SOCIETIES. 
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Bye-law 14, proposed and carried amendments to the more objection- 
able suggestions. After that, the opposing members were unable from 
sundry causes (chiefly holidays and illness) to be present. The last 
part of the Bye-laws were therefore carried practically without dissent, 
and should be opposed most strenuously by those members who wish 
10 see the Society carried on in an open manner, and who wish to get 
something in the shape of a Re})ort up to date for their money. At 
any rate that part of the Bye-law which proposes that no member mav 
vote for a “ less number of candidates than has to be elected,” and all 
those sections of the Bye-law which leaves the election of itself in the 
hands of the Council should be opposed. Amendments to these must 
be sent before September 17th in writing to the Secretary. All members 
of the Society should have received during the last few weeks the 
following resolution : — 
“ That a copy of tlie proposed Bye laws be deposited in the Library 
at once, and remain there until September loth next. That 
any member wishing to propose any amendment shall give 
notice in writing to the Secretary before September 17th such 
notice to embody the terms of the proposed amendment, and 
be signed by at least two members. That a Special General 
Meeting be called for October 22nd next, for the purpose of 
moving the ] proposed Bye-laws. No amendments other than 
those of which notice has been given in accordance wdth the 
above shall be moved. An announcement shall be made 
from the chair to-night, and a circular shall be sent to each 
member embodying the foregoing, and giving notice of the 
Special General Meeting.” — J. W. Tutt. 
City of London Lntomological and Natural History Society. 
— Thursday^ August 6 ih, 1891. — Exhibits — Lepidoptera — Mr. Huckett, 
a series of Geomdra s/naragdaria ; also some varieties of Abraxas 
grossulariata. Mr. Boden, a specimen of a Noctua bred from a larva 
found feeding in a tomato. He stated that this larva was brown, and 
had a curious pig-like head. The insect was unknown to the members 
present, the general opinion being that it had been imported with the 
fruit. Dr. Sequeira, a large number of Lepidoptera from the Folkestone 
district, including Sesia chrysidiformis^ Lithosia pygmceola, Callimorpha 
douiinula, I'apinostola bondti, Xyluphasia sublust r is and Ejinychia 
octomaculalis. Mr. Clark, a series of Apleda advena from Raindean 
Wood. Mr. Battley, series of Hesperia Ibieola ; also young larvte of 
Acronycta psi. A. aceris and A. megacephala. IMr. Gates, Hecatera 
sere?ia, dark vars. of Abraxas grossulariata, Coleophora lineolella and 
cases of same, Batrachedra prcBangusta, etc., all from Shepherd’s Bush. 
Dr. Buckell, a series of Hadena /A/ from Hampstead and Aberdeen; 
also living larvae of Amphidasys betularia. He remarked that the 
majority of these were of the brown form, some being green or stone 
coloured, and a few intermediate in colour. He had noticed that 
some of the green larvae became brown as they advanced in age, but he 
had not observed the reverse change to occur Mr. Siines, Lyccena 
cegon, ZygcEua trifolii, Lithosia cotnplana, and Hyria aurora) ia, all from 
the New Forest. He mentioned that he had also taken two females of 
Apatura iris in the same locality, one of which had deposited eggs. 
Mr. Quail, Euthemonia russula, Angerona pr unaria, Eury)nene dolo- 
