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Scarce and Local Insects.. — Mr. J. C. F. Fryer exhibited, (1) 

 specimens of the beetle Anthicus bifasciatus and the bug Ly<iusi rubi- 

 ciindns, two species which have only been recorded in Britain from a 

 restricted area in Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. (2) Specimen 

 apples illustrating the serious injury caused by the bugs Plesiocoris 

 rngicollis and Orthotijlm luanimalis, which appear to have adopted 

 apple as a food-plant only within comparatively recent years. 



Rhopalocera from Fernando Po. — Dr. H. Eltringham exhibited 

 examples of Papilio dardanus ^ , taken by Mr. G. H. Bullock (British 

 Vice- Consul at Fernando Po), near Santa Isabel, Fernando Po, and 

 also a curious example of Danaida chnj.siiijuis f. alcippua taken near S. 

 Isabel, I^'ernando Po, and entirely devoid of yellow pigment, the result 

 being that the specimen had the appearance of a monochromatic repre- 

 sentation of the insect. 



A Colour- Association of Mylabris (Coleoptera) from S. Nigeria. 

 — Prof. Poulton said that he had received a fine series of Mylabrid 

 beetles, including many pairs in coitu, collected by Mr. C. 0. Farquhar- 

 son from "ground-nut,-" Arachis kyporiaea, L, {Leyziminosae, Tribe 

 Hedysareae), at Moor Plantation (480-580 ft.), four miles west of 

 Ibadan, S. Nigeria. The assemblage was found to break up into four 

 species belonging to three genera or subgenera. Two of the species 

 were new and each of them was represented by a variety sufficiently 

 distinct to receive a name, as well as by the typical form. 



Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter's notes on South- West Uganda and late 

 German East Africa west of the Victoria Nyanza. — Prof. Poulton 

 said that he had received several letters and boxes of specimens from 

 Dr. Carpenter, and he felt sure that the Society would be glad to record 

 his observations on this little-known area. 



A SCARCE LoNGicoRN. — Mr. 0. E. Janson exhibited a specimen of 

 Thaumasus yiyas, Oliv., a rare and remarkable Longicorn beetle recently 

 received by him from Venezuela. 



Papers. — The following papers were read : — " New species of 

 Hymenoptera in the British Museum," by Rowland E. Turner, F.E.S. 

 "Descriptions of South American Micro-lepidoptera," by E. Meyrick, 

 B.A., F.E.S. , F.E.S. "Notes on some British Guiana Hymenoptera," 

 by G. E. Bodkin, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



January lltli, 1917. — ^Annual Meeting. — ^The Annual Meeting was 

 held on Wednesday, January 17th; Commander J. J. Walker, M.A., 

 R.N., F.L.S., Vice-JPresident, in the Chair. 



No alternative names having been received the nominees of the 

 Council were declared to be elected as Officers and Council for the 

 ensuing year (see p. 18). 



The Balance Sheet was read by Mr. R. Wylie Lloyd, one of the 

 Auditors, and adopted on the motion of Mr. F. H. WoUey-Dod, 

 seconded by Mr. G. E. Frisby. 



Mr. Lloyd drew special attention to the recovery by the Treasurer 

 of three years' Income Tax on the investments of the Society. 



The Rev. G. Wheeler, one of the Secretaries, then read the Report 

 of the Council, which was adopted on the motion of Mr. H. Main, 

 seconded by Mr. W. J. Kaye. 



In consequence of the absence of the President through illness, his 

 Address was read at his request by the Rev. Jas. Waterston, who 

 showed a number of lantern slides in illustration. 



