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tendering his sincere thanks for this most unexpected appreciation of 
his labours, mentioned that he had chosen a billiard-table as a 
memento of the pleasant duties it had been his lot to undertake on 
behalf of the Society. 
December 2nd, 1913. —Erebia blandina.— Mr. L. W. Newman, 
several females from Selkirk showing variation in spotting. 
Abraxas grossulariata abs.— Mr. .J. Riches, the result of his 
breeding this species in 1913 from wild collected larvae in North London 
suburbs. The specimens, on the whole, tended towards a dark race 
and included abs. nii/rosparsata, Ray., hazlei/jhensis, Ray., with two of 
the light form ab. cleleta, Ckrl. 
Hybrids.— Mr. A. W. Mera a most interesting exhibit of the 
following hybrids. Nyssia zonaria 3 x Bistort hirtaria 2 , -V. lapponaria 
S' X N. zonaria 2 , N. zonaria 3 X A. lapponaria 2 ( = hyb. merana), 
B. hirtaria S X B. pomonaria 2 ( = hyb. pilzii), B. pomonaria $ x 
B. hirtaria 2 , B. hirtaria 3 X A r . zonaria 2 (=hyb. denhami). 
In view of the amalgamation of the North London Natural History 
Society with this Society, the list of officers, which it had been agreed 
this society should elect, was submitted, and the following were 
elected:— 
President.— Mr. L. B. Prout, F.E.S. 
Vice-Presidents.— Dr. T. A. Chapman, F.Z.S., F.E.S., Rev. 
C. R. N. Burrows, F.E.S., Mr. F. J. Hanbury, F.L.S., F.E.S., Mr. 
A. W. Mera. 
Trustees.— Messrs. A. W. Mera and L. B.Prout, F.E.S. 
Librarian. —Mr. A. L. Mera. 
Curator.— Mr. A. J. Willsdon. 
Secretary for Minuting.— Mr. H. B. Williams, LL.B. 
Non-Official Members.— Dr. E. A. Cockayne, F.E.S., Messrs. 
L. W. Newman, F.E.S., F. B. Cross, and J. Riches. 
Secretaries’ Report, December 2nd, 1913. 
The customary twenty meetings have been held during the past 
session, but the uncertainty of our tenure in our old meeting-room, 
and hints of a probable amalgamation with another society, have un¬ 
fortunately resulted in a slight decrease in the attendance during 1913, 
and we have also lost three members by resignation. Our programme 
for the winter session, 1912-13, was an attractive one, and, as usual, 
the annual “ Pocket-box ” night was the best attended meeting. 
The Society is again indebted to Mr. A. W. Mera, who has added 
to the library vol. xxiv. of the “ Entomolor/ist's Record,” and to Mr. 
L. W. Newman, who presented the “ Text-book on British Butterflies 
and Moths,” by Newman and Leeds. 
Two field-meetings were held, the reports of which are included in 
this volume. 
•Tune 17th, Brentwood ... Leader, Mr. A. .T. Willsdon. 
July 12th, Reigate ... Leader, Mr. T. H. L. Grosvenor. 
Owing to the few papers available for publication the Council 
decided to publish the Society’s Transactions for 1912 with those for 
1913 in one volume early in 1914. 
Details of the programme for the past session are appended. 
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