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THe Entomoxtoaicant Society or Lonpon.—October 19th, 1921. 
—The Rt. Hon. Lord Rothschild, M.A., F.R.S., etce., President, 
in the Chair.—The presentation by Mr. H. Donisthorpe of a draw- 
ing of Mr. T. W. Bates to the Society was announced, and a special 
vote of thanks was passed to the donor.—The following were 
-elected Fellows of the Society: Messrs. H. J. Wilson, O.B.E., M.A.,, 
F.Z.S., 189, Bishop’s Mansions, 8.W. 3; Alexander John Nicholson, 
University of Sydney, New South Wales; F. N. Chasen, M.B.O.U., 
Assistant Curator, Raffles Museum, Singapore; Baron J. Bouck, 
Springhill, South Godstone, Surrey; and Percy A. Glick, 903, West 
Illinois, Urbana.—Mr. G. Talbot exhibited, on behalf of Mr. J. J. 
-Joicey, new and rare Lepidoptera collected by Mr. Pratt in the 
Weyland Mountains, New Guinea, and also read a letter describing 
the country from which the specimens came.—M. F. Le Cerf, on 
behalf of Mr. J. J. Joicey, exhibited several new forms of African 
Papilios ; comments were made on this exhibit by the President and 
Prof. Poulton—Mr. W. G. Sheldon exhibited a series of 1300 
specimens of Peronea cristana, including examples of all the 72 
named forms; also a series of about 250 specimens of Oxigrapha 
literana.—Prof. Poulton exhibited examples of a form of Heodes 
phieas from S.W. Uganda, and discussed its relations with H. abbott. 
He read some details of the genitalia of these forms supplied by Dr. 
Chapman. He proposed to treat abbott: as a race of phleas, and 
suggested the name “ethiopica’”’ for the new race from Uganda.— 
Mr. Donisthorpe exhibited examples of Gymmnetron squamicolle from 
Ireland; the pupa and larval skin of Cassida nebulosa taken on 
Chenopodium album; and larvee, both dead and living, of T’rionodes 
hirtus—Mr. W. J. Atkinson exhibited examples of Ips erosus found 
-breeding in the Forest of Dean, and read some notes on this bark 
beetle and on allied species.—The following paper was read: ‘‘ New 
or Little Known Exotic Tipulide (Diptera), ty Prof. Alexander—Mr. 
A. T. J. Janse gave a further account on methods of collecting when 
travelling in South Africa, illustrated with lantern slides. 
November 2nd, 1921.—The Rt. Hon. Lord Rothschild, M.A., 
F.R.S., etc., President, in the Chair.—The presentation by the 
President of a rare copy of Scopoli’s ‘ Delicz Flore et Fornice ’ was 
announced, and a vote of thanks to him was carried with acclama- 
tion.—The following were elected Fellows of the Society: Messrs. 
Norman E. Miller, Dar-es-Salaam, East Africa; Oliver Richardson 
Goodman, 210, Goswell Rd., E.C.1; K.P. U. U. Nair, M.A., Training 
‘College, Trivandrum ; Frank Balfour-Browne, M.A., F.R.S.E., F.Z.S., 
‘Oaklands, Fenstanton, St. Ives, Hunts; E. Melville du Porte, M.Se., 
Ph.D., MacDonald College, Quebec, Canada; Oliver C. Cassels, 
D.F.C., N.D.A., West Hill, Ottery St. Mary, Devon; O. C. Ollenbach, 
Survey of India Dept., Dehra Dun, India; J. B. Corporaal, Pieter 
Bothstraat, 39, The Hague, Holland ; Douglas Cator, 13, Westminster 
Mansions, Great Smith Street, S.W.; Marco Pallis, Tatoi, Aigburth 
Drive, Liverpool; and Samuel Walker, 53, Micklegate Hill, York.— 
Mr. W. G. Sheldon exhibited a series of Hpinephele ianira from 
Sutherlandshire showing an approach to var. hispulla; also Pieris 
