110 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



Clifden Blue {Pnlyoinatns adonis), and the larger chalk- hill-blue."' Ap- 

 parently Eoyston has been locally famed for its " Blues " for many 

 years past, although entomological records of the amazing numbers 

 and extreme aberrations are completely absent until quite recently. 



SOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society, 

 January 25th, 1917. — Annual Meeting. — The Balance Sheet and 

 Report of the Council were read and adopted. In the absence of 

 alternative names the President declared the nominees elected to fill 

 the several Offices and Council for the ensuing year. (See p. 18.) 



Address. — The President then read his Address, " Shakspere and 

 Insects." Votes of thanks were passed to the various Officers and 

 Council for the past year. 



Febniari/ 8tJt. — New Member. — The Rev. D. M. Darwell, of Dag- 

 pole, Woodeford Wells, was elected a member. 



Variation in British Zygaenids. — Mr. A. W. Buckstone exhibited 

 series of Zijiiaena lonicerae, Z. trifolii, and Z. nlii>endulae, from many 

 British localities, and read a paper on the local racial characters shown 

 and gave an analysis of the markings on the undersides. A short 

 discussion ensued. 



A Coniopteryx cocoon. — Mr. Hugh Main, the curious double 

 cocoons spun by a species of Coniopteryx. 



African Bombycine Moths. — -Mr. H. Moore, various Bombycine 

 Moths from Ashanti, including Bnnea alcinoe, Lobobunea phaediisa, 

 Gynaniaa ethra, Nudanrelia biitleri, hnbrada epimethea, Microyone 

 her ilia, and Canieyia mirabilia. 



Aberration of A. megacephala. — Mr. Bowman, a unicolorous 

 slate coloured example of Cuspidia (Acronicta) meyacephala from 

 Hackney Downs. 



February 22«(/. — An Exhibition of Lantern Slides. — Mr. West 

 (Ashtead), slides showing androconial scales of several species of each of 

 the families of butterflies represented in the British fauna. 



Mr. Hugh Main, slides showing (1) ova of the Earwig in situ ; (2) 

 a series of details of the life-history of small ground beetles from 

 Epping Forest ; (3) a series illustrative of the transformations of 

 Dytiscnn iiiaryinalis : (4) a series illustrative of habits of the larva 

 of Cicindela cainpestris. 



Mr. Dennis, series of slides illustrating the Wild Service Tree and 

 the Robinia. 



Mr. 'Bunnett, slides illustrating all stages of a colony of ^ anessa io, 

 and a few of the Hydra and Wdvn.v ylobator. 



March 8th. — Decease of a Member. — The death of Mr. A. E. 

 Gibbs, Vice-president, was reported. 



Surrey Coleoptera. — Mr. W. J. Ashdown exhibited examples of 

 all the species of Surrey Coleoptera which he had taken during the 

 season of 1916. Beetles were generally abundant throughout the year. 



Drawings.— Mr. FrohaAvk, drawings of very aberrant e:sainples pf 

 the Hawlinch, tba Chaffinch, and the Robin. 



