194 THE entomologist's record. 



Rev. F. E. Lowe, and incidental lists furnished by casual 

 visitors. Of the Lepidoptera, ,SV.s/« musciformis is abundant, -S'. 

 iehveiniionifonms was captured, and many CcdUmorpha hera were seen, 

 whilst amongst the Coleoptera, Ilhizotnyiitii aestivua, not yet recorded as 

 British, has been taken, several specimens of a curious aberration (with- 

 out a yellow stripe on the elytra) of Cri/ptoccphalim vittatiis, another non- 

 British species, were captured, as also were Necrophoriis f/ermanicits, 

 Mi'lu'e hrevicollU, &c. Among the Hymenoptera, Andrenajiessae has not 

 yet been recorded as British, and a curious dark-underside form of 

 Bomhus ^mitJuantis is of especial interest, the southern ones being 

 usually pale beneath, although the Scotch ones are nearly black. The 

 only dragonfly that has been captured is SipnpetnDii fo]iscolonibii,hnt 

 there are many other interesting species in the list, Avhich w^ell deserves 

 the study of all interested in the geographical distribution of species. 



The members of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union went for their 

 first outing this year on May 19th, when the country around Hornsea 

 Mere was investigated. At the meeting held in the evening, under 

 the presidency of Mr. CI. T. Porritt, eleven new members were elected, 

 and the officials of the various sections sent in their reports. 



PREVIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



Proceedings of the South London Entomological Society, 

 1899.- — This is an interesting volume of 120 pages including a good 

 index. It begins with a full paper by Dr. Chapman on the evolution 

 of the lepidopterous antenna. Like all this author's work it is full 

 of accurate observation and careful reasoning. Differing from Dr. 

 Jordan, Dr. Chapman's view is, that the primitive lepidopterous 

 antenna had sense-hairs with scales regularly distributed amongst 

 them, and from this various lines of evolution started, the main line 

 having a strong tendency for scales to disappear ventrally and hairs 

 dorsally, the final tendency being to the usual form in the obtect 

 Heterocera, of hairs ventrally, and two rows of scales dorsally. There 

 is a suggestive paper by Mr. Tutt on " Metamorphosis," a subject of 

 permanent interest, affording scope for much speculation ; it is a clear 

 exposition of the opinions most prevalent at the present time. There is a 

 wide range of subjects — if not embracing, like Father O'Flynn's learning, 

 everything from Theology down to Conch ology — still justifying the title 

 of Entomological and Natural History Society. Mr. Scourfield discourses 

 on the water fleas, and the presidential address of Mr. Harrison gives 

 what is known up to date on Telegony, the theory based on Lord 

 Morton's experience with the foal of a chestnut mare whose first 

 husband was a quagga, a theory on which doubts have been increased 

 by the " Pennycuik " experiments of Professor Ewart Avith zebras and 

 horses. Another question of the day, that of malarial fever and 

 mosquitoes, is included in the presidential address. It seems that a 

 particular kind of mosquito, the Anopheles, and a human being must 

 co-operate to preserve the life of the interesting organism which causes 

 malaria, so that if you can exterminate one of these species malaria 

 will be done for. The Anopheles will, of course, be the one to go, and 



* Published at the Society's Eooms, Hibernia Chambers, London Bi'idge, S.E. 

 Price 2s. 6d. 



