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without motive. It seemeJ curious that as the eggs were embedded 

 they should be brightly coloured. Mr. McLachlan and Dr. Sharp 

 made some remarks on the subject. Mr. Green read a short paper 

 entitled " Notes on Dyscritina lovgisetosa, Westw." He remarked that 

 drawings of the species had been exhibited by him at a recent 

 meeting of the Society. Dr. Sharp said Mr. Green seemed to thick 

 that the insect was an earwig, but he could not accept it as belonging 

 to the Forficulidne. He thought that further specimens for examina- 

 tion were required before attempting to determine its position, which 

 was quite doubtful at present. Mr. W. F. H. Blandford communi- 

 cated a paper entitled " Descriptions of New Oriental Scolytidae." — 

 H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Annual General Meeting.— Jan. 2drd, 1896.— T. W. Hall, Esq., F.E.S., 

 President, in the chair. The Reports of the Council and Treasurer 

 were read, and showed that the Society still maintains its very satis- 

 factory condition, both numerically and financially. The election of 

 Officers and Council for the ensuing year then took place as follows : — 

 President, R. South, F.E.S. ; Vice-Presidents, C. G. Barrett, F.E.S., 

 T. W. Hall, F.E.S. ; Treasurer, R. Adkin, F.E.S. ; Librarian and 

 Report Secretary, H. J. Turner, F.E.S.; Curator, W. West ; Hon. 

 Secretary, Stanley Edwards, F.L.S. ; Council, C. A. Briggs, F.E.S., 

 J. H. Carpenter, John T. Carrington, F. W. Frohawk, F.E.S., 

 W. Mansbridge, F.E.S., W. A. Pearce, and H. A. Sauze. The 

 President then read his Address, which comprised a short resume of 

 the Society's history; notices of the additions to the British insect 

 fauna; an obituary of the year; an epitome of the Society's work 

 during the year passed ; and other matters of general interest. 

 Mr. Tutt, on behalf of Mr. W. E. Butler, of Reading, exhibited 

 specimens of Argynnis latona, L., said to have been captured in 

 Devonshire by Mr. B. Stafford Cliope, and showed from documentary 

 evidence and other circumstances the great improbability of their 

 being of British origin. At the close of the meeting the President 

 announced the munificent donation, by Mr. C. A. Briggs, of the 

 Herbarium which had been formed by the late Mr. W. H. Tugwell. 



February 13th. — R. South, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. 

 Tolhurst, of Beckenham ; Mr. E. Montgomery and Mr. A. Montgomery, 

 of Ealing, were elected members. Mr. McArthur exhibited a very long 

 series of Triplmna comes, Hb., from Hoy, all of them being referable to 

 the var. curtisii, Newm., but without black suffusion of hind wings ; 

 also a number of extinct, rare, and unique species and specimens of 

 British Lepidoptera, including a series of Chrysophanns dispar, Haw. ; 

 a pair of Lasiocampa ilicifolia, L., two completely banded and one with 

 yellow ground ; Abraxas grossulariata, L. ; the two Killarney specimens 

 of Notodojita bicolor, Hb. ; the original specimen of Nyssia lapponaria, 

 Bdv. ; two Synia viusculosa, Hb. ; the specimen of Hadena peregrina, 

 Tr., from Lewes ; three Caradrina ambigua, Fb. ; one Xylina lambda^ 

 Fb. (var. zinckenii, Tr.); three Ophiodes lunaris, Schiff., one of which 

 was a beautifully-banded var. ; the unique Catocala electa, Bork., taken 

 by Mr. Vine ; one C.fraxini, L. ; and a series of Eupcecilia gilvicomana^ 

 Zell. Mr. Adkin exhibited a specimen of Cucullia gnaphalHj Hb., bred 



