. 



An Abstract of the Treasurer's Accounts, showing a large 

 Balance in the Society's favour, was read by Mr. Stainton, one of 

 the Auditors ; and the Secretary read the Report of the Council. 



The following gentlemen were elected as Officers and Council 

 for 1887 :— President, Dr. David Sharp, F.Z.S.; Treasurer, Mr. 

 Edward Saunders, F.L.S. ; Secretaries, Mr. Herbert Goss, F.L.S., 

 and the Rev. W. W. Fowler, M.A., F.L.S ; Librarian, Mr. Fer- 

 dinand Grut, F.L.S ; and as other Members of Council, Messrs. 

 Robert M'Lachlan, F.R.S. ; Gervase Mathew, R.N., F.L.S.; 

 George T. Porritt, F.L.S. ; Edward B. Poulton, M.A., F.G.S. ; 

 Osbert Salvin, M.A., F.R.S.; Henry T. Stainton, F.R.S.; 

 Samuel Stevens, F.L.S.; and J. Jenner Weir, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



The retiring President delivered an address, for which a vote 

 of thanks to him was moved by Mr. E. B. Poulton, seconded by 

 Prof. Meldola, and carried unanimously. 



A vote of thanks to the Treasurer, Secretaries, and Librarian 

 was moved by Mr. M'Lachlan, seconded by Mr. Stainton, and 

 carried, and Mr. Goss and Mr. Grut replied. A vote of thanks to 

 the Council was proposed by Mr. Waterhouse, seconded by Mr. 

 White, and carried. — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 iiociEiY. — January 1-itk, 1887. R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., Presi- 

 dent, in the chair. — Mr. R. Frere was elected a member. Mr. 

 Adye exhibited Dasycampa rubiginea and Acherontia atropos, 

 both taken at Christchurch, 1885, Cossus ligniperda and Boar- 

 inia ruhoraria from the New Forest, and Saturiiia pavonia from 



