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Jnhj Sth, 1920.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Newman exhibited living Lirvae oi Pftri/.rns lirornica from ova laid 

 b_v a female captured in Dorset in ^lay, and made remarlvs on tlieir habits. 

 Mr. Wilhvcombe, a larva on hawthdrn oi Satarnia pyri from a batch of ova 

 from S. France. Mr. Dunster, a series of Melitnca anrinia taken in Somerset 

 in May, and o? JE/n'tiephele tithojius showing additional spots on tlie fore wings. 

 Mr. Carr, series oi Brenthis euphromjne fiom Crockham Hill. Mr. K. G. Blair, 

 bred specimens of the bee CoUetei^ daviesana from Shankliu with five species of 

 inquilines and parasites, also living examples of Cicindda germanica bred from 

 larvae found May 4th. — H. J. Turnkr, Htm. Editor of Proceed iiiys. 



NEW SPECIES OF 8TAPHTLINIDAE FROM INDIA (1). 



131' MALCOLM CAMEROX, M.B., R.X., F.E.S. 



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Actohitis liumcrdlis, n. sp. 



Black, shining, the elytra pitch-black, the shoulders and suture (narrowly) 

 obscurely reddish. Abdomen pitchy, the posterior margins of the segments 

 narrowly und obscurely reddish. Antennae reddish-testaceous, iufuscate in 

 the middle. Legs testaceous, the tibiae infuscate. Length 4 mm. In build 

 vei'Y similar to A. sif/nnticornis Kej', but rather more robust, the thorax 

 bi'oader, the antennae longer, the penultimate joints longer than broad, head 

 more sparingly and coarsely punctured without ground-sculpture, elytra less 

 closely punctured, and abdomen much less closely and more coarsely punc- 

 tured and more coai'sely pubescent. Head quadrate, as broad as the thorax, 

 the posterior angles rounded, a broad spnce throughout the centre impuiictate, 

 externally with larger and smaller scattered punctures. Antennae with the 

 2nd joint dilated, shorter than the 3rd, the 4th to the 10th all longer than 

 broad, gradual!}^ decreasing in length, so that the last of them is but little 

 longer than broad, the 11th oval emarginate at the apex. Thorax a 

 little longer than broad, a little narrowed behind, a broad central space 

 throughout impunctate, o)i either side witli a row of eight moderate punctures? 

 the sides with smaller, somewhat irregular, scattered punctures. Elytra 

 scarcely broader or longer than the tliorax, a little longer than broad, mode- 

 rately tinely, somewhat obsoletely and by no means closely punctured, rather 

 coarsely pubescent. Abdomen i-ather finely and not very closely punctured, 

 rather coiirsely pubescent. 



(^ . Gtli ventral segment with a small emarjination. 



Hah. Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andrewes). Tj'pe in in}' ow'ii collection. 



Philontlius andrewes/, n. sp. 



Black, shining, the elytra bronze-green, abdomen moderately iridescent, 

 the posterior margins of the segments narrowly but distinctly ferruginous. 

 Thorax with dorsal series of four punctures on either side. Antennae and legs 

 ferruginous, the tibiae pitchy. Length 11 mm. In size and build very similar 



