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I think it is a fact that the dead leaves would part with their heat at 

 the sun's declension to a much smaller extent than the living foliage, 

 if so this would probably be the true determining factor, not the 

 question of colour for protective purposes. — A. H. Thompson ; 

 54, Church Eoad, Northwich. 



SOCIETIES. 



The Entomological Society of London. — Wednesday, January 

 18th, 1922 (Annual Meeting).— The Et. Hon. Lord Eothschild, E.E.S., 

 etc., President, in the Chair. — Dr. Neave, one of the Secretaries, read 

 the Eeport of the Council, which was adopted on the motion of 

 Mr. T. H. Grosvenor, seconded by Mr. S. Edwards. The Treasurer then 

 read his report and balance-sheet, which was adopted on the motion of 

 Mr. A. E. Tonge, seconded by Dr. E. A, Cockayne. The Eellows 

 nominated by the Council as Officers and Council for the ensuing 

 year were declared by the President to be formally appointed. 

 The President then delivered his address, illustrated with lantern- 

 slides, after which a vote of thanks to him was passed with acclama- 

 tion, on the motion of Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker. A vote of thanks 

 to the Officers was also passed on the motion of Mr. E. E. Green, 

 seconded by Dr. C. J. Gahan. 



Wednesday, February 1st, 1922. — The Et. Hon. Lord Eothschild, 

 E.E.S., etc., President, in the Chair. — The President announced the 

 Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year to be Mr. E. Adkin, Mr. E. C. 

 Bedwell, and Prof. E. B. Poulton, D.Sc, E.E.S., etc.— The Treasurer 

 read a letter from the Hon. N. C. Eothschild announcing the death of 

 Mr. W. Purdey, of Thanet Gardens, Folkestone, and a vote of condo- 

 lence was passed to his relatives.— The Eev. E. D. Morice also gave a 

 short account of the life of the late Mr. E. W. Sladen.— The following 

 were elected Fellows of the Society : Dr. E. E. McConnell, Arua, 

 Uganda ; Dr. H. T. Eernald, Ph.D., Professor of Entomology, Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, Amhurst, Mass., U.S.A. ; and Dr. Alfred 

 Moore, M.D., 31, Alfred Place, South Kensington.— The President, 

 Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Adkin all brought for exhibition some remarkable 

 series of Cidaria truncata, G. citrata and C. ooncinnata. — Mr. E. D. 

 Morice made a short communication on the life-history of a British 

 sawfly, Pristiphora pallipes, Lep.— Mr. H. J. Turner exhibited, on 

 behalf of Mr. Thomas Greer, a series of aberrations of British Lepi- 

 doptera from Co. Tyrone.— Mr. Ash by exhibited some butterflies 

 from Piedmont, Italy, and said that he considered the Val di San 

 Bartelemi, close to Nus, to be one of the best collecting grounds in 

 northern Italy.— Mr. J. H. Durrant, on behalf of Dr. Gahan, exhibited 

 some living examples of the Cassid beetle Aspidomorpha sanctcecrucis 

 from India ; the causes of the brilliant metallic coloration of this 

 beetle were discussed by Mr. Arrow and Mr. Willoughby Ellis, and 

 Dr. Neave commented on the habits of similar African species.— A 

 paper by Mr. Martin E. Mosely was read on " Two New British 

 Species of Hydroptila." 



The South London Entomological Society.— December 8th, 

 1921.— Mr. K. G. Blair, B.Sc, E.E.S., President, in the Chair.— 

 Mr H. Worsley-Wood, of Acton, was elected a member.— Mr. E. 

 Adkin exhibited series of Diaphora mendica from co. Cork and co. 



