ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 187 



Tlie Imperial Society of Naturalists of Moscow. 

 The Bulletin of that Society, No. IV., 1837; also, its Rules. 



An example of a Caterpillar from New Zealand, attacked by 

 a fungus, arising from behind the head, and protruding more 

 than twice the length of the caterpillar, with a drawing of the 

 same, was exhibited. Mr. Westwood stated, that through the 

 kindness of Dr. Buckland, who exhibited several similar speci- 

 mens at the last meeting of the Linnaean Society, he had been 

 allowed to dissect one of them, and found the whole of the 

 interior of the caterpillar filled with a white hard substance, 

 something like almonds, except a tortuous dark line running 

 through it, which he supposed to be the alimentary canal. 



Mr. F. Smith exhibited a doubly-stylopized specimen of 

 Halictus nitidhisculus. 



Mr. Westwood presented, and explained, three printed 

 Tracts, with Illustrations by M. Wesmael, on monstrosities 

 in certain insects. One of these was the imago of Limenltis 

 Populi, bearing the head of the caterpillar, which gave rise to 

 an argument as to whether one or more segments of the larva 

 went to form the head of the perfect insect. Mr. Shuckard, 

 supported by the observations of Mr. Smith and Mr. Newman, 

 maintained the latter opinion. Mr. Westwood could see no 

 proofs of it whatever. 



The first part of an Essay by the Rev. F. W. Hope, ta 

 insects used for the food of man, was read. It went through 

 the orders Coleoptera and OrtJioptera, detailing a vast variety of 

 authority for the use of insectal food, from Scripture dowsi- 

 wards ; and recommended the encouragement of the use ot 

 locusts for food by the governments of those countries liable 

 to be periodically overrun with these pests, as the best remedy 

 against their devastations. 



Mr. Westwood read a translation from KoUar's work o\\ 

 insects injurious to vegetation, describing the operations and 

 peculiar economy of Platygaster Boscii, an insect which attacks 

 the pear blossom. 



