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to Euclidia glyphica. They were taken in Sicily at the end of April. Mr. Main, 

 enormous larvse in spirits from the West Coast of Africa, probably of some large 

 species of Ijongicorn. Mr. Gilbert J. Arrow, various species of Coleoptera to 

 illustrate an address which he afterwai'ds gave, entitled, " Some Social Beetles." 

 A discussion took place as to the use of sound apparatus in larvae, the suggestion 

 being that they were more or less directly protective. 



Thursday, May 25th, 1905. — The President in the Chair. 



Messrs. Harrison and Main, a large number of species of Lepidoptera captured 

 or bred this season, comparing those from South of England localities with those 

 from the neighbourhood of Liverpool. Mr. Carr, series of spring Lepidoptera from 

 the New Forest. Mr. Joy, a short bred series of Thecla rubi, from Folkestone, the 

 larvae of which fed on dogwood which had led him to think they were Cyaniris 

 argiolus. Mr. Hy. J. Turner, a short series of CucuUia lychnitis bred from larvae 

 taken at Box Hill in June, 1904. The larvae were fed up in the hottest sun in a 

 conservatory and grew extremely fast. When found they wei'e studded with ova 

 of ichneumons, but after considerable trouble they were successfully removed. He 

 also showed larvae of Leioptilus septodactylus (lienigianus) a local plume moth, 

 feeding on Artemisia vulgaris. They were found at Croydon feeding in the open. 

 Dr. Chapman, a series of Depressaria thapsiella bred by him from larvae obtained 

 in Sicily, where it fed in countless numbers on Thapsia gargania. Mr. Sich, larvae 

 and pupae of JVheeleria spilodactyla from the Isle of Wight, feeding on Marrubium 

 vulgare. Mr. Wright, a larva of a large Coleopteron, feeding in the wood of a 

 sugar box from the "West Indies. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Secretary. 



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LIST OF BRITISH BOLICROPOBIDM, WITH TABLES AND NOTES 



BY G, H. VEEBALL, F.E.S. 



{Continued from page 112). 



22. XIPHANDRIUM Lw. 



1 (12) Frons glossed with blue ; coxae (at least posterior) with black bristles. 



2 (3) Cox£B all yellow ; abdomen with yellow coloration ; coxal bristles about 



3 . 2 : 1 1. fasciatum Meig. 



3 (2) Posterior coxae blackish-grey ; abdomen without yellow coloration. 



4 (9) Hind femora with a preapical bristle. 



5 (6) Outer lamellee ending in a single long hair ; coxal bristles : 1 or 2 : 1... 



2. monotriehum Lw. 



6 (5) Outer lamellae without any single long terminal hair j coxal bristles 3 or 



4 : 1 or 2 : 1. 



P2 



