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February 4:th, 1914. — Mr. B. H. Crabtree showed three ichneu- 

 mons bred from the larvae of Agrotis ashioortkii. — Mr. W. Mansbridge, 

 a series of Peronea hastiana, selected from a large number bred from 

 Ainsdale, on the Lancashire coast ; these included vars. divisana, 

 mayrana, coronana, albistriana, and unnamed melanic varieties. — Mr. 

 H. Horsfall, two living larvae taken in the open on February 1st : 

 Phragmatohia fuliginosa and a small noctuid larva. — Mr. J. E. Cope, 

 photographs of two Delamere localities and a few of the Coleoptera 

 taken there : Amara communis, Galathus melanocephalus, Byrrhus 

 pihda, Ghrysomela staphylea, Corymbites ce.neus, Barynotus schon- 

 herri, Apion violaceum, and A. ulicis, Phyllobius calcaratus and 

 P. oblongus from one locality; from birches in the other: Athous 

 hamorrlioidalis, Dolopius marginatus, Glytus arietus, Deporans betulce, 

 Otiorrhynchus picipes, StropJiosomus coryli and Phyllobius argentatus. 

 — The rest of the evening was occupied by a microscope exhibition. 

 Several members brought microscopes and slides, and Mr. Buckley 

 opened with a discussion on the methods of wet and dry mounting. — 

 Mr. J. B. Garnett showed some remarkable Hymenoptera and Diptera. 

 —A. W. Boyd, M.A., Hon. Sec. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. Series T.M., vol. vii., 

 Nos. 3b and 4, November 7th, 1913, and December 30th, 1913. 

 Liverpool. 



No. 3b contains nothing specially relating to Entomology. In 

 No. 4, however, will be found : — (i) A paper on " Isle of Wight 

 Disease," in connection with insects other than Hive-bees, by H. B. 

 Fantham and Annie Porter ; (ii) " Certain Mosquitos of the genera 

 Banksinella, Theobald, and TcBniorhynchus, Arribalzaga," by H. F. 

 Carter (well illustrated) ; (iii) " New Culicidae from the Sudan," by 

 F. V. Theobald ; and (iv) " Parasite of Stratiomyia chameleon and 

 S. potamida (Diptera), with remarks on the biology of the hosts," by 

 H. B. Fantham and Annie Porter. 



W. J. L. 



The Forty-third Annual Beport of the Entomological Society of 

 Ontario for 1912. Toronto. 1913. 



Though containing no paper of striking importance, the 144 

 pages of this Report (with a number of illustrations) are replete 

 with useful and interesting information touching various sides of 

 entomology. 



W. J. L. 



