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eluding Cicadetta montana, Aelia acuminata, Harpactor iracimdus, Mutilla 

 europaea, etc. Fireflies. — Mr. Sheldon, two species of " fire-fly " 

 met with on the continent and the eggs of the migratory birds Red- 

 wing and Fieldfare obtained by him in Lapland. Hemiptera 



RESEMBLING LePIDOPTERA, AND AUSTRALIAN INSECTS. Ml". Hy. J. Tumer, 



Homoptera from S. America resembling Lepidoptera in form and 

 marking, including the beautiful Poeciloptera phalaenoides : Heteroptera 

 of bizarre form and marking from Columbia, etc., including Apiomerus 

 liirtipes with two curious processes (" flags ") at the anal extremity of 

 the abdomen ; two large-bodied Orthoptera from the Transvaal used 

 as food by the natives ; and a box of large and conspicuous insects 

 from the up-country of Western Australia, Aculeata, Diptera, 

 Ichneumonidae, Odonata, etc. Scorpions, etc., and flashing of fire- 

 flies. — Mr. K. G. Blair, living Scorpions, Earwigs and Glowworms 

 from Monaco, and gave his experiences in the States of the "flashing" 

 of the fire-flies, and an account of the experiments there carried out 

 with artificial " flashing." Hemiptera and Coleoptera. — Mr. Buck- 

 stone, insects of various orders from New South Wales. Mr. Main, 

 two species of cockroach and a large glowworm, etc. Mr. Ashby, 

 Hemiptera and Coleoptera from Oyo, Southern Nigeria and his 

 collection of Donacia, Clirysomela, and Cryptocephaliis (Coleoptera). 

 Destructiveness of the Sawflies S. gigas and S. noctilio. — Mr. 

 Gibbs exhibited a case containing specimens of Sirex noctilio and 

 Sirex ijigas, the saw-flies whose larvae cause much damage to fir 

 timber, and examples of the damage caused. He also showed a case 

 of the various groups of the Sub-Order Hemiptera, and gave notes on 

 the two exhibits. Foreign Orthoptera and various immigrants. — Mr. 

 H. Moore, two drawers of Orthoptera, one mainly European, the 

 other large exotic leaf crickets; a box of Xylocopidae, Violet Carpenter- 

 bees from all over the world; a case of Lantern-flies, Fuh/oridae ; 

 foreign insects introduced to Deptford by shipping, such as Blabera 

 citbensis, Ac/ieta biniacidata, Acridiinn acgijptiiun , etc. ; and a selection 

 of Orthoptera and Homoptera to illustrate a note on " Singing 

 Insects." The Witches-Broom. — Mr. Andrews, specimens of "Witches 

 Broom " fungus-gall, Ascomyces sp. ? on willow, and types of 63 

 species of Diptera taken in the months of March and April chiefly at 

 sallow blossom. A series of plant -galls and drawings. — Mr. 

 Coxhead, specimens of plant-galls and soma very beautiful water- 

 colour drawings of the same, and the gall fly Uroiuyces ficariae under 

 the microscope. Collembola. — Mr. West (Ashtead), four species of 

 Collembola under the microscope. Exotic Phasmids, Mantids, 

 Gryllid^, Arachnids, etc. — Mr. Edwards, large and conspicuous 

 species of Pltasmidae, Mantidae, Grjjllidae, and Hyiiienoptera, chiefly 

 from British North Borneo, together with the remarkable Chelifer, 

 Thelyphenns lucanoides, and the curious Arachnids, Actinacantha 

 arcuata and Gasteracantha vittata. May 8tJt. — Mr. E. B. Haynes of 

 Wimbledon was elected a member. Erebia zapateri. — Mr. H. E. 

 Page exhibited a short series of Erebia zapateri taken by him in Spain 

 and which he was placing in the Society's cabinet. " Singing" crickets. 

 — Mr. Hugh Main, two living field-crickets from Lisbon in the 

 curious cage in which they are kept for " singing." One specimen 

 gave an exhibition of his power in the room. Large African 



