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Gilliat, B.A., of Lloyds', E.C., and Forest Dene, Worth, Sussex, were 

 elected Fellows of the Society. — Mr. M. Jacoby exhibited a male speci- 

 men of the beetle Sa.fjra sencf/alensix with female characters, received 

 from Mr. Barker in Natal, who had taken it in cop. — Dr. Norman Joy 

 exhibited Orocharea aw/mtata, Ev., taken at 13radfield, Berks, in 

 December, 1903— the second recorded British specimen ; a species 

 of Tychius, which he said might be a variety of Ti/chins poli/lineatas, 

 Germ, (not now included in the British list), or, more probably, a new 

 species closely allied to it, taken near Streatley, Berks, last year ; and 

 two specimens of Pselaphus dresdensis, Herbst, taken near Newbury 

 this year. — Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse exhibited an unnamed species of 

 Nemoptera from Asia Minor, resembling XeniDptera huttii from Australia. 

 — Mr. F. Enock, F.L.S., read a paper on '■ Nature's Protection of Insect 

 Life, illustrated by Colour Photography," and exhibited a number of 

 lantern-slides. — Mr. P. I. Lathy, F.Z.S., communicated a paper on 

 "New Species of South American Erycinidffi." — A discussion followed 

 on specimens of the dipterous families Stratiomyidae to Cyrtids, opened 

 by Mr. G. H. Verrall, who exhibited specimens, and said the object of the 

 discussion was to determine as far as possible the number and distri- 

 bution of the British species comprised in these families. Tlie total 

 number of species was but small, as there were only from 130 to 150 

 species in Britain, but the extreme difficulty consisted in finding out 

 the correct names for them. Col. J. W. Yerbury said that on behalf of 

 Professor E. B. Poulton, F.R.S., he had been asked to exhibit some 

 specimens, mainly interesting on account of the specific names used, 

 which names were useful as showing the nomenclature employed by a 

 past school of dipterologists, and might give i clue to the manner in 

 which some reputed species have found their way into the British list. 

 Dr. F. A. Dixey and other Fellows joined in the discussion. — H. 

 EowLAND Brown, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Jprit Uth, 1904.— Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., President, in the chair.— Mr. 

 Tonge exhibited a series of photographs of the ova of Lepidoptera, 

 including Pamphila comma, Anticlea badlata, Biston hirtaria, Hoporina 

 croceaijo, Cerastis vaccinii, and Hijbeniia )nanjinana. — Mr. B. Adkiu, 

 examples of Pachjgastiia [Bomhijx) trifolii showing the two extreme 

 variations of the species in England, together with intermediate forms. 

 The pale form ab. Jiava were from Kent, while the dark forms ab. rufa 

 were from the Scilly Islands. — Mr. Main, photographs of Goneptenjx 

 cleupatra (bred, from Cannes) and Xyssia hispldaria in their resting 

 position, and also of the larvfc of Selenia bilmiar'ui. He also exhibited 

 ova of Golias edusa var. helice, laid by a female specimen sent to him 

 from Hyercs by Dr. Chapman ; they were deposited upright on a 

 glutinous, pellucid base, singly or in small batches. 



April 28(/t. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Tonge exhibited an 

 album of photographs of a further series of the ova of Lepidoptera, 

 including Tceniocampa munda, T. insUibilis, T. cnida, T. populeti, As- 

 phalia Jiadconm, Pachnobia rubricosa, Asteroscopus nubeculosa, &c. As 

 several members expressed the difficulty they experienced in breeding 

 the last-named species, Mr. Adkin said that he had been very suc- 

 cessful, no doubt from the care he had taken, first, in well washing the 



