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The Season. — Remarks were made on the lateness of the season 

 and the general scarcity of larvae this spring so far. 



A RARE BOOK. — -Mr. Ashdown exhibited Dandin's Des Rainettes, 

 dc. (Frogs and Toads), published in the year XI. of the 

 French Republican Calendar (a.d. 1802) with many fine plates. 



May 8f/i.— Annual Exhibition of "other Orders." — New Member. 

 — Mr. F. H. Wolley Dod, F.E.S., of Alberta, was elected a member. 



Hymenoptera. — Mr. Frisby exhibited (1) Vespa dorylloides, an 

 Eastern species nocturnal in flight, and (2) Polyrhachis striata, an ant 

 armed with spines, from India. 



Pattern and Venation in Diptera. — Mr. Ashdown, a large number 

 ■of Diptera set to show the wing-markings and pointed out that the 

 pattern frequently showed no connection with the lines of the vena- 

 tion. He also showed Cassida nobilu from Oxshott. 



Gerarde's Herbal exhibited. Mr. R. Adkin, an original edition 

 of I'he Herbal nr General History of Plants," by John Gerarde, 1797. 



Saw^fly Life-histories. — Dr. Ghapman, living bred specimens of 

 (1) the Solomon Seal Sawfly, Phymatocera aterrima, and (2) the 

 Apple-boring Sawfly, Hoplocampa testudinea ; the former gnaws its 

 •cocoon to escape, the latter cuts ofl' a lid. 



A Chelifer. — Mr. Dods, the " false scorpion," Chelifer canceroides, 

 found among books in a warehouse. 



New Forest Insects. — Mr. South, various species of Coleoptera, 

 Neuroptera, Odonata, Hymenoptera, and Diptera, taken by him in the 

 New Forest during 1914-18 in June. 



Exotic Insects. — Mr. S. Edwards, numerous large species of 

 Exotic Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Bees, and Pseudo-scorpions. 



Parasitic Hymenoptera. — Mr. L. A. Box, several species of 

 Hymenoptera, including a specimen of FJiyssia persuasoria, the largest 

 British Ichneumon, from Surrey. 



Exotic Centipedes. — Mr. H. Moore, several ' species of Exotic 

 Centipedes from Burmah and Polydesmus cingulata taken in Sicily by 

 by the late Mr. J. Piatt Barrett. 



ScoLYTus RAVAGES. — Mr. B. Adkin, oak branches showing the 

 ravages of the beetle Scolytus intricatns. 



An EARLY APPEARANCE. — -Mr. Leeds, Aeschna cyanea, taken at Leteh- 

 worth on April 27th, 1919. 



Hemiptera and Hymenoptera. — ^Mr. West, four drawers of Hemip- 

 tera, and also the Hymenoptera Osmia xanthovielas, from Darenth, 

 Andrena fulvu from Box Hill, Eucera longiconiis from Byfleet, and 

 several Chrysididae. 



Exotic Phasmids. — Mr. Turner, some Exotic Phasmids and 

 Mantids. 



Photographic enlargements.^ — Mr. Kusner, some remarkable en- 

 largements of slides of Diatoms, Synapta, showing the effect of dark 

 and light ground. 



Hymenoptera. — Mr. Bunnett, a Queen Bee, with workers for com- 

 parison. Mr. Tonge, the predaceous Dipteron Asilns- craboniformis 

 from Cornwall, and the bee Anthrophora acervorum from Deal. 



H. ASPERSA and albino FORM. — Mr. Priske, a varied series of Helix 

 aspersa, with the rare white form exalhida. 



