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College of Science, South Kensington, S.W. 7 ; Arthur Loveridge, 

 Nairobi, British East x\frica ; and John George Rhynehart, Harris- 

 town, Taghmon, Co. Wexford, were elected Fellows of the Society. — 

 The President announced the death of Dr. Gordon Hewitt. — Seasonal 

 dimorphism in Androconia : Dr. F. A. Dixey exhibited some outline 

 drawings showing variation in form between the scent-scales of the 

 spring and summer form of certain butterflies. — Mr. H. J. Turner 

 exhibited a collection of butterflies from Cyprus. — Capt. J. Waterston 

 exhibited and commented upon a series of Macedonian Odonata. — 

 Mr. Talbot, on behalf of Mr. Joicey, exhibited numerous new and 

 little-known forms of Ehopalocera from Central Ceram. — Mr. G. J. 

 x\rrow showed a series of lantern-slides to illustrate different types 

 of armature occurring in Lamellicorn Beetles. — Mr. Riley exhibited 

 aberrations and species of Lyccenidce from Ceylon on behalf of 

 Mr. \V. Ormiston, of Kalupahani, including <? $ of an apparently 

 undescribed Arhopala species, and Aphnaus nubilus, Moore. This 

 would appear to be a good species. It is quite constantly different 

 from the Aphncsiis known in Ceylon a,s A. ictis. Hew. — Prof. Poulton, 

 F.R.S., exhibited and illustrated by a lantern-slide examples to illus- 

 trate the attacks of birds on bi;tterflies witnessed in Nyassaland by 

 W. A. Lamborn. The marks of a bird's beak were recognisable on 

 rejected wings. — Prof. Poulton also read a note on " Observations on 

 the Enemies of the Larvae of the Pierine Butterfly, Catopsilia 

 Jiorella, in East Africa," by Mr. W. A. Lamborn, F.E.S., at Karanga. 

 — The following papers were read : " Butterflies of Cyprus," by H. J. 

 Turner, F.E.S. ; " An Undescribed Lycanid from Cyprus, Glauco- 

 psyche pap)Jios, n. sp.," by T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.R.S., etc. — G. C. 

 Wheeler (Rev.), Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.— March 25th, 1920.— Mr. K. G. Blair, B.Sc, President, in 

 the Chair. — Mr. A. W. Buckstone exhibited series of Brcphos par- 

 thenias from Wimbledon, Oxshott, West Wickham and Darenth and 

 pointed out local characteristics, also ova of Apocheivia hispidaria. — 

 Mr. B. S. Williams, a striking new form of Cidaria [Dysstroma] 

 truncata from Finchley ; the basal third black, margined by a con- 

 spicuous white line. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, three species of Utetheisa, 

 U. pidchcUa, several localities, ab. Candida, Natal, ab. totrix, Assam 

 and New Ireland, ab. thytcr ('?), Cyprus; U. ornatrix, warmer parts 

 of America, and U. bella sub-sp. vemista, Jamaica. — Mr. Blair, galls 

 of larvaB of Sapcrda p)opulnea (Col.) in stems and twigs of aspen. — 

 Mr. Barnett reported for March 21st at Oxshott, B. parthenias 

 (abundant), X. areola, T. crcpuscularia, T. punctularia, T. carpinata 

 and G. rhavini, and at Ashtead E. polychloros. Reports showed 

 general scarcity of spring larvic, larvae very small, larva3 of A. caia in 

 fair numbers, B. parthenias in swarms, H. leucophcaria scarce, E. 

 cardamines out, and E. polychloros in various places. 



AprilQth.—^lr. G. Edwards, Vice-President, in the Chair.— Mr. S. 

 Gordon-Smith, of Boughton, Cheshire, was elected a member. A 

 resolution was passed strongly condemning the proposal to enclose 

 portions of Wanstead Flats and of Epping Forest for permanent 

 allotments. — There was a special exhibition and discussion of 



