52 THE entomologist's record. 



Oscar Whittaker. Exhibits. — Saturnia pavonia (carpini) as a weasel — 

 A CASE OF MIMICRY. — Exhibition by Dr. P. Tinne, who noted that the 

 moths rest on heather, with head downwards and antennae loosely folded 

 to suggest whiskers. The resemblance probably protects it from the 

 attacks of birds, etc., and was very effectively shown in the exhibit. 

 British orthoptera : The scarce ilecostetlms c/rossus, Lt., from the New 

 Forest, presented to the Society by Mr. W. J. Lucas, was exhibited. 

 Aberration of Creophilus maxillosus, L. — An example, with a red 

 thorax, from Ashton-on-Mersey, in November, by R. Tait, Jun. 

 Panchlora virescens in Manchester. — A perfect specimen of the green 

 cockroach, Panchlora virescens, Thunb., captured amongst bananas in 

 Manchester by H. Garnett. Apterygida linearis in Liverpool. — The 

 Central American earwig, Apterygida linearis, Esch., from the Liverpool 

 Docks, by Mr. Sopp. 



Entomological Society of London. — December Qth, 1905.— Carabus 

 MORBiLLosus. — Dr. K. Jordan exhibited a series from the Mediterranean, 

 showing all intergradations, and presenting a striking case of geo- 

 graphical variability. Ptinus pusillus, Sturm, New to Britain. -- Mr. H. 

 St. J. K. Donisthorpe showed specimens of this beetle discovered in a corn 

 chandler's shop at Edmonton. Apion semivittatum, Gyll. — Mr. A. J. 

 Chitty showed a ^ specimen of this species taken many years ago by 

 Mr. Walton, at Margate, together with a $ of the same species swept 

 from long grass near the Chequers Inn, Deal, on September 26th, 

 1904. Helophilus transfugus, L. — Mr. F. B. Jennings exhibited 

 (^ and ? examples of this Dipteron taken from thistle-heads in the 

 Edmonton marshes last July. Odontopera bidentata ab. nigra. — A 

 series was brought for exhibition by Mr. G. T. Porritt, who stated 

 that the melanic form was rapidly increasing in the Wakefield 

 district of South Yorkshire. Ornithoptera chimera, Rothschild, 

 etc, — Mr. 0. E. Janson exhibited <? and $ specimens of this 

 insect with some remarkable species of Delias, collected recently by 

 Mr. A. S. Meek, in the mountain region of British New Guinea. 

 Cyria imperialis, Don. — Commander J. J. Walker exhibited for Mr. 

 A. M. Lea, Government Entomologist of Tasmania, a specimen of 

 this Buprestid beetle, having, in addition to the normal foreleg on the 

 left side, two supplementary forelegs originating from separate cox^e. 

 Tetropium crawshayi. Sharp. — Mr. G. C. Champion exhibited ^ and 

 ? specnnens, bred by the Rev. G. A. Crawshay from eggs deposited 

 in the bark of larches, at Leighton Buzzard. Depressaria emeritella, 

 Stn. — The unique specimen from an unknown locality, upon which 

 the species was added to the British List many years ago, was shown 

 by Mr. E. R. Bankes. Cerostoma asperella, L. — The same exhibitor 

 showed a specimen of this species discovered by Mrs. Hutchinson near 

 Leominster, on September 21st, 1881, and only taken as regards 

 Britain, in Dorset (formerly), and Herefordshire very rarely. 

 Hawoethian types. — Mr. Bankes also exhibited various specimens from 

 the late Dr. P. B. Mason's collection, said to be labelled by Haworth 

 himself. Collyris emarginatus, Dej. — Mr. R. Shelford showed larvae 

 of this species from Borneo, and said that it was certainly unusual to 

 find a predaceous larva with mouth-parts fitted to excavate burrows in 

 wood. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 December 5th, 1905. — Nonagria sparganii. — Mr. H. M. Edelsten ex- 



