194 THE entomojlogist's KECORD. 



Paper. — The following paper was read, illustrated by the epidia- 

 scope : — 



" Eevision of the Genus Tarncus,'" by G. T. Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S. 



May 2ind, 1917. — Election of a Fellow. — Mr Arthur Dicksee, 24, 

 Lyford Koad, Wandsworth Common, S.W. 18, was elected a Fellow of 

 the Society. 



Bare Cbtoniid from Madagascar. — Mr. 0. E. Janson exhibited 

 specimens of Enchmea coelestis, Burm., and directed attention to the 

 remarkably brilliant pearly blue of the underside of the body. 



Genitalia of certain Species of Caligo. — Mr. W. J. Kaye exhibited 

 two cases of Calif/o species from the collection of Mr. J, J. Joicey as 

 well as his own collection, together with a number of microscopical 

 mountings of the male genital organs. 



Photographs of the Ovipositors of three Siricids occurring in 

 Britain. — The Rev. F. D. Morice exhibited a set of six photos showing 

 the ovipositor and apex of the ? abdomen in three species or subspecies 

 of the Siricid genus Pauriirus, viz., juvencus, F., noctilio, F., and 

 cycmeus, F. 



Further note on the " Death-Watch " Beetle. — The President 

 remarked that the Xestobiinn which he had exhibited at the previous 

 meeting was still living, and that he had discovered that it was a 5 . 

 It had tapped when touched on the head with a bit of paper, and when 

 this was continued had extruded its ovipositor. 



Papers. — The following papers were read : — 



" New and Little-known Heterocera from Madagascar," by Sir 

 George Kenrick, Bart., F.E.S. 



" A preliminary Catalogue of British Cecidomyidae, with special 

 reference to the Northern Gall-flies," by R. S. Bagnall, F.E.S. , and J. 

 H. Harrison, M.Sc. 



June 6th. — Election of Fellows. — Dr. H. G. Breijer, Ph.D., 

 Director of the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, Transvaal, S. Africa, and 

 Dr. Alfred E. Cameron, M.A., D.Sc, The Entomologicar Laboratory, 

 Agassiz, British Columbia, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Two New British Coccids. — Mr. E. E. Green, exhibited two new 

 and (at present) undescribed species of British Coccidfe, both belonging 

 to the genus Lecanhun and both occurring on the Birch [Betnla alba). 



MoRPHo adonis and M. EUGENIA DISTINCT Species. — Mr. W. J. Kaye 

 exhibited Morjdio adonis, three males and a fine female from British 

 Guiana, also on behalf of Mr. J. J. Joicey, M. adonis males and one 5 

 from French Guiana, and M. eugenia males and one female also from 

 French Guiana, together with preparations of the genitalia of both to 

 show that there was no room for doubt that M. euyenia, Deyr., 1860, is 

 a distinct species from M. adonis, Cram. 



Resemblance, Mimetic and Non-mimetic— Mr. G. Talbot, on behalf 

 of Mr, J. J. Joicey, exhibited : — 



1. A white-banded mimetic group of African Heterocera from the 

 Cameroons, composed of Agaristid, Geometrid and Tineid species, 



2. An example of resemblance which is not mimetic, seen in 

 Scoriopsi.i infuviata, Warr., from Peru, a Geometrid bearing a strong 

 likeness to a species of Lymantriidae from Angola. 



