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of this year. — Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter gave an account of a brood of 

 Papilio dardanus raised by him from eggs laid by a female of the 

 planemoides form, consisting of twenty-two specimens — seven liip- 

 pocoon, three planemoides, the rest males. — Dr. K. Jordan showed a 

 Swallow-tail [Papilio thoas thoantiades), a Hawk-moth [Protoparce 

 diffissa diffissa), and a Honey-bee (Apis mellifica), which were found 

 dead at Buenos Ayres on Araujia albens, being caught by the pro- 

 boscis in the flowers of that plant. Also, on behalf of Prof. Seitz, 

 the cocoon and chrysalis of a Noctuid from China. The pupa bears 

 dorsally at the base of the last segment a patch of sharp longitudinal 

 ridges, and there are corresponding ridges on the inside of the 

 cocoon. This stridulating apparatus enables the pupa to produce 

 a loud chirping continued sound. — Dr. Longstaff exhibited a small 

 bee (Andrena, sp.) with a coleopterous larva, apparently a Meloid, 

 partly on, partly in its abdomen. Captured near Seville, Spain, 

 April 15th, 1913. — The following papers were read : — " On the 

 Eelationship between certain West African Insects, especially Ants, 

 Lepidoptera, and Homoptera," by W. A. Lamborn, M.E.C.S., L.E.C.P., 

 F.E.S., Entomologist to the Agricultural Department of Southern 

 Nigeria. With an Appendix containing descriptions of New Species 

 by G. T. Bethune-Baker, Pres. Ent. Soc, W. L. Distant, J. Hartley 

 Purrant, and Prof. E. Newstead, F.E.S. " Supplementary Notes on 

 new or little-known Forms of Acraea," by H. Eltringham, M.A., F.Z.S. 

 With description of a new form of Acrcea encedon by Prof. E. B. 

 Poulton, D.Sc, F.E.S. — George Wheeler, M.A., Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.— September 11th, 1913.- -Mr. A. E. Tonge, F.E.S., President, 

 in the chair. — Mr. Ashdown exhibited the imago of Hyles euphorbice 

 bred from a larva taken at Aigle, Switzerland. — Mr. Turner, a larva 

 of Mamestra pisi from New Cross, feeding on Michaelmas Daisy. — 

 Mr. Sheldon, a collection of Heterocera taken in the Arctic areas of 

 Norway and Sweden in 1911-12. Of the eighteen species shown, 

 ten are to be found in the British Fauna. Species like Plusia 

 hochemvarthii, Anthrocera exulans var. vanadis, Psodas coracina 

 [trepidarid], &c, found in the high Alps, occurred there near sea 

 level. — Mr. West (Greenwich), examples of the wasps Vespa germanica, 

 V. sylvestris and V. vulgaris, to show the specific characters. — Mr. 

 Curwen, a series of Loweia alciphron var. gordius from Iselle, show- 

 ing much variation in intensity of ground colour, and a short series 

 of L. amphidamas from Caux, near Montreux. — Mr. Step, specimens 

 of V. germanica and V. vulgaris, to show the difference in the 

 appearance of the face. — Mr. Carr, the large spider Epeira quadrata 

 from Crockham Hill, on heather, and reported Asphalia diluta 

 common at sugar, Noctua glareosa common, and Agrotis agathina 

 fairly common. — Mr. Sich reported Garpocapsa pomonella as abundant. 

 — Mr. Tonge reported larvae of Nonagria typhce at Deal to be exten- 

 sively parasitized this season. — -Mr. Smith reported Phryxus livomica 

 as occurring for the third year in succession at the Lizard, and also 

 specimens of Leucania vitellina. Agrotis lunigera were in some 

 numbers in the same locality. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Beport. Sec. 



Correction, August 28th, G. viridis = G. equestris. 



