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along the middle, as in Longicorns and Megalopidfe, but towards the 

 lateviil edges, and consisting of two widely separated striated areas 

 over which the edge of the prouotum moves. The stridulating areas 

 were present, he said, in nearly all the genera of Clythridte, and might 

 almost be regarded as a characteristic of the family. The fact that 

 these beetles stridulate was apparently known to Darwin, who, in the 

 ' Descent of Man,' erroneously stated that the stridulating area was 

 situated on the pygidium. — C. J. Gahan, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 December Uth, 1899.— Dr. Chapman, F.E.S., in the chair. Mr. 

 Kobson exhibited a bred species of unusually large specimens of 

 Diunthcecia irregularis, from Tuddenham. Major Ficklin, a specimen 

 of D. luteayo \a,v.jickliiii, which he presented to the Society's collection. 

 Mr. Lucas, a specimen of Suinatochlura utetalUca, a rare dragonfly, taken 

 by Mr. C. A. Briggs, and presented by him to the Society's collection. 

 Mr. Adkin, examples of L'rambus (jeniculeiis, taken in his garden, of a 

 much less robust appearance than usual, and with very faintly indi- 

 cated markings. Mr. Edwards, long series of the following species of 

 Erebiii, taken by himself in the neighbourhood of Fusio, the Simplon, 

 and the Macunagno :—E. cetu, E. lappona, E. goante, E. tyndurus, E. 

 eurgale, E. Jiavofasciata, E. melampus, E. epiphron, E. mnestra, and a 

 few specimens of E. ligea, E. pronoe, E. medusa, and E. gorge. Mr. 



F. M. B. Carr, a series of insects taken at sugar, including two Cossiis 

 ligniperda, and about a dozen Macrogaster arundinis from Wicken. 



January 11th, 1900. — Mr. A. Harrison, F.L.S., President, in the 

 chair.— Mr. Buckstone exhibited larvae of Triphaua fimbria, some of 

 which were of a light form and others of a dark form ; and read notes 

 on their growth, mortality, and pupation. Mr. Turner, (1) a speci- 

 men of Periplaneta americanu from the Zoological Gardens, (2) a var. 

 of J\[elanippe fiuctuata with the central band only represented by a 

 narrow costal fascia, (3) a specimen of Abraxas grossulariata with a 

 large black spot surrounded by a white ring, outside of which the 

 black was nearly continuous. Mr. Lucas, several lantern-slides of 

 well-known scenery in the neighbourhood of Esher. Mr. F. Clarke 

 exhibited a large number of very admirable photomicrographic slides 

 of insect anatomy, including a long series of Orgyia antiqua ; antennae 

 of various orders ; a few of tongues, feet, &c. ; a curious water hymeno- 

 pterou ; numerous ova of various species of Lepidpotera ; a few 

 Desraids ; and livmg examples of Argulus foUaceus, the parasite of the 

 stickleback. — Hy. J. Turner, Hun. Report Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — December 18th, 1899. — Mr, 



G. T. Bethune-Baker, President, in the chair. Mr. Chas. Pumphrey, 

 5, Park Road, Moseley, was elected a member of the Society. Mr. 

 Coibran J. Wainwright showed Physocephala riifipes from Cornwall, 

 and other Conopid* and Syrphids. Mr. P. W. Abbott, a series of 

 Nola cucullatella from London, including two very dark ones. Mr. 

 G. T. Bethune-Baker, a number of Palaearctic insects of the genus 

 Satyrus — S. semele and var. bischofii from Asia Minor ; S. staudi7igeri 

 from Samarcand, S. anthelea from Asia Minor, and S. josephi from the 

 Pamirs, &c. 



