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from Pinus sylvestris at Brockenhurst on the morning of the 

 meeting. 



Paper. 

 The following paper was read :— 



" What the larva of Lycaena arion does during its last 

 instar." by T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



Wednesday, October 6th, 1915. 



The Honble. N. Charles Kothschild, M.A., F.Z.S., F.L.S., 

 President, in the Chair. 



Election of Fellows. 



Messrs. Arthur Gibson, Entomological Branch, Dept. of 

 Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada, and Harold Beck Willl^ms, 

 82, Filey Avenue, Stoke Newington, N., were elected Fellows 

 of the Society. 



Exhibitions. 



Living Larvae of Lycaena arion. — Capt. Purefoy 

 exhibited young larvae of Lycaena arion, with an accom- 

 panying ant. 



Drawings of Lycaeniu Larvae. — Dr. Chapman exhibited 

 drawings of various Lycaenid larvae with the Epidiascope. 



Dutch Chrysophanus dispar. — The Hon. N. C. Roths- 

 child exhibited four specimens of Chrysophanus dispar, taken 

 this year in Holland. The exhibitor stated that he believed 

 the specimens in question were identical with the extinct 

 British race. The examples were secured by Mr. R. A. Polak, 

 5 Noordstraat, Amsterdam. Two specimens of this insect 

 from Hungary were exhibited for comparison. 



A curious case of Syncryptic Resemblance.— Dr. 

 Chapman exhibited a specimen of a Dipteron, a species of 

 Nemotelus (Fam. Stratiomyidae), sent him by Mr. F. G. Whittle, 

 who said it was quite common where the cases of Lnffia fer- 

 chaidtella occurred, and seemed of interest in view of a com- 

 munication to the Society by the exhibitor (Proc. Ent. Soc. 

 ]901, p. viii) as to the cases of Liiffia being imitated by a spider 



