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Royston, with various streaks of 9 coloration, and an extremely pale 

 Epinephele jurtina from the Chilterns. — Lantern-slides where shown 

 by Mr. H. Main, of the economy of the scorpion, oiMicrodon sp. (Dip.) 

 a scavenger in ants' nests, and of the early stages of Cetonia aurata ; 

 by Mr. Dods, of a series of plants ; by Mr. Lucas, of points in the 

 life-history of Rapkidia notata, JR. maculi colli s, Chrj/sojM perla and 

 Hemerobius ; and by Mr. Bunnett, the development of the fungi 

 Mutinus caninus and Phallus impudicus, the fungus Geaster sp., and 

 ova and young larvae, of the woodlouse, Porcellis scaber. 



October 26th, 1922.— The President in the Chair. -Mr. F. T. 

 Vallins, 372, Sherrard Ed., E. 12, was elected a member. — Mr. R. 

 iVdkin exhibited his series of Diaphora mendica with its various 

 local races, etc. — Messrs. O. R. and A. de B. Goodman, both sexes of 

 Pieris rapae and P. manni for comparison, P. napi of the extreme 

 summer form napaeae, approaching P. victim i in facies, and a P. napi 

 with a spot near the apex strongly formed.— Miss Alice Lock, Herse 

 convolvuli and a $ Golias croceus (edusa) intermediate to v. helice, 

 both from Sidmouth in September. — Mr. A. A. W. Buckstone, a large 

 sample of 500 Pyrameis cardui bred from Oxshott parents, pointing 

 out specimens (I) with pale blotch in centre of fore wing, (2) with 

 blue centres to spots on hind wings, (3) with pink nervure running- 

 through the white blotch, etc. — Mr. Blair, the ant Myrmecophila 

 acervorum from S. France. — Mr. Main, flour infested with the beetle 

 Tribolhtm ferrugineum. — Mr. Mera, a series of D. mendica, including 

 a dwarf smoky female. — Mr. Bnefer, the roots of the bean, pointing 

 out the nodules w 7 hich are concerned in the formation of nitrogenous 

 compounds, which enrich the soil for the growth of crops. — Mr. 

 Tonge, his series of D. mendica. — Mr. R. Adkin read a paper, 

 Diaphara mendica and its varieties. A short discussion took 

 place. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Editor of Proceedings. 



London Natural History Society. — November 7th, 1922. — Mr. 

 E. B. Bishop, President, in the Chair. — Among the entomological 

 exhibits were specimens of Hyloicus pinastri and a living larva of 

 Golias croceus (Dr. Cockayne), a collection of butterflies from Java (Mr. 

 Collenette), examples of the second brood of Lycaena argiolus showing 

 darker coloration (Mr. A. W. Mera), Brenthis euphrosyne selected 

 from a number taken last May showing variation, and a pallid 

 variety of Hippocrita jacobaeae (Mr. H. B. Williams), Dicycla 00 

 (Mr. Worsley Wood), a case of Swiss butterflies (Mr. C. B. Smith), 

 and galls of Andricus Malpighii on Quercus pedunculata (Mr. Ross), 

 Callirhytis glandium on Quercus cerris and Adelges piceae on Abies 

 sp. Paper read — A Pilgrimage in Provence, by Mr. H. Main, illus- 

 trated by his own splendid slides and living specimens of some of 

 the creatures described. — H. J. Burkill, Minuting Secretary. 



