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Durrant, Dr. H. Eltringham, M.A., D.Sc, F.Z.S., Dr. C. J. Gahan, 

 M.A., D.Sc, Dr. A. D. Imms, B.A., D.Sc, F.L.S., Dr. G. A. K. 

 Marshall, D.Sc, F.Z.S., Eev. F. D. Morice, M.A., Herbert E. Page. 

 — Mr. Arthur Dicksee exhibited three specimens of a new race of 

 3Iorpho eugenia from Colombia, from which it was hitherto unknown, 

 together with two Morplio eiujenia from French Guiana, and one 

 MorpJio adonis from French Guiana, and another from the Lower 

 Amazons, for comparison. — Capt. Purefoy exhibited a score of home- 

 bred L. avion, together with their pupa-cases. — Mr. W. J. Kaye 

 exhibited six female Mechanitis polymnia from the Berbice Eiver, 

 which all showed a very considerable darkening of the outer half of 

 the hind wing, one in particular having the wlaole outer half black. 

 Two female M. j^olymnia were also shown from the Potaro Eiver, in 

 Central British Guiana, which were the blackest that had been taken. 

 — The following paper was read : " The Hymenoptera of Fiji," by 

 Eowland E. Turner, F.E.S. 



Wednesday, December ith, 1918.— Dr. C. J. Gahan, M.A., D.Sc, 

 President, in the Chair. — Messrs. Anderson Fergusson, 22, Polworth 

 Gardens, Glasgow, W.,- George Grace, B.Sc, A.E.C.Sc, Inglenook, 

 Utley, Keighley, Yorks, and P. V. Isaacs, B.A., Assistant Entomo- 

 logist to the Madras Agricultural College and Eesearch Institute, 

 Coimbatore, India, were elected Fellows of the Society. — Mr. W. J. 

 Lucas exhibited Neuroptera from Salonica, sent to him by Lt. P. J. 

 Barraud in 1916-18. — Dr. F. A. Dixey exhibited specimens of the 

 males and females of G. epaphia and P. sabina, with outline drawings 

 of their sceot-scales, by which they might be distinguished. — Prof. 

 Poulton gave an account of the deeply interesting observations made 

 at Tanga, late German East Africa, on x\ugust 5th, 1918, by Mr. 

 W. A. Laimborn, in continuation of his S. Nigerian investigations on 

 the relation of the anal tufts to the brands of the hind wings 

 observed and on the scent perceived in a male Danaine butterfly. — 

 Prof. Poulton said that he had received notes from Mr. C. B. 

 WiUiams from Trinidad, B.W.I., containing a suggested interpreta- 

 tion of the special attacks made by blood-sucking Diptera on new- 

 comers into the Tropics and of their gradual diminution. — Mr. H. 

 DoUman exhibited two series of some thirty specimens each of bred 

 Charaxes ; they represented two distinct species of the " etheocles " 

 group, the one having the ? form of manica. Trim, (resembling 

 small 9 bohemanni), the other having the 9 form of phcBUS, Hew. 

 (resembling small ($ bohemanni). — Lord Eothschiid exhibited a 

 series of a local race of Precis octavia from Tembora, Bahr-el-Gazal, 

 and drew attention to the extraordinary numljer of intermediate 

 specimens among the series of the dry-season form — fourteen out of 

 sixteen. He also exhibited a series of wet- and dry-season forms 

 with intermediates of Precis octavia octavia, Cram., aiid Precis 

 octavia sesamus, Trimen, from West and South x\frica respectively, 

 for comparison. — The following paper was read : " Butterfly Vision," 

 by H. Eltringham, M.A., D.Sc, F.E.S. This was illustrated by the 

 author by means of the epidiascope with drawings and photographs. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society. — October 24:th, 1918. — The decease of Lieut. J. Bateson, who 

 was killed in France, was announced. — Mr. Bowman exhibited a nearly 



