1G8 fDecembor. 1865. 



that had been bred by Mr. Hcllins from the eggs laid by this example. Those wore 

 very extraordinary, for, not only did they not resemble the parent moth, but they 

 bore little likeness to any examples of sacraria that ho had seen, and widely 

 diflFered from each other ; in fact, he considered that, had any one of them been 

 taken at large, it would very probably have been considered as a distinct species. 

 He also exhibited a beautiful coloured drawing of the larvas on Polygonwn avicuhwe, 

 executed by Mr. Buckler. 



Mr. McLachlan also exhibited a curious variety of Calepteryx splendens, taken 

 in France by M. Fallou. This example was a female, but the left hand anterior 

 wing was coloured precisely as in the male, the corresponding right hand wing 

 showing only a few brown dashes. In the form of the wings, colour of the body, 

 and all the more essential anatomical characters, the insect was decidedly female. 



Mr. Bond exhibited examples of Acidalia Mancuniata, Knaggs, together with 

 a life-like figure of the larva by Mr. Buckler. He likewise exhibited somo beautiful 

 enlarged photographs of various species of microscopic parasites, executed by 

 Mr. How, of Forster Lane, Cheapside, from negatives taken by Dr. Maddox. 



Mr. Janson exhibited examples of Myrmedonia plicata, Erichson, a species new 

 to Britain ; these had been found by Mr. Smith's sons in the nests of Tapinoma 

 ert-atica, at Bournemouth. 



Mr. Crotch exhibited three species of Coleoptera new to Britain, viz., Mgialia 

 rufa, Fab., taken by Mr. Archer near Liverpool ; Lithoccvris ma/ritima, Anbe ; and 

 Monotonia A-foveolata, Aub(^, taken by Mr. Janson in Hainault Forest. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a collection of insects of all orders, formed by Mr. 

 Andersson in Damara Land. He also read aletter recently received from Mr. Plant 

 from Tamatave, Madagascar. 



The President called attention to a remark in the newspaper accounts of tho 

 wreck of the " Duncan Dunbar," stating that, on tho small islet forming part of 

 Les Koccas reef, on which that vessel was wrecked, tho passengers were " greatly 

 annoyed by large earwigs, with which the islet was covered. He enquired if anything 

 was known of this so-called earwig, as he was inclined to think that it was probably 

 somo crustaceous animal, in which several Members agreed with him. 



Mr. Hewitson sent for exhibition some oak leaves, completely covered by the 

 small flat galls known as " oak-spangles," produced by Cynips longicomis. 



Mr. Hewitson also communicated a paper on new species of Hesperidce. 

 genera 



Mr. Baly read a paper on new genera and species of Qallerucidoe. 



Captain J. Mitchell, of Madras, communicated " Remarks on Captain Hutton's 

 paper on tho reversion and restoration of the silk-worm." 



The Eev. Douglas Timins sent " Notes on collecting European Lepidoptera." • 



Mr. David Sharp communicated a paper on the British species of Agathidium, J 

 in which three new species were described, viz., A. clypeatum, A. convexum, and A. ', 

 rhinoceros. ' 



The President announced that, in future, when any Member intended to read 

 a paper, on which ho invited discussion, he was requested to give notice to the j 

 Secretary, which notice would be published in the literary periodicals previous to 

 the Meeting. 



