( civ ) 



glands, though possibly they might secrete something of a 

 mucilaginous nature that gives coherence to the froth. He 

 hoped some of the Fellows present would take the oppor- 

 tunity to make observations on the insect with a view to 

 confirming or disproving the account he had just given. 



[Since the date of this meeting, I have found that a full 

 account, agreeing in all essential respects with my own 

 observations, was given by Dr. Karel §ulc in Zeit. fur Wissen. 

 Zool. Bd. 99, pp. 147 et seq. (Nov. 1911).— C. J. G.] 



Both Species of Hemaris from the New Forest. — Mr. 

 Hamilton Druce exhibited about 30 specimens of Hemaris 

 tityus (bombyliformis) and H. fuciformis, which he had taken 

 near Brockenhurst on May 18th, 19th, 20th, and remarked 

 that the extensive wood cutting in the Forest had not 

 depleted their numbers. 



Papers. 



The following Papers were read : — 



" Studies in Rhyncophora, iv; a preliminary note on the 

 Male Genitalia," by David Sharp, M.A., M.B., F.R.S., etc 



" Notes on the Ontogeny and Morphology of the Male 

 Genital Tube in Coleoptera," by Frederick Muir, F.E.S. 



' u Notes on various Species of the American Genus Astylus, 

 Cast. (Coleoptera), with Descriptions of their Sexual Charac- 

 ters," by G. C. Champion, A.L.S., F.Z.S. 



*' New Staphylinidae from Singapore, pt. ii," by Malcolm 

 Cameron, M.B., R.N. 



Wednesday, October 2nd, 1918. 



Dr. C. J. Gahan, M.A., D.Sc, President, in the Chair. 



Alteration of Bye-law. 

 The proposed alteration in Bye-law viii was read for the 

 second time. 



Exhibitions. 

 Life-History of Lycaena alcon. — Dr. Chapman exhibited 

 a bred specimen of Lycaena alcon, probably the first specimen 



