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Mr. 0. E. Janson, a living specimen of Acridium (Bgyptium, L., found 

 in a cauliflower in Bloomsbury, and probably imported from Italy. — 

 Mr. G. C. Champion, two specimens of Malachms barnevillei, Puton, 

 captured by Mr. Thouless at Hunstanton, Norfolk, in June, 1899, a 

 recent addition to the British List. — Mr. H. W. Andrews, male and 

 female ex.imples of Machimus rtisticus, Mg., a rare Asilid, taken in cop. 

 at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, on August 13th, 1903. — Mr. W. J. Lucas, 

 a female specimen of Panorpa cognata taken at Byfleet Canal on August 

 23rd, 1904. The species occurs at Folkestone, and is said to be found 

 in the New Forest. For comparison he also exhibited female specimens 

 of P. communis and P. germanica. — The following papers were read : — 

 " A Kevision of the Genus Criocephaliis, with Notes on the Habits of 

 Asemum striatum Siiid Criocephaliis fer us," by Dr. D. Sharp, M.A., F.E.S., 

 and J. Gilbert Smith, Mr. Smith exhibitiug specimens. — "Another 

 Entomological Excursion to Spain " (with descriptions of two new 

 species of Hemiptera by Dr. 0. M. Renter), by Dr. T. A. Chapman, 

 M.D,, and G. C. Champion, F.Z.S.— " On the Matrivorous Habit of 

 Ihterogynis," and " On the Pupal Suspension of Thais," by Dr. T. A. 

 Chapman, the author exhibiting examples of Heterogijnis from nume- 

 rous localities. — "Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera," by E. Meyrick, 

 B.A., F.E.S. — H. Rowland-Brown, M.A., Hon. Secretary. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 January \W 1, 1^05. — Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. — 

 The President referred to the death of Mr. C. G. Barrett, who had been 

 a former President of the Society, and it was unanimously agreed to 

 send a letter of condolence to Mrs. Barrett and family. — Mr. Main 

 exhibited Panorpa communis and P. germanica from Folkestone. — Mr. 

 Lucas, P. cognata, the rarest British scorpion-fly, and the other two 

 species for comparison, with a female of the latter taken during the 

 field-meeting at Byfleet on July 23rd. He also showed Chrysopa ven- 

 tralis, from the same locality. — Mr. Goulton, photographs of lepido- 

 pterous larvaB. — Mr. Joy, varieties of Aphantopus (Ejdnephele) hyper- 

 anthus (1) with white ocelli on the upper side of the hind wing ; (2) 

 with the ocelli on the under side wholly or partially reduced to mere 

 dots = var. arete; and (3) with elongate ocelli on the under side =ab. 

 lanceolata. — Mr. R. Adkin gave an account of the Annual Meeting of 

 the South-eastern Union of Scientific Societies, which he attended as 

 the Society's delegate. He also read the report of the field-meeting 

 held at Eynsford on June 25th, 1904. — Mr. Lucas read the report of 

 the field-meeting at Byfleet on July 23rd, and then showed a number 

 of lantern-slides illustrative of protective resemblance, kindly lent 

 him by Mr. Hamm, of the Hope Museum, Oxford. — Messrs. Dennis, 

 Clark, Lucas, Step, Tonge, and West also exhibited various slides. 



January 26th. — Mr. Sich, F.E.S., President, in the chair. — Annual 

 General Meeting. — The first part of the meeting was devoted to the 

 business of receiving the Treasurer's balance-sheet and statement ; the 

 reading of the Council's report for the past year ; the announcement 

 of the Ofiicers and Council elected for the ensuing year ; and the 

 reading of the retiring President's address. A satisfactory financial 

 condition was announced by the Treasurer, Mr. T. W. Hall, and the 

 Council's report showed that the work of the Society had been gener- 

 ally successful throughout the year, with an average attendance 



