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American Micro-Lepidoptera," by E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S. ; " Synop- 

 tic Table of the British Species of Aleunota and Atheta, Th.," by 

 Malcolm Cameron, M.B., R.N. ; " Comparative Notes on Ghiladse 

 galba, Lea., and C. phiala, Gr.-Gr.," by G-. T. Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S. ; "Notes on the Specific Distinction of Certain Species in the 

 orbituhis and pheretiades Section of the Genus Plebems," by G. T. 

 Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., F.Z.S. Mr. Bethune-Baker exhibited the 

 species referred to in the latter paper, and mentioned the conclusions 

 to which he had come as to their specific value or otherwise. — George 

 Wheeler, M.A., Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.— October Mth, 1912.— Mr. A. E. Tonge, F.E.S., President, 

 in the chair. — The Secretary exhibited four specimens of Abraxas 

 grossulariata ab. varleyata, presented to the Society's cabinet by Mr. 

 G. T. Porritt. — Mr. Ashdown, a collection of butterflies made during 

 his holiday in Switzerland in June and July. — Mr. Colthrup, a series 

 of very fine photographs of Lepidoptera at rest, and of famous 

 entomological localities. — Mr. Newman, the one Colias eclusa and 

 four var. helice he had bred this year from a captured var. helice ; 

 some Pyrameis atalanta with smoky-red bands ; and a fine series of 

 autumn-bred hybrids, ocellatus-populi, showing much variability. 

 These last had not been forced. — Mr. Tonge, a long series of Tephro- 

 sia bistorta, second brood, bred from a female from Tilgate Forest, 

 captured in the spring. — Mr. Kaye, an uncommon Pyrale, Aglossa 

 cuprealis, captured in his house at Surbiton.— Mr. Edwards, the 

 exotic Papilios, P. cacicus, from South America, and P. helleri and 

 P. andramon from Mexico. — Mr. L. Gibb, a living example of Poly- 

 gonia c-album. — Mr. Adkin, short series of Eupithecia innotata and 

 C. fraxinata, and initiated a discussion on the specific stability of 

 these as two separate species. — Mr. Grosvenor, two drawers of Pieris 

 napi, showing the geographical variation occurring in the British 

 Isles. — Mr. Sheldon, all the species of the genus Erebia known to 

 occur in Scandinavia and which he had taken in his trips there 

 during 1911 and 1912. 



November Uth, 1912.— Mr. A. E. Tonge, F.E.S., President, in the 

 chair. — Mr. H. W. Martin and Mr. Ronald Marshall, of Bexley, 

 were elected members. — Mr. B. H. Smith presented a large collec- 

 tion of British mosses to the Society's reference collections. The 

 specimens were mounted and contained in thirty-one volumes. — 

 Mr. Newman, twigs of sallow extensively attacked by tits for the 

 larvae of beetles and the mites in the nodules caused by the last ; long 

 and variable series of Polia chi from Sheffield, mostly dark ; and several 

 series of Melitcea aurinia, including a very variable series bred at 

 Birmingham, and a very uniform series bred at Bexley, both series 

 originating from the same localities. — Mr. Sheldon, series of the 

 Brenthids taken by him in Lapland this year, viz., B.frigga, B.freija, 

 B. polaris and B. pales var. lapponica, with series of (Eneis jutta and 

 (E. noma, pointing out the extreme variability of the last-named. — 

 Mr. F. H. Grosvenor, a long series of B.perla from Deal, where it 

 occurred in abundance in late August. — Mr. Tonge, the same species 

 and a short series of B. muralis from the same place, including an 



