iG6 [July. 



which b iri'ows in the mounds of Termites in S. Africa. Mr. West, his coHection 

 of British Dytiscidae, Gjfrinidae, and Hifdrupliilidae (Coleopt.), with nearly all 

 the species represented, including the rare Spercheiis emarginaUis from W. Ham. 

 lie also showed his British Orthoptera, including Platycleis roeselii, and Xemo- 

 biiis si/Irestns from the New Forest. Mr. Main, a living- larva of Cicin'lela cam' 

 pestn's (Coleopt.), from Epping, iii its burrow, and the burrow and aerial tube 

 of the British trap-door spider Atyjms affinis. Mr, Moore, a number of species 

 of Orthoptera, and read notes on the colours found in the Order, Mr. Buckstone, 

 a collection of Hymenoptera, 0»'thoptera, and Coleoptera made on a voyage to 

 Australia some years ago. Mr. Talbot, living examples of Pediculus htrnumm, 

 which carried the bacillus of trench fever, and Stegovn/ia fasciata, the carrier 

 of yellow fever, and showed the ova of the latter hatching. Mr. Edwards, 

 large species of Exotic Coleoptera. Mr, West, for the Society, drawers of 

 British Odonata, Heiiiiptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Carabidae (Coleopt,) 

 — Hy. J. TuRXKK, Hon. Editor of Proceedings, 



Entomological Society of London: The Annual Meeting took place 

 on Wednesday^ January \Qth, 1918, Dr. C. J. Gahax, M,A., President, being 

 in the Chair, 



Mr. W, G, Sheldon, one of the Auditors, read the Treasurer's statement 

 of Accounts, which was adopted on the motion of Mr. S.aiiley Edwards, 

 seconded by Mr, Frisby. The Rev, G. Wheeler, one of the Secretaries, then 

 read the Report of the Council, which was adopted on the motion of Mr. O, E. 

 Janson, seconded by the Rev, F. D, Morice. No other nominations in addition 

 to those of the Council having been received, the President declared the Fellows 

 to have been duly elected as Officers and Members of (Council for the ensuing 

 jear as printed in our March number, pp. 66-67, The President then delivered 

 an Address, after which Mr. Simes proposed a vote of thanks to him, which 

 was seconded by Dr. Eltringham ; the President, in returning thanks, spoke 

 of the neglect of the biological sciences on the part of the Government. 

 Mr. Collin then proposed a vote of thanks to the Officers, which was seconded 

 by Mr. Donisthorpe, both of whom made special allusion to the regret felt by 

 the Society at the retirement of Mr. Jones from the Treasurership after so 

 long a period of very efficient work in the Society's interesis. The two 

 Secretaries said a few words of thanks, the Treasurer and the Librarian 

 being absent. 



Wednesday, February 6th, 1918, - The President in the Chair, 



The President nominated Ur. Eltringham, Mr. A. H. Jones, and Mr, S, A. 

 Neave as Mce-Presidents for the ensuing year, 



Dr, John Adams Comstock, Curator of the South- Western Museum, 

 1275 Bellevue Avenue, Los Angeles, California, U.S,A,, and Mr, James W. 

 Munro, Lieut. luA^M.C, 2nd Sanitary Coy,, Duke of York's Headquarters, 

 Chelsea, S.W., were elected Fellows of the Societ}'. 



Mr, Donisthorpe exhibited a c^* f^iid J of Caenocara subglobosa Muls., a 

 beetle new to Britain, which he had bred from a *' puff-ball " {Lycoperdon 



