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further notice, to be addressed to Dr. K. Jordan, Zoological 
Museum, Tring (Herts.). 
“ To the Hon. Secretary of the 
EnromoLogicaL Society or Lonpon.” 
On the motion of Professor R. Mretpora, F.R.S., seconded 
by Mr. G. C. Cuampion, F.Z.S., a resolution, cordially approv- 
ing the Congress, and offering the support and co-operation of 
the Society, was carried unanimously. 
Exhibitions. 
LEIOPTILUS CARPHODACTYLUS IN Britain.—Dr. T. A. Cuar- 
MAN exhibited a living example of Leioptilus carphodactylus, 
Hb., one of the first bred in Britain, which emerged June 2nd, 
1907, from larve found by Mr. J. Ovenden in Kent. The 
first British specimen was exhibited to the Society at the 
meeting of March 6th (p. xii, antea). 
MIcRODON MUTABILIS, AND KLEDITOMA MYRMECOPHILA.—Mr. 
H. St. J. DonisrHorre showed a specimen of Micordon muta- 
bilis, with the empty pupa-case, bred from a larva taken in 
the nest of Formica fusca at Porlock, April 1907; also ¢ 3 
and ? 2 of Kleditoma myrmecophila, nu. sp., bred last month 
from a nest of Lasius fuliginosus found at Wellington College 
in March 1907. He said that this species of parasitic Cynipide, 
which was new to science, had been named by Professor Dr. 
J. J. Kieffer. 
New PuytorHaca From AvsTRALIA.—Mr. M. Jacosy brought 
for exhibition examples of small beetles, new to science, of the 
family Clythridx (Phytophaga) including Leasia australis, n. sp. 
Jac. 
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOME SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS 
IN Burrerruies.—Professor E. B. Poutton, F.R.S., said that 
he wished to bring before the Fellows a hypothesis which 
had suggested itself as the outcome of reflections upon the 
Heliconine, as dealt with by Mr. W. J. Kaye in a recent 
communication. 
It had often been noticed that mimetic resemblance is apt 
to deceive the species concerned, so that the male of one will 
chase the female of the other. When model and mimic 
