108 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



American Butterflies," by W. F. H. Eosenberg, F.E.S., and 

 G. Talbot, F.E.S. Mr. Talbot made exhibits in connection with 

 this paper. 



Wednesdaj/, January 21st, 1914. — Annual Meeting. — Mr. G. T. 

 Bethune-Baker, F.Z.S., F.L.S., President, in the chair. —No other 

 names having been received in addition to those proposed by the 

 Council as Officers and Council for the ensuing year, the latter were 

 declared by the President to be elected.— Mr. E. W. Lloyd, one of the 

 Auditors, read the Auditors' Eeport, which was adopted on the 

 motion of Mr. H. E. Page, seconded by Mr. J. Piatt Barrett. — The Eev. 

 G. Wheeler, one of the Secretaries, then read the Eeport of the 

 Council, which was adopted on the motion of Mr. E. S. Standen, 

 seconded by Mr. E. W. Lloyd. — The President then delivered an ad- 

 dress, after which Prof. Poulton moved a vote of thanks to him, coupled 

 with the request that he would allow the Address to be printed as a 

 part of the Society's Proceedings ; this was seconded by Mr. W. J. 

 Lucas and carried by acclamation. — The President returned thanks 

 and Mr. O. E. Janson then proposed a vote of thanks to the other 

 officers for their services during the past year ; this was seconded by 

 Mr. T. F. P. Hoar and carried ; the Treasurer and the two Secre- 

 taries returning thanks in a few words. — George Wheeler, M.A., 

 Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society. — December 12th, 1913.- -Mr. A. E. Tonge, President, in the 

 chair. — Mr. Tatchell, of Bournemouth, was elected a member. — Mr. 

 W. J. Kaye read a paper, " The Ithomiinae," and illustrated it with 

 a fine selection of examples of the different groups of the subfamily. 

 — Mr. Hall reported a case of the occurrence of the " furniture mite," 

 and asked how the pest could be effectively dealt with. — Mr. Step, a 

 box of Diptera, chiefly Syrphidns, taken at flowers of Michaelmas 

 Daisy in October and December. — Mr. E. Adkin, a series of Nemeophila 

 plantaginis bred from ova laid by a Grasmere female in July, 1912. 

 One larva fed up and pupated in September, and the imago came out 

 on Oct. 27th. The rest hibernated several together in the debris of 

 the cage, and emerged in due course the following June. — He also 

 showed four Mellinia ocellaris, presented to the Society by Mr. 

 H. Worsley-Wood. — Mr. Curwen, a series of Erebia ceto near the 

 form ab. obscura from the Simplon Pass. — Mr. Carr, a collection of 

 Lepidoptera from Staffordshire and N. Wales, including very strongly 

 marked forms of Acidalia viarginejnmctata, and some nicely banded 

 examples of Melanippe tristata. — Mr. Adkin read a Eeport of the 

 Annual Conference of Delegates of Societies affiliated to the British 

 Association. 



January 8th, 1914.— Mr. W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the 

 chair. — Messrs. D. A. Gotch, of Northampton ; A. Leeds, of Kneb- 

 worth ; W. H. Jackson, of Wimbledon ; and T. H. Archel", of South- 

 fields, were elected members. — Mr. Hugh Main gave an interesting 

 account of his holiday in Switzerland in 1913, entitled " The Brunig 

 Eoad," and illustrated his address with a large number of lantern 



