SOCIETIES. 195 



3. A mimetic group from Dutch New Guinea, composed of Danaine, 

 Nymphaline and Amathusiid species. 



4. Two forms of Tellervo from the Island of Misol. 



5. Papilio eiiaces, with its races, including a new race from North 

 Peru, and showing mimetic ? of P. harmodius, Doubl., from the same 

 district. 



Birds capturing butterflies on the wing at Oxfokd. — Prof. 

 Poulton reported that on the previous day (June 5) Mr. H. Britten had 

 seen a swallow capture a LycaBuid butterfly. 



He also related that, as he was bicycling to the Museum that 

 morning, a bird darted from out a garden and struck a Pierine, flying 

 heavily after rain ; the bird was frightened by the bicycle, and darted 

 back, leaving the butterfly fluttering in the road. He got off his bicycle 

 and, looking back, saw the bird return and carry the insect into the 

 garden. The butterfly was P. napi or P. rapae, almost certainly the 

 latter. The bird could not be observed very clearly, but from its size, 

 colour, markings (so far as seen), and flight, was evidently a chaffinch. 



Forms of Papilio polytes e. romulus, Cram., from Singapore 

 Island and the mainland opposite. — Prof. Poulton exhibited the 

 mimetic 7^oZ//^.(gs, L., females of two series recently sent to him by Dr. 

 E. Hanitsch of the EafHes Museum, Singapore. 



Predaceous Reduviid bugs and Fossors, with their prey, from the 

 S. Paulo district of South-East Brazil. — Prof. Poulton exhibited and 

 described a set of predaceous insects captured 1918-16, by Dr. Gregorio 

 Bondar in the S. Paulo district of S.E. Brazil. 



Observations on Fossors in East Africa by Dr. G. D. H. 

 Carpenter. — Prof. Poulton said that an observation recorded in a letter 

 written to him January 18th, 1917, by Dr. Carpenter, threw further 

 light on the storing of Hesperiidae by Bembecides. 



Paper. — The following paper was read : — 



" On a collection of Lepidoptera made in East Africa by Mr. W. 

 A. Lamborn, F.E.S.," by H. Eltrmgham, M.A., D.Sc, F.E.S. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 



Mai/ 24i/(. — Yellow P. napi. — Mr. Sperring exhibited a short series 

 of Pieris napi from Sligo, strongly tinged with yellow. 



The British Cicada. — Mr. Edwards, specimens of the British 

 Cicada, Cicadetta montana, from the New Forest. 



A Durban M. atropos. — Mr. H. Moore, Manduca atropos from 

 Durban. 



ScARAB^us beetles. — Mr. Main reported that his Scarabs were very 

 busy trundling their balls of horse dung, and actively engaged in 

 excavating their cells and other domestic matters. 



June lAth. — Durban Insects. — ^Mr. H. Moore, a field-cricket, 

 Brac/iytrypes )iieiiibranaceus and a stag-beetle, Lucanus sp., from Durban. 



Aberration in Euchloe cakdamines. — Mr. H. J. Turner, specimens 

 oi Ruchlne card aininefi showing niinov a,heYva,tions. (1) Large ^ from 

 Cannes, intense orange patch, edged with yellow shade, and reaching 

 the anal angle. (2) A ? from Wisley with apical blotch extending 

 nearly to anal angle, and about doubled in width by a cloud of black 

 scales. (3) A 5 from Box Hill with very dark apical blotch on fore- 

 wings, and distinct discoidal dot on hindwings. (4) A $ from 



