G8 Entomological Society. 



Mr. Elliott, detailing the manner of its formation ; the case having 

 been placed on the top of a steam-boiler, and some portions of the 

 comb containing grubs, and a number of perfect wasps having been 

 introduced into the case, and an aperture formed at the back for the 

 ingress and egress of the wasps which immediately covered in the 

 grubs, and finished the nest in about five weeks. Mr. Hope stated 

 that he had noticed that wasps are very partial to situations near to 

 chimneys. 



A cocoon of very beautiful silk resembling molten gold threads 

 from the Philippine Islands was presented by H. Cuming, Esq. 



The following memoirs were read : — 



Descriptions of two new genera of Curculionidee, closely allied to 

 Rhynchites . By G. R. Waterhouse, Esq., of which the following 

 are the characters : — 



Minurus, Wat. Rostrum elongatum ad apicem dilatatum. Antenna 

 elongated tenues versus medium rostri inserted, 11 -articulates, arti- 

 culis basalibus subeequalibus ; 3bus ultimis remotis, clavam for- 

 mantibus. Caput elongatum, collo crasso. Thorax sub cylindricus 

 basi apiceque truncatus. Elytra oblonga, abdomen tegentia. 



Minurus testaceus, Wat. Testaceus, oculis nigris capite thoraceque 

 punctatis, elytris profundi punctato-striatis. Long. corp. lin. 1^. 

 — Hab. Chiloe. 



Metopon, Wat. Rostrum elongatum ad apicem subdilatatum. 

 Antenna tenues ad basin rostri inserted, W-articulatee, articulis 

 basalibus subeequalibus, tribus ultimis clavam subsolidam forman- 

 tibus. Caput latum pone oculos paullb elongatum. Oculi later ules 

 rotundati prominuli. Thorax transversus, basi apiceque truncatis. 

 Elytra oblongo-ovata, humeris subrectangulis. 



Metopon suturalis, Wat. M. testaceus, punctatus, scutello nigro, 

 elytris ad suturam nigricantibus. Long. corp. lin. 1^. — Hab. 

 Van Diemen's Land. 



Descriptions of a new species of Parastasia. By J. O. Westwood, 

 F.L.S. 



Parastasia rufo-picta, W. Nigra nitida tenuissime punctata, fascia" 

 irregulari ad basin singuli elytri, antice biramosa, et postice in 

 medio late emarginata, pygidio piceo, opaco. Long. corp. lin. 11. 

 — Hab. Sylhet, East India. Mus. D. Parry. 



Notice of a hitherto unobserved character distinguishing the sexes 

 in certain Cetoniidee, consisting of a strong spine at the extremity of 

 the lower lobe of the maxillae in the females. By J. O. Westwood, 

 F.L.S. (since published in the * Annals of Natural History'). 



January 3rd, 1842. — W. W. Saunders, Esq., in the Chair. 



The following memoirs were read : — 



On Aporocera, a new genus of Coleoptera allied to Clythra, from 

 New Holland. By W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Aporocera, S. Antenna two-thirds of the length of the body, 11- 

 jointed, the 3rd and following joints subtriangular, broad and flat- 

 tened, the 5th being somewhat the largest and broadest. Thorax 

 gibbous in front, as broad as the elytra. Body cylindrical. 



