176 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



The President and Mr. W. G. Sheldon commented on the abundance 

 of butterflies in Macedonia, the latter observing also that North 

 Macedonia and Albania were among the least known of European 

 localities for Lepidoptera. 



Local forms of Agrias claudia. — Mr. G. Talbot exhibited on 

 behalf of Mr. J. J. Joicey a series of Af/rias claiuUa, Schulz, showing 

 its distribution and local forms. These include the forms sahlkei, 

 Honr., dauclia, Schulz, and mnazonica, all from St. Jean de Maroni, 

 i^rench Guiana. 



Some British Ehopalocera. — Dr. E. A. Cockayne exhibited : — 



(1) A series of Pararge eijeria, bred November and December, 1916, 

 and January, 1917, from ova laid by several females taken in August, 

 at Limber, N. Lincolnshire. 



(2) An aberration of Polyijonia c-album, the hindwings being nearly 

 black and the forewings with costal spots united into a crescent. 



(?)) Two partial gynandromorphs of Polyomniatas icarus. 



(4) A female Ai/riades coridon with one hindwing marked with blue 

 like ab. semhyngrapJut, the other hindwing having only a thin sprinkling 

 of blue scales over the same area ; taken at Koyston, August, 1916. 



Mr. Bacot read a further note dealing with the question of the 

 specific identity of Pediculus capitis and Pedicnlus humanus [cestimenti). 



Special Meeting. — The special Meeting summoned to consider the 

 new Bye-law proposed by the Council was then held. 



The Secretary read the proposed Bye-law, which runs as follows : — 



"Chap, xxiii. Proidbition in respect of Funds. 



" The Society shall not and may not make any dividend, gift, 

 division or bonus in money unto or between any of its members." 



This Bye-law was needed to comply with the Act of Parliament 

 regulating the Registration of Scientific Societies so that they may be 

 free from local rates. 



On the motion of Mr. Bethune-Baker, seconded by Mr. Stanley 

 Edwards, it was passed without discussion. 



li^EYIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



British Insects and How to Know Them, by Harold Bastin. 

 Published by Methuen and Co., Ltd., London. Price Is. 6d. net ; 129 

 pp., with 12 plates. — The aim of this little book is to provide a popular 

 introduction to the study of British insects. It has been penned more 

 from the standpoint of the naturalist Avhose interest lies with the 

 structure and habits of living things, than of the systematist. 



We are pleased to welcome this little book because, within its 

 limits, it is well written and the information imparted is correct and 

 placed before the reader in an easy yet scientific manner. Its chief 

 merit is that it excludes cheaply produced and incorrectly coloured 

 plates. It confines itself to photography, and this of a high order. It 

 is a book that can (and ought to) be placed in the hands of all higher- 

 form boys with leanings to natural science, with confidence. It treats 

 of earwigs, cockroaches, and their allies. Also of book-lice, may-flies 

 and dragonflies, bugs, aphides, scale insects, beetles, and so on up to 

 the ants, bees, and wasps. We hope it will secure a very wide circula- 

 tion, and certainly be found on the shelves of the libraries of all 

 natural history societies,— H.E. P. 



