932 THE ENTOMOLOGIS£ S RECORD. 
Alvanley, and fine varied series of Noctua ylareosa and Himera 
pennaria from Delamere Forest. 
Mr. S. Gordon Smith shewed long and varied series of the 
following :—Dryas paphia from the New Forest, including var. valesina 
and aberrations of the male with wedge-shaped marks instead of the 
usual black spots: Melanargia galathea from Market Risborough ; 
several nice aberrations of Aglais urticae, bred from Prestatyn larve ; - 
from Delamere, two fine aberrations of Polyploca (Cymatophora) 
flavicornis, a fine varied series of Apocheima (Nyssia) hispidaria, 
including quite black forms, and a series of Noctwa neglecta and var. 
castanea. By using electric light at Chester Mr. Smith had added 
Thamnonoma (Halia) brunneata (2) to the L. and C. list, by the same 
method he had also taken a fine black variety of Acronicta alni, he 
also shewed a fine aberration of Vosmotriche potatoria, a female having 
normal male colouring. 
Mr. W. Mansbridge exhibited two examples of Coenonympha 
pamphilus trom Crosby sand-hills which were without the usual black 
spot on the forewings, also four specimens of Sarrothripus revayana 
from N. Lanes. 
Mr. H. B. Prince had a box of Agriades thetis {(bellarygus) from 
Kent, which included some good underside aberrations. 
FRWEVIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS. 
The Proceedings of the South London Entomological and Natural 
History Society, 1919-20, 104+ xvi. pp., 2 plates and text figure. 
The Council is to be congratulated once more upon the yolume, 
which it has produced in the face of the many difficulties which still 
meet all ventures in printing and illustrating scientific publications. 
The paper (a great trouble in these days) and the whole “ get-up”’ 
are excellent. The book, we notice, is somewhat smaller than the last 
by some twenty pages, brought about, doubtless, by the stringency of 
conditions, certainly not by lack of matter, for some of the matters 
dealt with would have allowed of an amount of expansion. But 
tho shortage of pages is quite compensated by the contents, which 
prove to be quite up to the standard set by this Society. 
The first point which the reader notices is the record of the 
wonderful “esprit de corps” exhibited by the members in providing 
for the publication of the volume, and also for the restoration of the 
Society’s funds to a sound, or more than sound, basis. Many another 
body would, we think, welcome with open arms a committee, official 
or unofficial, which could convert a balance of 10s. 11d. into one of 
£77. Nothing more need be said after this to prove the vitality of 
the Society. 
In spite of losses, the membership has risen slightly from 157 to 
162. Some of these losses strike one as having been quite tragic in 
their suddenness. 
The gifts of the Microlepidoptera belonging to the late Rev. C. R. 
Digby, and the Natural History books of the late Mr. W. J. Ashdown, 
as well as the other specimens, are recorded. 
The Hon. Librarian is able to report the doubling of the number 
of books borrowed during the year; evidence this that there is growing 
interest, and more leisure for study. 
