South London Entomological and Natural History Society

Abstract

THE Proceedings of the South London Entomological and Natural History Society for 1931–32 forms the record of its sixteenth year of existence and contains several articles of interest to students of insects. Mention may be made of the contribution of Mr. A. E. Tonge, dealing with the characters of the eggs of British noctuid moths. The eggs of a largo number of the species have been examined by him and briefly described and a proportion of them figured in four excellent photographic plates. Dr. E. A. Cockayne describes tho larva of Dysstroma concinnata, and Mr. C. N. Hawkins discusses the pupæ in that genus. Among other articles, Mrs. K. Grant's account of aquatic Hymenoptera and Mr H. J. Turner's discussion on the classification of the British plume moths are also noteworthy. Tho volume is well produced and fully indexed, and may be obtained at the Society's rooms in Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge, S.K., price 12s. 6d.