20 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Wednesday, November 1st, 1916.— Dr. C. J. Gahan, M.A., D.Sc, 

 Vice-President, in the chair. — Messrs. Hassan Efflatoun, Choubrah 

 Avenue, Cairo, Egypt, and S.E. Agricultural College, Wye; Frank 

 Hannyngton, Mercara, Coorg, S. India; Harry Haden May, Black- 

 friars House, Plymouth ; and Akio Nohira, Tchijoji, Otagigun, Kyoto, 

 Japan, were elected Fellows of the Society. — Prof. Poulton gave an 

 account of some observations by Mr. C. O. Farquharson on the 

 Hesperid butterfly, Bhopalocam'pta foresian, Cram. He also exhibited 

 a specimen of a Tabanid fly (probably Pancjonia oldii) which had 

 attacked Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter while on the wing. Also examples 

 of Mallota cijubiciformis, bred by Mr. H. Britten of the Hope Depart- 

 ment. — The Eev. F. D. Morice exhibited specimens of Pteronus 

 sertifer ^ (J and $ ? . — Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited specimens of 

 Syvipherohius striatellus, Klap., and of S. elegans, Step., for compari- 

 son.— Mr. G. Talbot exhibited, on behalf of Mr. J. J. Joicey : (1) A 

 gynandromorph of PajyUio lycopliron, race phanias, R. and J., from 

 North Peru. (2) Polygrapha cyanea, G. and S., the unique and hitherto 

 undescribed female, apparently a mimic of Opsiphancs. (3) A hybrid 

 gynandromorph of Amorpha ijopuli x S^phinx ocellatns. — The following 

 papers were read : " Further Notes relating to the Jurinean Genera 

 of Hymenoptera," by the Rev. F. D. Morice, M.A., P.E.S., and J. 

 Hartley Durrant, F.B.S. "On a Collection of Pleliconine Forms 

 from French Guiana," by J. J. Joicey, F.F.S., and W. J. Kaye, F.E.S. 

 The latter was illustrated by a large colleetion of Heliconius melpo- 

 mene, which was exhibited. —Rev. George Wheeler, Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society. — October 12th. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S. , President, in 

 the cliair. — Mr. Kaye exhibited a specimen of the new species of 

 Ornitho'ptera, O.joiceyi, from New Guinea. — Mr. Newman, specimens 

 of the extreme melanic form of Tephrosia consonaria from Kent ; fine 

 melanic forms of T. consortaria and an intermediate form, a series of 

 var. rossica of Galliviorjoha dominada, and a bred series of Dicranura 

 bicuspis from Tilgate Forest. — Mr. A. E. Gibbs, the purse-like galls 

 on the petioles of poplar leaves caused by the Aphid Pemphigus 

 hursarius ; a case of further specimens of Pararge cegeria var. egerides 

 from South Devon sent by Dr. Perkins, and read a long series of notes 

 on the characteristics, habits, and dates of the various broods. In 

 the discussion it was shown that besides passing hibernation in 

 almost any stage of larval growth, the species could pass the winter 

 as a pupa. — The Report of the Field Meeting at Ockham and Wisley 

 on May 20th was read by Mr. Kaye, the leader. — The Reports of 

 the Field Meetings to Clandon on June 24:th and to Box Hill on 

 Julv 22nd were read by Mr. Hv. Turner, the leader. — Hy. J. Turner. 



'October 26th, Mr. Henry" J. Turner, F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair. — The death of a member, Mr. C. A. Briggs, F.E.S., was 

 announced. — Mr. Bowman exhibited underside aberrations of Aricia 

 7nedon, (1) with distal spots on under side of hind wings represented 

 by white splashes only, (2) ah. obsoleta with heavy striations of 

 white. — Mr. H. Moore, the West x-Vfrican moth Ead<xmonia, sp., with 

 hind wings produced to very long tails. — Mr. Brooks, the introduced 

 floating plant Azolla from Enfield. — Mr. Hugh Main, a stereoscopic 

 picture of the stag-beetle shortly after pupation. — Mr. Curwen, a 



