218 THE ENTOMOLOGIST'S EECORD. 



1S>0TES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Second brood of Crambus culmellus. — A specimen of Crambus 

 cidmellus apparently quite recently emerged was observed here 

 yesterday. Records of second broods among the Crambids are 

 unknown to me, though a very extended emergence period is common 

 with them. This date seems necessarily too late for that. The 

 fringe was perfect and presumably the insect had emerged subsequently 

 to a sharp frost of 4 or 5 days ago. — H. C. Haywand, Repton, Derby. 

 October Slst, 1921. 



Erastria venustula. — I shall be very grateful if anyone can give 

 me information as to any authentic captures of the above species in 

 Epping Forest (exact spot immaterial) since 1887 ; also for records 

 from any part of the British Isles, except the Sussex localities near 

 Horsham and the Essex locality near Brentwood. — C. Nicholson, 35, 

 The Avenue, Hale End, Essex.— Now. 28th. 1921. 



Celastrina argiolus visiting flowers. — In August, 1895, this 

 butterfly was to be seen frequently visiting the flowers of Hemp- 

 agrimony for nectar, in lanes near Carisbrooke, I.W. I have also seen 

 the spring brood at bluebell flowers, and have occasionally seen them 

 attracted to roadside puddles, in hot, dry spring weather. — R. M. 

 Prideaux, Brasted Chart, Kent. November 28th, 1921. 



SOCIETIES. 



The Entomological Society of London. 



June 1st. 1921.— The President, the Rt. Hon. Lord Rothschild, 

 M.A., F.R.S., announced the death of Dr. Longstaff, and a vote of con- 

 dolence was passed to his widow and relatives. 



Elections. — Dr. Sharp, M.A., M.B., F.R.S., etc., was elected a 

 Special Life Fellow ; Mr. P. V. Castling, of Peshawar, India, and Dr. 

 S. C. Harland, D.Sc, of Shirley Institute, Didsbury, were elected 

 Fellows of the Society. 



Treasurer's Statement. — The Treasurer made a statement explain- 

 ing that the Society as a Friendly Society had been pronounced free 

 from all income tax, except on the interest on the Debentures. He 

 also made a statement as to the portraits of distinguished entomologists 

 that had been hung in the Society's rooms, and expressed the hope that 

 other portraits and documents of entomological interest would be 

 presented to the Society. The President read a statement as to the 

 death of a number of distinguished Russian entomologists during 

 1919-20. 



Prof. Poulton exhibited varieties of Pyrantels cardui, and an 

 example of a very large Papilio, P. homeriis, F., that visits the very 

 small flower of Asclepias curassavica ; examples of Libythea, probably 

 L. larus from Tanganyika territory, congregating perhaps before or 

 during migration ; notes on the courtship of Mon&motarpa insignis, 

 Distant ; Coprid beetles, believed to be internal parasites, and expressed 

 the view that such cases were due to trickery on the part of native 

 medicine men. Comments were made by the President and Mr. 

 Durrant. 



