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this country, the scent in G. rapae, ^, was often faint, and not 

 seldom absent altogether. It was therefore worthy of remark 

 that of ten male specimens from Lisbon and Tenerife respec- 

 tively, not one gave a negative result when examined for scent. 

 All had a strong, distinct odour of sweetbriar, in one case 

 with an added pungency like peppermint. In another one 

 it was observed that the scent was still perceptible some hours 

 after death. Females from Lisbon, Madeira and Tenerife 

 were tested, but in no case was any odour detected in individuals 

 of that sex. 



Two Beetles new to Britain.— Mr. Donisthorpe 

 exhibited specimens of Auloniiim ruficorne 01., and Hypophloeus 

 fraxini Kug., two species of Coleoptera new to the British 

 list, together with their respective hosts Tomicus laricis F., 

 and Tomicus sexdentatus Boern., taken by Prof. Beare and 

 himself in Scots pine in the Forest of Dean, August 3 and 4, 

 1922. 



Wednesday, October 18th, 1922. 



Prof. E. B. PouLTON, D.Sc, M.A., F.K.S., etc., Vice- 

 President, in the Chair. 



Election of Fellows. 

 The following were elected Fellows of the Society : — Messrs. 

 S. Stuart Light, Redcot, Linton Road, Hastings; G. H. E. 

 Hopkins, Downing College, Cambridge; V. G. L. van 

 Someren, C.M.Z.S., M.B.O.V., Nairobi, Kenya Colony. 



Exhibitions. 

 Leptura rubra from Norfolk. — Mr. Donisthorpe ex- 

 hibited a number of specimens {,3(^ and $$) of Leptura rubra L., 

 that he had taken at Horsford in Norfolk in August last. He 

 pointed out that this beetle was first taken in Britain by 

 Mr. Thouless, who captured a specimen on the wing at Horsford 

 on August 6, 1918, and each year since he had taken a small 

 number of specimens. This year the exhibitor had observed 



