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30th, 1913. (3) The very rare male of Malthodes atomus, Thorns., 

 also from Wytham Park, June 14th, 1913. (4) A monstrosity of 

 Haliplus confinis, Steph., with three perfectly developed tarsi on the 

 right hind leg. — Mr. Dadd, a collection of Catocalids. — Mr. Durrant, 

 on behalf of Mrs. W. C. Boyd, a series of specimens of British 

 Lepidoptera of great historical interest, which she is presenting to 

 the British Museum. — Mr. H. O. Holford, a specimen of Ccsnonympha 

 pamphilus of abnormally large size, taken at Newlands Corner, and 

 a female of Ematurga atomaria, almost without markings, from 

 Milford. — Mr. D. Pearson, a drawer of butterflies taken this summer 

 in the Tyrol, including specimens of the large Tyrolean form of 

 Polyommatus amandus, and a series of Erebia euryale var. ocellaris. 

 — The following papers were read : — " Illustrations of Specific 

 Differences in the Saws of Female Dolerids," by Eev. F. D. Morice, 

 M.x\., F.B.S. " Additions and Corrections to my List of the Bho- 

 palocera of Trinidad (1904)," by W. J. Kaye, F.E.S. " On the Urti- 

 cating Properties of Porthesia similis," by H. Eltringham, M.A., 

 F.E.S. 



Wednesday, October 15th, 1913.— Eev. F. D. Morice, M.A., Vice- 

 President, in the chair. — The following gentlemen were elected 

 Fellows of the Society : — Messrs. Edward O. Armitage, Geelong, 

 Victoria, Australia; F. W. Cragg, M.D., Capt. I. M.S., King Institute 

 of Preventive Medicine, Saidapet, Madras ; Walter James Dow, The 

 Cottage, Lynwood Avenue, Epsom ; Leslie John William Newman, 

 Dept. of Agriculture, Perth, W. Australia. — Mr. F. H. Gravely 

 exhibited lantern-slides showing the connection between asymmetry 

 and geographical distribution in the Indo- Australian Passalids. — 

 Mr. F. Enock, photographs of the male and female of a new Mymarid. 

 — Mr. Donisthorpe, specimens of the rare myrmecophilous Diptera, 

 Platyphora lubbocki, Verrall, JEnigmatias blattoides, Meinert, and 

 Peyerimhoffia brachyptera, Kieff. — The Hon. N. C. Bothschild, speci- 

 mens of Zygcena filipendula from the Isle of Lismore, Scotland, and 

 an example resembling them from Folkestone. Also specimens of 

 Chrysophanus dispar var. rutilus from Hungary and other localities. 

 — Mr. H. Bowland-Brown, examples of Chrysophanus dispar var. 

 rutilus captured by him in the marshes of the Gironde below 

 Bordeaux, on August 1st and 2nd, 1911, to compare with the 

 much larger form taken in Hungary by Mr. N. C. Bothshild. 

 Also a specimen of Agriades coridon var. syngrapha, Kef., taken 

 in the Chiltern Hills on August 9th, 1913, being the first ever 

 recorded therefrom ; with several examples of this variety taken 

 by him at Dompierre-sur-Mer, and other female forms. — Capt. E. B. 

 Purefoy, a short series of G. cleopatra which included two gynandro- 

 morphous specimens. Mr. L. W. Newman, four gynandromorphous 

 specimens of Smerinthus populi, three with the left side female and 

 right side male, and one vice versa. In three of the specimens there 

 was no trace of variation in the wings either in size or markings, the 

 antennae only denoting gynandromorphism. Also four curious female 

 specimens of A. coridon, three having the right pair of wings much 

 smaller than the left and heavily dusted with blue scales, the left 

 side being normal ; also one specimen similar but vice versa. All 



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