( Ivii ) 



A scarce British Beetle.— Mr. H. Willoughby Ellis 

 exhibited a rare British beetle, Amara nitida, Stm., taken at 

 Knowle, Warwickshire. 



French specimens op an American Weevil. — Mr. 

 Champion exhibited specimens of Mascaurauxia cyrtica, 

 Desbr., from the Landes and Monte Video, an American 

 weevil related to Dorytomus, apparently recently introduced 

 in some way into France, where it has been found in numbers 

 under the loose bark of plane trees. The French examples 

 had been received from Mons. J. Clermont of Paris; the 

 Monte Video one was captured many years ago by Commander 

 Walker. The genus Mascaurauxia was stated to be probably 

 synonymous with Htjperodes, Jekel (= Macrops, Kirby), which 

 ranged from Canada to Chile. 



Papers. 



The following papers were read : — 



" Butterflies from Southern Kordofan, collected by Capt. 

 R. S. Wilson, Lancashire Regt.," by G. B. Longstaff, M.A., 

 M.D., F.E.S., etc. 



" New Chrysids from Egypt and Algeria," by the Rev. 

 F. D. Morice, M.A., F.E.S. 



Wednesday, June 7th, 1916. 



The Honble. K C. Rothschild, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., 

 President, in the Chair. 



Election of a Fellow. 

 Miss Alice Balfour of Whittinghame, Prestonkirk, 

 Scotland, and 4, Carlton Gardens, S.W., was elected a Fellow 

 of the Society. 



Death of a Fellow. 

 The death of Mr. F. Enock was announced. 



Wicken Fen. 

 The President read a letter from Mr. H. Rowland-Brown, 



