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Very few were reared ; of these most were spoilt in trying to 

 obtain pairings, two pairings were obtained and plenty of ova, 

 of which only seventeen hatched ; the resulting larvae died ofi 

 in all moults, four only reaching the last skin ; these also 

 failed to pupate, so that the race was now extinct. (4) A 

 pair of beautiful Neuria saponariae from the Cork coast, the 

 ground-colour being a rich pink instead of the usual yellowish 

 colour. 



Papers. 



The following papers were read : — 



" Contributions to the Life-History of Polyommatiis eros" 

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



" Parthenogenesis in Worker-bees at the Cape," by R. W. 

 Jack, F.E.S. 



" Description of New Species of Catasticta,'' by W. F. H. 

 Rosenberg, F.E.S. 



" Revision of the Species of the Genus Odynerus (Hymeno- 

 ptera) occurring in the i^ilthiopian Region," by G. Meade- 

 Waldo, M.A., F.E.S. 



" Some Remarks on the Coccid Genus Leucaspis, with 

 Descriptions of two New Species," by E. Ernest Green, F.E.S. 



Wednesday, October 21st, 1914. 



The Hon. N. C. Rothschild, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., Vice- 

 President, in the Chair. 



Election of Fellows. 

 Messrs. L. D. Cleave, Dept. of Science and Agriculture, 

 Georgetown, British Guiana, and J. R. Menon, B.A., Trichur, 

 Cochin State, South India, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Obiticary. 

 The death was announced of Mr. William Warren, M.A., 

 F.E.S. 



Exhibitions. 



Abnormal Anthrocerids. — Dr. T. A. Chapman exhibited 

 three abnormal specimens of Anthrocerids, and read the 

 following notes : — 



