862 Entomological Society. 



Ceylon, containing minutely detailed descriptions of several species 

 of the genera Cermatia and Lepisma, accompanied by drawings. 



" Description of a new genus of Lucanidce from New Zealand." 

 By Captain F. Parry, F.L.S. 



MiTOPHYLLUs, Parry. Forma Platyceri Caraboides at magis 

 cylindricus, apice elytrorum rotundato ; aniennce 1 0-articulatce, 

 articulis Sbus ultimis <^ intus ramum valde elongatum pilosum 

 singulatim emittentibus ; mandibulcc ($ crassce porrectce^ capitis 

 longitudine, apice curvatce et in dentem erectum supra productce ; 

 maxillce parvce, lobo externo laciniiformi ; mentum magnitudine 

 mediocri lateribus rotundatis. 



Mitophyllus irroratus, Parry. Rubro-piceus, maculis obscuris atris, 

 per totum corpus aspersis ; tnandibulis porrectis rec2irvis, antice 

 acutis posticeque denticulatis ; tibiis 4 onticisin medio extusuni- 

 dentatis. Long. corp. lin. ^^.' — Habitat in Nova Zelandia apud 

 portum Nicholsoni. 



The commencement of a memoir on various genera belonging to 

 the families Geotrupidce and Trogidce. By J. O. Westwood, Esq. 



November 7. — W. W. Saunders, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The Rev. F. W. Hope exhibited various new and beautiful insects 

 from the Kasya Hills near Sylhet. 



Mr. W. W. Saunders exhibited a box of Hymenoptera and Diptera 

 from Albania, collected by S. S. Saunders, Esq., British Consul 

 there, and comprising several of considerable interest : also some of 

 the nests of Mygale lonica. 



Mr. F. Bond exhibited and subsequently presented to the Society 

 a specimen of Locusta Christii, taken at Childs-hill near Hampstead 

 in August last. He had kept it alive more than a month, feeding 

 it on grass, which it devoured with great voracity. He also exhibited 

 a drawing of a monstrosity occurring in one of the claws of the com- 

 mon crab, which was doubled. 



Mr. Lovel exhibited specimens of a small species of Apate, which 

 had proved extremely injurious to walnut-tree gun-stocks imported 

 from Dauphiny, the insects burrowing into the heart of the wood 

 whilst in a green state. Many former cargoes had been received 

 without any such injury, and it was desirable to learn under what 

 circumstances this injury might be prevented, or at what period of 

 the year it would be most serviceable to cut down the stocks so as 

 to prevent the damage. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a long series of British Noctuce belong- 

 ing to the genus Nonagria^ clearly proving that N. lutosa, pilicornis 

 and crassicornis are but varieties of one species. 



Mr. Westwood exhibited specimens of a Noctuideous larva, ap- 

 parently of the genus Agrotis, forwarded to him by Dr. Johnston 

 of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which had proved extremely injurious to 

 the potatoe crops in that neighbourhood. 



The following memoirs were read : — 



A detailed account of the case of Myasis noticed at the last Meet- 



