•388 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Characters and Eelationships of the less-known groups of Lamelh- 

 corn Coleoptera, with Descriptions of new species of Hybosorinse, 

 &c.," by Gilbert J. Arrow. " A list of Chrysids taken by the writer 

 in two visits to Jaf!"a, Jerusalem, and Jericho, with descriptions of 

 new species," by the Eev. F. D. Morice, M.A. " A Eevision of the 

 African Species of the genus Lycanesthes," by G. T. Bethune-Baker, 

 F.L.S. — H. Eowland-Brown, M.A., Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 ^ocmTY.— September 2^rcl, 1909.— Mr. Alfred Sich, F.E.S., President, 

 in the chair. — Mr. Tonge exhibited stereographs of the ova of Nonagria 

 edehteni and of Gelastrina argiolus. — Mr. H. Moore, several species 

 of the genus HeUconius belonging to the Melincea-like group. — Mr. 

 Newman, series of Dianthcecia consjyersa with black forms from 

 Shetland, D. carpophaga with white forms from Eastbourne, Dicra- 

 nnra bicuspis from Tilgate, Cucullia gnaphalii from East Kent, 

 Gidaria reticulata from Windermere, u^geria andrenceformis from 

 North Kent, &c. — Mr. Barrett, imagines from a species of proces- 

 sionary caterpillar which occurs commonly on the pine-trees of Sicily, 

 and a number of species of Lepidoptera found in his garden at 

 Brockley. — Mr. Prall, dwarf specimens of Agriades bellargus and 

 Polyommatus icarns, with unusually large examples of Vanessa 

 atalanta and Gelastrina argiolus. — Mr. Joy, a series of Gyclopides 

 p)al(2mon bred from ova, Lincolnshire. — Mr. Brown, a curiously 

 banded form of Gyviatophora fluctuosa. — Mr. Carr, examples of G. 

 fliictuosa and G. duplaris, and a series of Boarmia repandata with 

 var. conversaria, from the Wye Valley.-— Mr. Cowham, a white speci- 

 men of Bumia cratcegata. — Mr. A. Sich, a pair of the rare GoleopJiora 

 chaleogrammella taken at Eichmond on August 14th, 1909. — Mr. 

 Turner read a paper on " Our Authorities," and exhibited a number 

 of volumes referred to, published in the first half of the nineteenth 

 century. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Bep. Sec. 



OBITUARY. 



Henry William Barker, who for some years had resided at 171, 

 Gordon Road, Peckham, died of pleurisy after about a week's illness 

 on the 21st September last at the comparatively early age of forty- 

 nine years, leaving a widow and two daughters surviving. 



From 1886 to 1893 Mr. Barker occupied the position of Hon. 

 Secretary of the South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society. During this somewhat critical period of the Society's 

 existence he proved himself of the greatest assistance, and when he 

 retired from that office in March, 1893, owing to pressure of business, 

 he was the recipient of a written testimonial of thanks from practi- 

 cally every member of the Society. 



In the year 1887 he became a Fellow of the Entomological 

 Society. 



He was a good type of the hard-working field Naturalist, and got 

 together a nice collection of British Macro-Lepidoptera, mostly 

 taken or bred by himself, and which we understand is destined for 

 " Stevens " at an early date. T W H 



