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of his hand left a distinct scar some days after the application. The 

 discharge of Dieranura vinula showed a strength of about forty-five 

 per cent. ; and Mr. F. Merrifield remarked that in breeding the larvae of 

 that species the acid liberated by them left a yellow stain on the leno, 

 making it rotten. — Mr. W. Schaus communicated " A Revision of the 

 American Notodontidas," and Mr. H. St. J. Douisthorpe read a paper 

 on " Cases of Protective Resemblance, Mimicry, &c., in British Coleo- 

 ptera.' — H. Rowland -Brown, Hun. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 April 25th, 1901. — Mr. H. S. Fremlin, F.E.S., President, m the 

 chair. — The evening was devoted to a special lecture by Mr. R. Kearton 

 on " Wild Life in Nature," illustrated by a large number of original 

 lantern-slides. 



May 9th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. Step exhibited a num- 

 ber of living specimens of the fungus-inhabiting coleopteron, Myceto- 

 phai/us quadrifiHstulatus, from the banks of the Brent. — Mr. Kemp, 

 between seventy and eighty cases made by larvae of caddis-flies 

 (Trichoptera) of the genera Phnjfianea, Limnophiliis, Sericosoma, Ana- 

 bolia, and Mo! anna, from the neighbourhood of London and Oxford ; 

 numbers of examples were composed wholly or partly of fresh-water 

 shells. — Mr. Enoch, living nymphs of Anax imperator, yEschna cyanea, 

 Brachytron pratense, Calopteryx splendens, and Erythromma naias, from 

 the Black Pond, Esher, and Byfleet. — Mr. Edwards, a species of trap- 

 door spider from Jamaica, together with its nest ; a large species of 

 dragonfly from Bogota ; and a specimen of the lantern-fly, Fuhjaria 

 latenaria. — Mr. Lucas, specimens of the so-called fresh-water limpet, 

 Ancylus lacustris, from the canal near Byfleet. — Mr. Clark, photo- 

 graphs of the ova of Tmniocampa stabilis and Ennomos tiUaria. — Mr. 

 Turner, a living nymph of Anax imperator. — Dr. Chapman, living 

 specimens of Thais polyxena, bred from larvae taken in the South of 

 France. — Mr. Fremlin, several cultures of bacteria obtained from the 

 dead pupte exhibited by Mr. Adkin several meethigs ago. A discussion 

 ensued. — Mr. W.Bateson,F.R.S., gave an address on "Recent Advances 

 in the Study of Heredity," and exhibited numerous specimens in 

 illustration. 



May 23rd. — Mr. W. J.Lucas, B.A., Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Robert Adkin, living examples of the coleopteron, Pyrophorus nocti- 

 lucus, from Jamaica, and contributed notes. — Mr. F. M. B. Carr, a 

 large number of species of Lepidoptera taken or bred this year, mainly 

 from the New Forest, including Drymonia chaonia, Anticlea niyro- 

 fasciata, Cidaria psittacata, Asphalia fiavicomis, H. ridens, &c. — Mr. 

 Step exhibited a considerable number of lantern-slides illustrative of 

 his address on " Spring Notes." Some were from photographs taken 

 at Oxshott during the Society's Field Meeting. — Hy. J. Turner, 

 Hoii, Bep. Sec. 



