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quadrijnoncfaia from the nest of Formica vufa, and a case 

 fastened to a piece of wood in the nest containing pupae ; larva 

 and pupa cases in spirit, removed from cases, an empty case 

 fastened to a twig showing how the beetle escapes, and the 

 perfect insect. 



He also exhibited Lomechusa strimnosa with its host Formica 

 samjitinea sent by Father Wasmann from Holland, the insects 

 mounted in the position assv^med by the guest and host when 

 the former is being fed by the latter, and Cossyphodes beivicJcii, 

 Woll., a beetle from Cape Colony, with ants with which it is 

 found — Pheidola megacephala, var. jmnchdata, Mayr. The 

 beetle is a good example of the protected guests. 



Mr. C. C Barrett exhibited two females of Spilosoma 

 mendica reared by Mr. J. E. Robson, of Hartlepool, tinged with 

 purplish-pink, and ordinary specimens of the same for contrast. 



PajKrs. 

 A paper was communicated on " Life histories in the Hepi- 

 alid group of Lepidoptera " by JNEr. Ambrose Quail, and " A 

 note on the habits and structure of Acanthoim/che opacella, 

 H.-Sch.," by Dr. T. A. Chapman. 



October 3rd, 1900. 

 Mr. G. H. Yerrall, President, in the Chair. 



Election of Felloivs. 

 Mr. E. A. C. Studd, of Oxton, Exeter ; Mr. H. Maxwell 

 Lefroy, B.A., Economic Entomologist to the Imperial Agri- 

 cultural Department for the West Indies, of Barbadoes ; and 

 Mr. W. F. Urwick, of 34, Great Tower Street, London, E.C., 

 were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. G. C. Champion exhibited specimens of Trogophlcci/s 

 amjlicanus, Sharp, found by Mr. Keys at Plymouth ; Pachjta 

 sexmaculata, L., found by Col. Yerbury at Nethy Bridge, and 

 Anchomenus quadriinmctatus, De Geer, found by himself at 

 Woking. 



Mr. M. Jacoby exhibited an ichneumon, Rhyssa 2>usicaioria, 

 taken by him at Blandford, parasitic on Sirex, and Col. 



