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and Melyridw, with descriptions of new genera and species,” by 
George Charles Champion, ¥.Z.S.  ‘ Four new genera and species of 
Hymenoptera from Australia,” and ‘‘ Three new species of Australian 
Hymenoptera,” by A. A. Girault, communicated by A. M. Lea, F.E.S., 
Government Entomologist, South Australia—Guro. WHEELER, M.A., 
Hon. Secretary. 
THe Sovuta Lonpon EntomonocicaL anpD Naturau History 
Soctety.— October 9th, 1913.--Mr. A. E. Tonge, F.H.S., President, in 
the chair.—Large additions to the Society’s reference collection of 
British Lepidoptera from Mr. W. G. Dawson were announced.—Mr. 
Lucas read a paper: ‘The Shorthorned Acridians of the British 
Isles,’’ and illustrated his remarks with lantern slides of all the 
species—Mr. Ashdown exhibited Lepidoptera taken by him in 
Switzerland in June and July last.—Mr. Colthrup, a snail shell from 
which he had bred a Dipteron, presumably parasitic in the snail.— 
Mr. Andrews, a scarce Dipteron, the Syrphid S. guttatus, taken at 
Bexley in August.—Mr. Step, living examples of the ant-nest Isopod 
Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii, found in a nest of Formica fusca.—Mr. 
West (Ashtead), enlarged photographs of the same rare woodlouse. 
—Mr. Curwen, specimens of Syntomis phegea ‘and its var. pflwemeri, 
in which the white spots were reduced in size and number, from 
Pallanza and Iselle, together with specimens of the rare Nacha 
ancilla.—Mr. Newman, picked series from a large number of bred 
Melitea aurinia, from County Clare and Oban. The variation was 
extremely small, although the larvae were samples of many broods.— 
Mr. Tonge, a series of Coremia quadrifasciaria, bred from a female 
taken at Albury, Surrey, showing but little variation. 
October 23rd, 1913.—Mr. A. E. Tonge, F.E.S., President, in the 
chair.—Prof. E. B. Poulton, F.R.S., gave an account of the Mimicry 
exhibited by the Nymphalines of North America, illustrating his 
remarks by specimens and lantern slides.—Mr. W. J. Kaye exhibited 
a collection of the Sphingidee found in the Island of Trinidad. There 
were about forty species in all.—Mr. Sheldon, series of species taken 
by him near Albarracin, Central Spain, including Pleberus zephyrus 
var. hesperica, Agriades thetis ab. rufolunulata, A. thersites, and 
Glaucopsyche cyllarus. Dr. Chapman was of opinion that A. thersztes 
only occurred when sainfoin was indigenous.—Mr. L. W. Newman, 
Lepidoptera from County Clare, County Cork, and Killarney, in- 
cluding very light Aplecta nebulosa, very dark Luperina cespitis, 
Aphantopus hyperanthus, with greenish shade on the under side, 
Aiigeria scoheformis, bred Dianthaecia capsophila, D. luteago var. 
barrettw, &e. The weather was very bad from April to the end of 
September.—Mr. A. E. Tonge, a specimen of Argynnis aglava, with 
a strongly marked blotch formed by the coalescence of several spots 
on the fore wings. 
November 13th, 1913.—Mr. A. E. Tonge, F.E.S., President, in the 
chair.—Prof. W. Bateson, F.R.S., gave an address on the ‘Problem 
of Species which overlap Geographically,” illustrating his remarks 
with numerous lantern slides—Mr. Curwen exhibited specimens of 
Parnassius apollo from Eelépens and the Laquinthal, mostly very 
large examples, and including var. psewdonomion from Helépens.— 
