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Research Institute, Coimbatore, India, were elected Fellows of the 

 Society. 



Neuroptera from Salonica. — Mr. W. J. Lucas exhibited the 

 following Neuroptera from Salonica, sent to him by Mr. P. J. Barraud 

 in 1916-1918, viz :— 



Nemoptera sinuata, Oliv., three ; Formicaleo tetragrammicus, Fabr., 

 one; 21yr)iiecaelurtis tru/rannuus, Pall, one; Palpares libelluloides,Jjinn., 

 two, a male and a female ; Osuvjlns chrysops, Linn., two; Ascalaphus 

 macaronius, Scop., var. kolyvanensis, Laxm., one male. 



The males of Glutophrissa epaphia and Phrissura sabina 

 DISTINGUISHED BY THEIR SCENT- SCALES. — Dr, F. A. Dlxey exhibited 

 specimens of the males and females of G. epaphia and P. sabina, with 

 outline drawings of their scent-scales. 



Ehopalocera from South Central Africa. — Mr. H. Dollman 

 exhibited two series of some thirty specimens each of bred Charaxes : 

 they represented two distinct species of the " etheodes " group, the one 

 having the $ form of manica (resembling small 5 boheinanni), the 

 other having the ? form of phaeus, Hew. (resembling small <^ 

 boheinanni). 



A local race of Precis gotavia. — Lord Rothschild exhibited a 

 series of a local race of .Precis acta via from Tembora, Bahr-ei-Gazal, 

 and drew attention to the extraordinary number of intermediate 

 specimens among the series of the dry-season form — 14 out of 16; also 

 a series of wet- and dry-season forms with intermediates of Precis 

 octavia -acta via, Cram., and Precis octavia-sesamns, Trimen, from West 

 and South Africa respectively, for comparison. 



Paper. — The following paper was read : — 



"Butterfly Vision," by H. Eltringham, M.A., D.Sc, P.E.S. 



This was illustrated by the author by means of the epidiascope 

 with drawings and photographs showing the way in which images of 

 surrounding objects were presented to the view of insects, and also 

 illustrating experiments on the colour perception of butterflies, from 

 which it seemed certain that colours appear to them as they do to us. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 



January 9th, 1919. — New Member. — Mr. G. H. Cornish, Plumstead 

 Common, was elected a member. 



Surrey Lepidoptera. —Mr. Ashdown exhibited numerous Lepi- 

 doptera taken in Surrey during 1918. 



Second brood of A. thetis. — Mr. Buckstone, series of 2nd brood 

 of Agriades thetis from Eastbourne and the Surrey Hills. 



Aberrations of British Butterflies. — Mr. Frohawk : — (1) Plebeius 

 aegon, very pale examples, with immaculate undersides of forewings, 

 and slightly striated. (2) Aricia medon (astrarche), pale yellow 

 marginal markings. (3) Polyommatus icarus, a female with pale yellow 

 marginal markings. 



Aberrations of Argynnids. — Mr. B. Adkin : — (1) Argynnis aglaia, 

 pale specimen, with enlarged markings. (2) A. cydippe (adippe), pale 

 specimen, a strongly banded underside. (3) A curious smoky Strenia 

 clathrata. 



H. ciTRiNALis. — Mr. R. Adkin, two Hypercallia citrinalis (christier- 

 nana) from an old collection. 



Items in some Life-histories. — Mr. H. Main, a species of Anopheles 

 common at Eastbourne, and a series of photographs (enlargements) of 



