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‘a specimen of Hchinocastus wisliczent from the Californian desert 
‘sent by him. 
November 10th, 1921.—The President in the Chair.—Rev. R. E. E. 
Frampton, M.A., Halstead Rectory, Kent, and Dr. H. D. Smart, 
Shelly, Huddersfield, were elected members.—Mr. Laurence Chubb, 
-of the Commons Preservation Society, gave a lecture with lantern- 
slides.—Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Editor of Proceedings. 
Lonpon Naturau History Socimry.—Lepidoptera Section: October 
18th, 1921.—Dr. Cockayne in the Chair.—Second broods of Thera 
variata form obeliscata and Porthesia similis were reported by Mr. 
Bell.—Rumicia phleas were exhibited by Mr. Riches, who had bred 
them out the previous month, and by Mr. H. B. Williams, who also 
showed a specimen of Hpinephele ganira with a whitish right fore- 
wing, and varieties of Melitea athalia, M. cinxia, and Abraxas 
grossulariata.—Dr. Cockayne exhibited larvee of Hpinephele tithonus. 
—Paper read, ‘‘ Notes on British Skippers,” by Mr. H. B. Williams. 
November 1st, 1921.—Dr. Cockayne in the Chair.—Mr. C. H. 
Williams showed a series with considerable variation in Rwmicia 
phleas.—Dr. Cockayne exhibited Sesia scolieformis, and Mr. Worsley 
Wood a good selection of Brephos parthenias bred from larvee or taken 
in Surrey this year.—Paper read, ‘ Distribution of S. scolieformis,” 
by Dr. Cockayne.—Plant Gall Section: Mr. L. B. Hall in the 
Chair. the exhibits were galls caused by Hriophyes 
atrichus on Stellarva graminea, H. euwaspis on Lotus corniculatus, 
FE. wlicis on Quercus tlex, H. macrotrichus on Carpinus betulus, 
HE. pteridis on Pteris aquilina, H. tile var. exilis on Tilia grandifolia, 
Perrisia bryonve on Bryonia dioica, P. carpini on Carpinus betulus, 
P. silvicola on Stellaria holostea, P. tubicola on Cytisus scoparius, 
Pemphigus filaginis on Gnaphalium uliginosum, sawflies and Ceci- 
domyidz on various species of Salix, and Beta maritima swollen by 
larva of a micro-lepidopteron.—Mr. Hall recorded Agropyron pungens 
galled by Lsosoma graminicola, a new host plant, found near Tilbury.— 
Paper read, ‘‘ Notes on the Galls on Rosacew,’’ illustrated by 
specimens.—H. J. Burxinn, Minuting Secretary. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLEOF WIGHT.— 
From small beginnings as the Southampton and District Entomo- 
logical Society the above-named Society has grown. The change 
was formally made at a meeting held on October 1st, 1921, with the 
President, Mr. W. Fassnidge, M.A., in the Chair. With its now 
well-defined, if artificial, boundaries the Society should be able to 
make rapid progress with some of the objects it has in view. 
Prominent among the activities it now has in hand is the compilation 
of a county insect fauna list. Meetings will be held for the present, 
as formerly, at 47, Tennyson Road, Southampton, on the first 
Saturday afternoon in each month. Other meetings will be arranged 
in the future to be held from time to time in the larger towns of the 
county. An invitation is extended to every keen entomologist in the 
county to join the Society. Communications should be addressed to 
the Hon. Sec., Frepx. J. Kruninaton, 1, St. Catherine’s Road, 
Kastleigh. 
