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one captured at Berisal. Ccenonympha arcanms, one captured in direc- 

 tion of Simplon Hospice. C. pampJiilus, at Chexbres, not plentiful. 

 Erebia gorr/e, Chexbres, not common. Polyommatus agon, common 

 along winding road on ascent to Berisal, July 14th. P. corydon, 

 common at St. Nicholas, July 22nd. P. adonis, noticed at Chexbres, 

 July 9th. P. alexis, common at Chexbres. Vanessa urticce a few 

 seen. V. antiopa, one line specimen noticed flying across the road 

 high over head in ascent to Berisal, July 14th, V. c-album, one 

 noticed in neighbourhood of Chexbres. PamphiJus sylvanus and P. 

 thaiimas (linea), neighbourhood of Chexbres; neither of these two 

 species abundant. Mimois hermione, one or two of this species noticed 

 along mountain railway between Zermatt and Viege. Zygcena Jili- 

 imuhda and Tanagra cJunropJiyllata were both common at Chexbres. 

 Odonestis potatoria, Lasiocampa quercus, Smerintlius tilia, given me by 

 the son of my landlord, Hotel Victoria, Chexbres. 



Neuroptera. — Calepteryx virgo, quite the commonest neuropterous 

 insect noticed, along water-courses on either side of Chexbres railway- 

 station, frequently settling on the hazel-bushes. Libellula quadrimacu- 

 lata, two captured and a few more seen by shore of Lac de Bret, about 

 two miles from Chexbres and along the road thither. Orthetrum can- 

 cellatum, one or two females taken in direction of Lac de Bret. 



CoLEOPTERA. — Cetoniu aurata, very common at Chexbres and St. 

 Nicholas, especially on the angelica ; some also on roses, and others 

 on thistles. Melolontha vulgaris and M. solstitialis, both very common 

 at Chexbres. Trichodis, fairly common, Chexbres, St. Nicholas and 

 Bex. Carabus sptendens, five captured at Chexbres. 



Hymenoptera. — Vespa sylvestris, becoming commoner at Chexbres 

 as July advanced, on angelica. I may add that this year butterflies 

 were far less plentiful at Chexbres, both in number and species, than 

 in July, 1893.— (Rev.) F. A. Walker ; Dun Mallard, Cricklewood. 



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Entomological SociEiy of London. — October 7th, 1903. — Professor 

 E. B. Poulton, M.A., D. Sc, F.R.S., President, in the chair.— Mr. F. M. 

 Littler, Althome, High Street, Launceston, Tasmania ; Mr. H. Swale, 

 M.B., Arawa House, Rotorua, New Zealand.; Colonel Jesse Griggs 

 Pilcher, I.M.S., F.R.C.S., 133, Gloucester Road, Kensington, S.W. ; 

 Mr. S. A. Neave, B.A., Magdalen College, Oxford ; and Mr. C. A. 

 Wiggins, Kisuma, Lake Victoria Nyanza, British East African Pro- 

 tectorate, were elected Fellows of the Society. — Mr. G. C. Champion 

 exhibited, on behalf of Professor Hudson Beare, some specimens of a 

 Ptinus new to the British list, captured in a granary at Strood, on 

 May 11th, 1901.— Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse exhibited, on behalf of Mr. 

 Charles Pool, specimens of a beetle of the genus Niphus closely 

 resembling ^V. crenatus, but with distinct shoulders, and more parallel 

 and less strongly striated elytra. They were found in large numbers 

 in a corn-chandler's at Edmonton. — Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpe 

 exhibited specimens of Aphanisticus emarginatus from Parkhurst Forest, 

 a beetle new to the British list, and a Scymnus new to science, 



