800 THE ENTOMOLUGISY. 
napi showing an approach to var. bryonie.—Mr. Bethune-Baker a. 
series of Zygena filipendule chrysanthemi from Birmingham.—Mr. 
F. W. Edwards a remarkable new insect from Kashmir, which, 
though probably representing a new family of Diptera, shows curious. 
resemblances to the Mayflies—Mr. L. Newman a gynandromorphous. 
example of Amphidasys betularia doubledayaria, and an Ichneumonid 
parasite from Sphinx ligustri.—Prof. E. B. Poulton, F.R.S., the 
warble fly of the reindeer captured with its model Bombus lapponicus 
anurneanicus ; he also read a note regarding observations made by 
Mr. Arthur Loveridge on the oviposition of the Mylabrid beetle: 
M. oculata, Thunb., var. tricolor, Gerst.—Canon StAubyn Rogers, 
butterflies from Hast Africa, including remarkable females of Papilio- 
dardanus ; examples of Papilio rex and Mimacrea marshalli dohertyt. 
— W.A. Lambourne, an oriental Danaine butterfly brushing the brands. 
on its hind wings.—Mr. G. Talbot, on behalf of Mr. J. J. Joicey, new 
and rare butterflies from New Guinea and Peru.—Mr. H. Donisthorpe, 
a rare British Aphid, Stomaphis quercus, L.—Mr. A. T. J. Janse con- 
_ cluded his account on methods of collecting while travelling in. 
South Africa, illustrated with lantern-slides. 
THE SoutH Lonpon EntomonoaicaL Soctery.—October 13th, 
1921.—The President in the Chair.—Mr. A. W. Vesterling, 107, Castle 
Street, Battersea, was elected a member.—Mr. Soar lectured on 
“The Hydracarina or Water-mites,” and showing a large number of 
lantern-slides and coloured drawings of species and structural: 
details—-Mr. Grosvenor, the chief paleearctic species of the genus. 
4ygena.—My. Blenkarn, the scarce weevil, Epipoleus caliginosus,. 
from Dover—Mr. Newman, Rwmicia phleas with ab. obsoleta, ab. 
suffusa, a golden form, and ab. parvipuncta. He reports Huvanessa 
antiopa seen by his son at Bexley.—Messrs. O. R. and A. de B.. 
Goodman exhibited Nordmannia tlicis, var. cerri, and var. esculi, with 
Klugia spini, having (1) straight white line below, (2) concave ditto,, 
(3) and greatly widened ditto, all but the last two from Digne. 
October 27th, 1921—The President in the Chair—Mr. J. A.- 
Vernon, ‘ Lynmouth,” Reigate, Surrey. was elected a member.—Mr. 
H. Main exhibited a female Scorpio ewropeus with her family from: 
Hyéres and gave notes on the life-history.—Mr. Grosvenor had seen: 
a N. Indian species carry its young similarly—Mr. A. A. W. 
Buckstone, several local series of Hmaturga atomaria from southern 
areas with var. wnicolorata from Burnley, including a very dark form 
from Horsley and some pale yellow forms from Otford.—Mr. Barnett,. 
larvee of Arctia villica from Reigate and a varied series of Surrey 
Runucia phleas.—Capt. Crocker, long series of Malacosoma neustria, 
bred from two pairings from Otford, (1) all light with narrow band, 
(2) mixed light and dark forms. He also showed a very long series,. 
including ab. alba, ab. ignita, ab. intermedia, ab. obliterata, ab. 
ceruleo-punctata, ab. radiata, ab. turcicas, ab. suffiisa, and others. 
with unmamed and intermediate forms.—Mr. O. R. Goodman, ab. 
navarina of Melitea athaha from St. Martin Vésabie.-—Mr. Dennis, 
photographs of the English Czmex lectularius and the tropical! 
C. rotundatus which had conspicuous sculpturing.—Mr. Turner read: 
extracts of letters from Mr. G. B. Pearson in California, and showed 
