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foUowinf? days two, and in both years thenceforward in increasing 

 numbers for some weeks. It would therefore appear that the species 

 in this neighbourhood was just one month later this year than last 

 in making its appearance. — Robert Adkin ; Hodeslea, Eastbourne, 

 June, 1917. 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. — Wednesday, February 7th, 

 1917. — Dr. C. J. Gahan, M.A., D.Sc, President, in the chair.— The 

 President announced that he had nominated Dr. T. A. Chapman, 

 Dr. G. B. Longstalf, and the Hon. N. Charles Rothschild as Vice- 

 Presidents for the ensuing year. The President also announced the 

 death of Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, a former President of the Society, 

 and a vote of condolence with his daughter was passed on the motion 

 of Mr. Champion, seconded by Mr. Bethune-Baker. — Mr. A. W. 

 Rymer Roberts, M.A., Rothamsted Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Harpenden, and The Common, Windermere, was elected a Fellow of 

 the Society. — Mr. A. H. Jones exhibited, on behalf of Capt. B. F. 

 Studd, R.F.A., a Fellow of the Society, at present serving with the 

 British Expeditionary Force at Salonica, various Lepidoptera taken 

 by him in 1916 in the neighbourhood of Salonica. — Commander Walker 

 said that he had taken almost all the species exhibited many years ago 

 in the neighbourhood of Port Baklar, near the Boulair lines. — The 

 President and Mr. W. G. Sheldon commented on the abundance of 

 butterflies in Macedonia, the latter observing also that North Mace- 

 donia and Albania were among the least known of European localities 

 for Lepidoptera. — Mr. G.Talbot exhibited, on behalf of Mr. J. J. Joicey, 

 a series of Agrias claudia, Schulz, showing its distribution and local 

 forms. — Dr. E. A. Cockayne exhibited : (1) A series of Pararge egcria, 

 bred November and December, 1916, and January, 1917, from ova laid 

 by several females taken in August at Limber, N. Lincolnshire. They 

 showed considerable variation. (2) An aberration of Polygonia c-album, 

 the hind wings being nearly black and the fore wings with costal spots 

 united into a crescent. (3) Two partial Gynandromorphs of Polyovi- 

 mattis icarus. (4) A female Agriades coridon with one hind wing 

 marked with blue like ab. semisyngrapha, the other hind wing having 

 only a thin sprinkling of blue scales over the same area. — Mr. Bacot 

 read a further note dealing with the question of the specific identity 

 of Pediculus capitis and Pediculus humanus (vestimenti). — Special 

 Meeting. — The special meeting summoned to consider the new 

 bye-law proposed by the Council was then held. — The Secretary read 

 the proposed bye-law, which runs as follows : " Chap, xxiii. Prohibi- 

 tion in respect of funds. The Society shall not and may not make 

 any dividend, gift, division or bonus in money unto or between any 

 of its members." This bye-law was needed to comply with the Act of 

 Parliament regulating the registration of Scientific Societies so that 

 they may be free from local rates. — On the motion of Mr. Bethune- 

 Baker, seconded by Mr. Stanley Edwards, it was passed without 

 discussion. 



Wednesday, March 1th, 1917.— Dr. G. J. Gahan, M.A., D.Sc. 



