92, THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S RECORD. 
6rH, 1915.—Mr. A. W. Bacot exhibited specimens of the butterfly 
Libythea labdaca and read notes. 
Cross BREEDING oF PrpicuLus capitis AND P. HUMANus—He also 
exhibited a box containing recently hatched lice resulting from a pair- 
ing between Pediculus capitis, g, and P. humanus (vestimenti), 2 , and 
remarked that there was no difficulty in obtaining pairings between 
the two insects, in either direction. 
- The following Paper was read :— 
‘On the Pairing of the Plebeiid Blue Butterflies,” by T. A. Chap- 
man, M.D., F.Z.S., F.E.S. 
Tur Souta Lonpon EntomotocicaL and Naturat History Sociery. 
January 27th, 1916.—Annuat Meetinc.—The Report of the Council 
and the Balance Sheet were read and adopted. ‘The election of the 
members nominated as Officers and Council for the ensuing year was 
declared. (See vol. xxvil., p. 282.) Votes of Thanks were passed 
to the President, Treasurer, Secretaries, and other officers. 
Orpinary Meetinc.—Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., President, took 
the chair. 
A Fossil DraconrLy.—Mr. Edwards exhibited Brongiart’s History 
of Fossil Insects, and called attention to the plate illustrating the huge 
dragonfly Meganeura moneyt, two feet in expanse. 
Tue Species or Carico in Trinipap.— Mr. Kaye, the three species 
of Caligo occurring in the Island of Trinidad, Caligo braziliensis sub-sp. 
minor, C. ilioneus sub-sp. saltus, and C. teucer sub-sp. insulanus, and 
remarked on the confusion in identification which had hitherto 
existed. 
Brep (?) caprurn or P. macnuaon.—Mr. Brooks, a Papilio machaon 
in very good condition, found in the fens impaled on a thorn, pre- 
sumably by a shrike. 
Variety oF S. seminuBELLA.—Mr. Stall, a series of Salebria semt- 
rubella from Surrey, including ab. icterella, with the snow-white costa. 
Notes ON THE EARLY szAsoN.—Several members remarked on the 
early appearance of Hibernia lencophaearia, larve of Arctia caja, 
Callimorpha dominula and Abraxas grossulariata, and the breeding of 
Tephrosia crepuscularia and Dimorpha versicolor. 
Paprer.—Mr. R. Adkin, Polygonia c-album taken at Hastbourne on 
September 18th last, and read a Paper, ‘‘ Autumn Butterflies at Hast- 
bourne, and some other Notes.” 
February 10th, 1916.—Fasciation or THE Asa. — Mr. Edwards 
exhibited a fasciated branch of ash from Blackheath. 
A GyNANDRoMoRPH.—Mr. Newman, hawthorn in almost full leaf 
and fully opened catkins of sallow. Also a gynandromorph of Poly- 
gonia c-album; it was considered unique. 
Apprrations.—Mr, Sperring, an irregularly banded Argynnis 
adippe from Swinley woods, and a specimen of Amorpha populi with a 
bright orange-red inner marginal blotch on hindwing. 
Drawines or British Nevuroprera Larv#.—Mr. C. B. Williams, 
coloured drawings of the larve (enlarged) of the British Neuroptera 
Coniopteryx tineiformis and Semidalis aleurodiformis. 
Lirr-History or G. sprntceER.—Mr. Main, the larva and burrows of 
Geotrupes spiniyer in one of his observation cages. 
