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h'upithecia %mlchellafa bred. — On the lOtli of the present month (May) T had 

 the pleasnre of breeding E. pidchellata, takon last summer off foxglove flowers in 

 this neighbom-hood. A few days before, I bred E. fraxinata from a pupa taken 

 under loose bark of ash, — Geo. Bakeu, 47, Keddleston Street, Derby. 



Notes on the Imbits of two Indian insects. — Batocera Ruhus. — This beetle is 

 found at Saugor, C. I., rather common, making its appearance towards the end of 

 the rains, in October ; during the day they are found in the cracks and hollows of 

 the wild fig tree. The largest I have captured measures 2|- inch long, the smallest 

 If inch length of body. "When disturbed or alarmed they make a loud creaking 

 noise, their head and thorax being in continual motion at the time ; I have found 

 as many as five in one hole. The larvae, I think, live on the wood and bark of the 

 tree mentioned ; I hope to find out during the year if this is a fact. Two specimens 

 were captured at Ramptee, Nagpore, by Dr. Rawes, 4th L.O., on the wild fig tree 

 also. 



Diopsis Indica. — Described in Donovan's Insects of India, page 92, pi. 58. 

 This dipterous species is abundant here during the months of July and part of 

 August. I have caught them on the flowers of the cucumber and Indian marrow ; 

 and also in my house on the window panes. — Capt. F, M. Alexander, 8th Madras 

 Light Cavalry, Saugor, Central India, March 22nd, 1865. 



Entomological Society of London, May 1st, 1865.— H. T. Stainton, Esq.> 

 F.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



P. Du Cane Godman, Esq., F.L.S., of Godalming, W. H. Grover, Esq., of 19, 

 Claremont Square, and J. T. D. Llewelyn, Esq., of Tnisygerwn, South Wales, were 

 elected Members ; and Edward Clift, Esq., of Lewisham, C. B. Clarke, Esq., of 

 Queen's College, Cambridge, and W. Farren, Esq., of Crescent, Cambridge, were 

 elected Subscribers to the Society. 



The Secretary read a notice from the Journal of the Society of Arts respecting 

 the cultivation of Attacus Polyphemus in America ; one cocoon had been found to 

 contain 1,500 yards of strong silk. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a species of Indian Cassididce belonging to the genus 

 Pronopterus ; this he had found alive in Covent Garden, after having unpacked a 

 case of orchids, in which it had no doubt been imported. 



Mr. Smith exhibited the males and workers [the latter having been described 

 as a separate genus (Typhlopone) ,2 of the genus Borylus, recently received from 

 India from Dr. Jerdon. 



Dr. Jerdon stated that this species had very much the same habit as Termes, 

 undermining wooden buildings, &c. ; he had not been able to find the female, and 

 was of opinion that this sex might be apterous, never coming out of the nest. 



Professor Westwood said, that judging from analogy, he doubted whether the 

 female of Dorylus were apterous. 



The Chairman exhibited a singiilar thread-like web, formed by some gregarious 

 Lepidopterous larva ; these were found on a beech tree near Marlborough ; he was 

 quite unable to imagine to what species the larva? belonged, as they were very young. 



Professor Westwood called attention to a statement in Mr. Waterton's 

 "Wanderings" respecting the "Jigger." Mr. Waterton stated that the larvaa 

 hatched in the sore, and fed ou the flesh. 



