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The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.— Novevibcr 12th, 1908.— Mr. Alfred Sich, F.E.S., President, 

 in the chair. — Mr. P. N. Baker, of Stratford, was elected a member. 

 — Mr. Kaye exhibited bred and captured series of MelitcBCi aurinia 

 from Kent ; the formei", large and of vivid colour, were reared in a 

 humid orchid house, and were referable to vav. jjrovinciaUs. — Messrs. 

 Harrison and Main, several extensively xanthic specimens of Epine- 

 phele jurtina {janira) taken in North Cornwall. — Mr. E. Adkin, a 

 series of Coremia ferrugata, bred from ova ; the larvas were fed on 

 common Galium, and would not touch ground ivy. — Mr. H. Moore, 

 specimens of the tsetse-Hy [Glossinia palpalis ?) from near Lake 

 Chad, one of the mediums of the terrible " sleeping sickness." — Mr. 

 Newman, a series of the hybrid SmerintJius ocellata-'populi, bred in 

 August, 1908, from a pairing in June, 1908, including two perfect 

 gynandromorphs ; and also a rayed specimen of Abraxas grossulariata 

 ab. varleijata, female bred on November 11th, a second-brood speci- 

 men. — Mr. West (Greenwich), a series of the rare and recently 

 discovered species Aleochara crassiuscula, taken at Lewisham, a new 

 locality. — Mr. Main, a series of photographs of the life-history of 

 Pieris brassiccB. — Dr. Hodgson and Mr. Grosvenor, a long series of 

 Anthrocera trifolii, illustrative of their recent investigation of the 

 species, and including, among other forms, some dozen fine ab. 

 obscura. — Mr. Coote, a specimen of a third brood of Gelastrina 

 argiolm, bred on October 18th from a September larva. — -Mr. Smith, 

 a bred melanic example of Cleora glab)xiria from the New Forest. — 

 Mr. H. J. Turner, a considerable number of species of Lepidoptera 

 taken in Switzerland (Zermatt, Vissoye, Binn, and Saas Feej by Dr. 

 Chapman, including a small race of Erebia ceto, E. mnestra, E. gorge, 

 E. lappona, (Eneis aello, very silvery Argynnis niobe, a three-spotted 

 female of Epinephele hjcaon, and a curious aberration of Brenthis 

 euphrosyne. The remainder of the evening was devoted to the 

 exhibition of lantern slides by Messrs. Dennis, West (Ashstead), 

 Tonge and Main. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



City of London Entomological Society. — November ^tli. — 

 Mr. K. G. Benton exhibited Tryphana comes with hind wings clouded 

 with black, Folkestone, July, 1908. — Mr. G. G. C. Hodgson, Pieris 

 rapcB bred from Eedhill larvte, the pupae having been subjected to 

 alternate spells of high and low temperatures; the imagines showed 

 an intensification of the yellow coloration on the under sides, thus 

 resembling Scotch specimens. — Mr. L. W. Newman, a long series of 

 hybrids from Smerinthus ocellatus male and S. populi female, the 

 percentage of females being very small. Rev. C. R. N. Burrows 

 stated that an examination of the genitalia showed that while the 

 males were fully developed, the females were gynandromorphous. 

 — Mr. A. E. Tonge, a specimen of P. brassicm from Surrey, with a 

 partial narrow black border on the hind wings. — S. J. Bell, iJon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — The 

 opening meeting of this Society was held on October 19th, at the 

 Royal Institution, Colquit Street, Liverpool, Mr. William Mans- 

 bridge, Vice-President, in the chair. The meeting was exhibitional 

 in character, the members showing results of the season's work. — 



