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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



"Falkland Island Diptera," by C. G. Lamb, M.A., B.Sc. ; com- 

 municated by F. W. Edwards, F.E.S. 



" Observations on the Growth and Habits of the Stick Insect, 

 CaraminH murosus, Br.," by H. Ling Roth; communicated by Prof. 

 Poulton, D.Sc, F.R.S., etc. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 



Sept. liitJt. — Special Exhibition and Discussion. — The meeting was 

 spent in a consideration of Pararge aegeria. The President introduced 

 the subject with a series of notes on the following points : I. Original 

 Description. 11. Enlarged and modified subsequent descriptions. 

 III. History of the Nomenclature. IV. Times of appearance. V. 

 Evidences of Growing Scarcity in this country. VI. Experiments in 

 breeding. VII. Variation. 1. General characteristics. 2. Lines of 

 variation. 3. Sexual variation. 4. List of aberrations (striking 

 aberrations are very rare). 6. Geographical races. VIII. Suggested 

 questions for further investigation. 



Mr. Gibbs discussed some of the same points especially referring to 

 his own observations of the growing scarcity of the species. 



Mr. Platt-Barrett gave his experiences of the species for the past 

 50 years. 



Dr. Chapman, Messrs. Gibbs, Curwen, Platt-Barrett, Leeds, and 

 Turner exhibited the various forms from the British Isles and many 

 parts of the continent. A number of members took part in the 

 discussion. 



Sejitetiiber 28th, 1916. — Squirting habit of C. ligniperda. — Mr. T. 

 W. Hall exhibited a larva of Cossus lignipenla and called attention to 

 the habit, when annoyed, of emitting an evil smelling liquid. 



Aberrations of A. thetis. — Mr. Newman, a dark leaden aberration 

 of Agriades thetis, one of several taken recently in Kent. 



Grasshoppers on the North Downs. — Dr. Chapman, considerable 

 series of the grasshoppers Ste)iobot/irus lineatiis, Gomphocerus rufiis, 

 Chortippits parallelli(s, StauroderKS hicolor, and G. macnlatus from the 

 North Downs escarpment and gave notes on their habits and habitats. 



Ji:iEYIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



Reminiscences.* — A little recently published book, entitled liajihael 

 Meldola, has just come into my hands, and has awakened almost for- 

 gotten memories of past times. The life-work of the late Professor 

 Meldola is sympathetically dealt with by those who knew him in his 

 various activities — as chemical investigator, professor, astronomer, and 

 naturalist. As a chemist he will be remembered longest and with the 

 most regret. His was the voice that warned Great Britain of the in- 

 evitable result of her neglect of this science. " Recognition," writes 

 Professor Dalby, " came freely from foreign governments, from the 

 Government of his own country, none." Yet, now that he is gone, he 

 is recognised as one of the greatest research chemists of his day. 



* RArHAEi, Meliiola. Eeuiiniscences of his work and worth, by those who 

 knew him, etc. Edited by James Marchant, with a Preface by Lord Moulton. 

 Williams and Norgate, 1916. 



