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publish the addresses in the Society's ' Proceedings.' — The President 

 read a letter received from Dr. Karl Jordan, F.E.S., asking the 

 support of the Society for an International Congress of Entomology. 

 A resolution, cordially approving the Congress, and offering the 

 support and co-operation of the Society, was carried unanimously. — 

 Dr. T. A. Chapman exhibited a living example of Leioptilus carpho- 

 dactylus, Hb., one of the first bred British specimens which had 

 emerged on June 2nd, from larva found by Mr. J. Ovenden. — Mr. 

 H. St. J. Donisthorpe showed a specimen of Microdon mutabilis, with 

 the empty pupa-case, bred from a larva taken in the nest of Formica 

 fusca at Portlock, April, 1907 ; also males and females of Kleditoma 

 myrmecophila, n. sp., bred last month from a nest of Lasius fuliginosus 

 found at Wellington College in March, 1907. He said that this species 

 of parasitic Cynipidae, which was new to science, had been named by 

 Professor Dr. J. J. Kieffer. — Mr. M. Jacoby brought for exhibition 

 examples of small beetles, new to science, of the new genus Clythridaa, 

 including Leasia australis, Jac. — Mr. A. J. Chitty exhibited the three types 

 of the three species of Proctotrupidse(G ! owaiojot^), described by Westwood 

 but entirely overlooked by subsequent authors. — Mr. E. E. Austen, 

 F.Z.S., exhibited larva?, pupas, andimaginesof Cordylobia anthropophaga, 

 Grunb., a Muscid fly which is widely distributed in tropical and sub- 

 tropical Africa, from Senegal to Natal, and in the larval stage is a sub- 

 cutaneous parasite in man and certain other animals. Larvae of 

 various Muscidse have frequently been found parasitic in human 

 beings, but the parasitism is usually accidental ; the larvae of 

 C. anthropophaga, however, like those of the (Estridas (Bot and 

 Warble flies) appear to be normally parasitic. Much confusion as to 

 the identity of this Muscid has been caused by its having been wrongly 

 referred to by certain writers as Bengalia depressa, Walk., a totally 

 different insect, which there is no reason to believe to be a parasite. — 

 Professor E. B. Poulton, F.R.S., read a note " On the Significance of 

 some Secondary Sexual Characters in Butterflies." — Dr. F. A. 

 Dixey, M.A., M.D., and Dr. G. B. Longstaff, M.D., contributed 

 a report of their joint entomological observations made in South 

 Africa during the visit of the British Association in 1905, and gave a 

 brief account of some of the points dealt with. — H. Rowland-Brown, 

 Hon. Sec. 



The Sooth London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 May 9th, 1907.— Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President, in the chair.— Mr. 

 Goulton exhibited a long bred series of Hybemia marginaria (pro- 

 gemmaria) from Wimbledon. — Mr. Newman, a brood of living larvae of 

 Aporia cratagi, from Kentish ova ; they were nearly full-fed. — Mr. 

 Kaye, living larva? of Oporina croceago, from Gomshall. — Mr. Tonge, 

 bred specimens of Eupithecia consignata, from Hayling Island. — Mr. 

 Main, lantern-slides, showing the metamorphoses of Charaxes jasius. — 

 Mr. Tonge, lantern-slides, showing the ova of various Lepidoptera and 

 numerous instances of protective coloration. — Mr. Lucas, lantern- 

 slides, showing rare plants. — Mr. Dennis, lantern-slides, showing 

 varied aspects of trees. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 



