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Election of Fellows. 



Mr. Ralph Headley Moore, B.A., Heathfield, Ply in- 

 stock, Devon, and Lieut. F. W. Sowerby, R.N.D., Clee- 

 thorpes, Lincolnshire, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Proposed Alteration of Bye-laws. 



The proposed alterations in the Bye-laws, being in the 

 hands of all Fellows present, were taken as read for the third 

 time. 



Exhibitions. 



Lepidoptera from Gallipoli. — Mr. D. A. J. Buxton, 

 who was present as a Visitor, exhibited a small collection, 

 mostly butterflies, taken on the Gallipoli Peninsula, where 

 he was stationed from April to October, 1915. He remarked 

 on the fact that most butterflies kept to the shade, even of a 

 small bush, and that even Pieris brassicae was seen to rest 

 under a bush during a long flight through hot sun. Colias 

 edusa, and the Vanessids, however, appeared indifferent to 

 heat. 



He also said that he had observed and pursued a young 

 shrike (Lanius sp.), which was seen to fly down from a bush 

 and capture a small hawk moth ( ? Hyles euphorbias) which 

 was hovering at the time, but was unable to make it drop 

 its prey. 



Dr. G. B. Longstaff said he was especially interested in 

 Mr. Buxton's remarks as to the heat being too great for butter- 

 flies. The Satyridae as a family were well known to be shade- 

 lovers; this was especially true of the genus Mycalesis, and 

 even more so of Melanitis, which flew at dusk. He was sur- 

 prised to hear of Pieris avoiding the sun; was it not resting 

 after a long flight ? 



Pink-tinted Pieris brassicae. — Mr. L. W. Newman 

 exhibited on behalf of Mr. Arthur Home, of Aberdeen, two 

 pairs (a part of a series) of Pieris brassicae bred by himself 

 from wild Aberdeenshire larvae, the <J ^ especially showing a 

 decided pink coloration all over the wings. He also showed 

 typical specimens for comparison. 



