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penter Bee " {Xylocopa fenestrata, Fab.) and a large Asilid fly {Eypereehia xylo- 

 co;?i/br»M'», Wlk.), which very closely mimics the bee ; specimens of a Mycetophilid 

 fly and cocoons from which they emerged. The latter were attached to leaves and 

 pieces of wood and showed a beautiful structure, being formed of an open network 

 of white anastomosing threads ; and examples of a Tineid moth with remarkable 

 larval eases, consisting of a narrow tube — more than un inch long — with numerous 

 short diverticula at regular intervals along each side. The larva anchors this case 

 to the bark of the tree and exserts its head from either extremity or from any of 

 the lateral diverticula, to feed upon the surrouning lichens and minute algae. Mr. 

 H. St. J. Donisthorpe, specimens of Tachys parvulus, taken in the New Forest in 

 May. Mr. J. E. Collin, specimens of Mochlonyx rehttinus, Ruthe, a rare British 

 CiiHcid which he, in company with Messrs. Verrall and Wainwright, had found in 

 numbers near Beaulieu in Hampshire on May 22nd. Mr. A. J. Chitty, an Ophio- 

 nine ichneumon, the head of which was covered with pollen of some orchid, forming 

 a feathery mass, making the insect look as though it was attacked with fungus. 

 Mr. C. P. Pickett, long series of Angerona prunaria and Lycaina corydon, showing 

 a remarkable range of variation in both species. The President, specimens of Palto- 

 thyreus tarsatus, Fabr., an ant belonging to the fixmily Poneridee, recently received 

 from Dr. S. Schonland, Cui-ator of the Albany Museum, Grahamstown, who 

 mentioned that he had noticed, about eight miles west of Palapye Road Station, an 

 awful stench, which, however, passed ofp after a time. It turned out afterwards 

 that it emanated from some ants living in trees. He also read a Note on the 

 courtship and pairing of the species. The President likewise a cluster of the green 

 eggs of Vanessa urticse fixed to the under-side of a small leaf towards the summit of 

 a nettle-stem. The cryptic resemblance of the eggs to their environment was very 

 remarkable. Dr. T. A. Chapman, two very interesting Erehias caught by the 

 President on the Q-uadarrama (near Madrid, Spain), on July 25th, 1902. These 

 were the only two taken, although others were seen. The elevation at which they 

 were met with was probably about 6000 feet. Though taken together and very 

 much alike, they proved to be of two species, viz., E. evias and E. styyne, both 

 males. He also exhibited the ova, larval work, pupae and imagines of Anthomyia 

 sp. (?), a Dipteron that lays its eggs on a fungus, EpicJiloe typhina, Berk., common 

 in June on grass stems. Mr. Verrall has identified the species to be the Anthomyia 

 spreta, of Griraud. Mr. H. J. Turner, the following species of the Lepidopterous 

 genus Coleophora, and contributed notes upon them : C. lariceUa, C. aJhitarsella, 

 C. hicolorella, C. lineolea, C. viminetella, C. currucipennella, C. nigrlcella, 

 C. discordella, and C. ochrea. 



Colonel Charles Swinhoe, M.A., F.L.S., read a paper on " Tropical African 

 Oeometridss in the National Collection." Mr. W. L. Distant communicated a 

 paper entitled " Additions to a Knowledge of the Family Cicadidrs." The Presi- 

 dent communicated a paper by Mr. Or. F. Leigh, entitled, " Synepigonic series of 

 Papilio cenea (1902-3) and of Hypolimnas misippvs (1904), together with Observa- 

 tions on the Life-History of the former," and exhibited specimens to illustrate the 

 same. Mr. Edward Saunders, F.R.S., communicated a paper on " Hymenoptera 

 Aculeata from Majorca (1901) and Spain (1901-2)." — H. Rowland Brown, 

 Son. Secretary. 



