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ten species and one new genus which Dr. Forel had not yet determined. 

 Mr. H. Goss exhibited, for Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, of Kingston, 

 Jamaica, several specimens of palm leaves, from the garden of the 

 Museum in Kingston, covered with Aspidiotus articiilatus, Morgan. 

 The leaves appeared to have been severely attacked, the scales entirely 

 covering the upper surface in places. Mr. Cockerell had pointed out, 

 in a letter dated i6th Feb. last, that the species is notable for the sharp 

 division between the thorax and abdomen ; and that he had formerly 

 distributed it under the name of Aspidiotus ri/fesce/is, but had since 

 satisfied himself that it was identical with A. orticulatus from Demerara. 

 He added that the species fed on a variety of plants, and was known 

 from Demerara, Jamaica, and Barbados. Mr. F. D. Godman con- 

 tributed a paper by the late Mr. Henry Walter Bates, with an introduc- 

 tion by himself, entitled "Additions to the Longicornia of Mexico and 

 Central America, with remarks on some previously-recorded Species." 

 The Rev. A. E. Eaton communicated a paper entided " On new Species 

 of Ejjhemeridse from the Tenasserim Valley. 



March 23, 1892. — The Secretary read a letter from the City of 

 London Entomological and Natural History Society, on the subject of 

 a proposed Catalogue of the Fauna of the London District. The assis- 

 tance of Fellows of the Society in the compilation of the Catalogue was 

 asked for. Mr. G. C. Champion exhibited a number of new species of 

 Longicornia, from Mexico and Central America, recently described by 

 the late Mr. H. W. Bates, in his paper entitled "Additions to the 

 Longicornia of Mexico and Central America, with remarks on some 

 previously recorded species," read at the last meeting of the Society. 

 Mr. S. Stevens exhibited three very rare species of Noctu^, viz., Nodua 

 flammafra, Leiicania vitellina and Laphygma exigua, all taken by Mr. 

 H. Rogers, at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, in the autumn of 1891. Mr. 

 F, C. Adams again exhibited the specimen of Telephorus rusticus, in 

 which the left mesothoracic leg consisted of three distinct femora, tibi^. 

 and tarsi, originating from a single coxa, which he had shown at the 

 meeting on the 24th of February last. The specimen was now reversed, 

 to admit of the better examination of the structural peculiarities, upon 

 which Dr. Sharp, Mr. Champion and Mr. Jacoby made some remarks. 

 Mr. Osbert Salvin exhibited a series of mounted specimens of the 

 clasping organs in the male of several species of Hesperidce. Dr. Sharp 

 exhibited, for Mr. F. D. Godman, a collection of Orthoptera, recently 

 made in the Island of St. Vincent, West Indies, by Mr. H. H. Smith, 

 the naturalist sent to that Island by Mr. Godman in connection with 

 the operations of the Committee appointed by the British Association 

 and the Royal Society for the investigation of the Fauna and Flora of 

 the Lesser Antilles. It was stated that the collection had recently been 

 referred to, and reported on by, Herr C. Brunner von Wattenwyl and 

 Professor J. Redtenbacher. Mr. J. W. Tutt exhibited and remarked 

 on a series of various forms of Or7'hodia vaccinii and O. {spadicea) ligula. 

 Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited and made remarks on a series of specimens 

 — including some remarkable varieties — of Bombyx querciis and Odon- 

 esiis potatoria. A long discussion ensued as to the probable causes 

 of the variation exemplified, in which Mr. Tutt, Mr. Jacoby, Mr. 

 Poulton, Mr. H. Goss, Mr. Salvin, Mr. Bethune-Baker, Dr. Sharp, and 

 Mr, Distant took part. Mr. G. A James Rothney sent for exhibition a 



