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of Lymantriidse from Angola. (3) A mimetic group from Dutch 

 New Guinea. (4) Two forms of Tellervo from the Island of Misol. 

 (5) Papilio erlaces, with its races, including a new race from North 

 Peru, and showing the mimetic $ of P. harmodius, Doubl., from the 

 same district. — Prof. Poulton gave recent instances of birds capturing 

 butterflies on the wing at Oxford. He also exhibited forms of Papilio 

 polytes romulus, Cram., from Singapore Island and the mainland 

 opposite. Also a set of predaceous Reduviid bugs and fossors, with 

 their prey, from the S. Paulo district of South-east Brazil. He also 

 read an observation recorded in a letter written to him January 18th, 

 1917, by Dr. Carpenter, which threw further light on the storing of 

 Hesperidce by Benibecides. — The Secretary read an interesting letter 

 from Mr. E. M. Dadd, F.E.S., written from the internment camp at 

 Euhleben. — The following paper was read : " On a collection of 

 Lepidoptera made in East Africa by Mr. W. A. Lamborn, F.B.S.," 

 by H. Eltringham, M.A., D.Sc, F.E.S. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

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

 the chair. — Mr. Ashdown exhibited a long series of aberrations of 

 Coccinella variabilis, taken this year in Surrey. — Mr. Turner, the 

 life-history of Coleophora palliatella on oak, and parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 

 and 7 of the rare book, Thunberg's " Dissertatio Entomologica Ins. 

 Suecica," 1784-94, all dealing with Lepidoptera. — Mr. Frohawk, a 

 series of Cupido minivius from Coulsdon, Surrey, showing much 

 individual aberration, including an asymmetrical example which 

 appeared to be gynandromorphic. — Mr. West (Greenwich), Coleop- 

 tera taken recently in the New Forest, including El-ater lythropterus, 

 E. viinuius, Pyrochroa coccmea, Tomoxia biguttata, etc., the last 

 around the burrows of a wasp. — Mr. Barnett, varied series of 

 Ematurga atomaria and of females of Polyommatus icarus from near 

 Coulsdon, Surrey. — Mr. Edwards, a series of Papilio polytes, and 

 remarked on the dimorphism expressed in continental and island 

 forms. — Mr. Moore, Papilio aristolochia, from the Nilgherry Hills, 

 India. — Mr. Bunnett, newly hatched larvae of Fumea casta, and a 

 living example of Porthesia siinilis, which emerged from a pupa the 

 cocoon of which was surrounded by a number of the cocoons of an 

 Ichneumon. — Mr. Leeds reported that Ghattendenia w-albwn was out 

 at Monkswood on June 24th ; Mr. Frohawk, Argynnis aglaia in 

 Kent on June 25th, and Aglais urticce common at Horsley on June 

 17th ; and Mr. Pearson, Argynnis paphia and Li7nenitis sibylla in 

 numbers in the New Forest, — Mr. Main described a successful 

 method of getting the larvae of the Coleopteron, Dytiscus maryinalis, 

 to pupate in confinement. 



July 26i/i.— Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., President, in the chair.— 

 The "Proceedings" for 1916-17 were announced as ready for issue. 

 — Mr. Ashdown exhibited a series of the pale and dark races of 

 Setina irrorella from Mickleham Downs, and larvte, pupae, and 

 imagines of Anisosticta Vd-punctata from Surrey. — Mr. H. Main, a 

 pupation chamber of Dytiscus marginalis, with pupa in situ, and 

 several chrysalids of Vanessa io, most of which had gold markings. — - 

 Mr. Edwards, various exotic species of Hesperiidce, and read a note 

 on the distribution of the family. — Mr. West (Greenwich), a number 



