264 TApril, 1866. 



In Angnst Depressaria pimpinella appeared on the heaths, and D. carduella 

 in its single locality, a small shed, from the thatch of which I could generally reckon 

 upon two or three specimens, while I could find it nowhere else. 



In September I met with Simdethis Pa/riana, the only Tortrix (.'') that I have ever 

 found regularly frequenting thatch. It continued out till November. I also took 

 Theristis caudella and Depressaria ultimella, as well as Gracilaria falconipenella. 



Phyllocnistis saligna, which in 1864 was apparently confined to a single 

 thatch, was last year plentiful everywhere, aa also were the Lavemce and other 

 species mentioned in former papers. — Id, 



Entomological Society of London. — March 5th, 1866. — W. Wilson Saunders, 

 Esq., P.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary read letters from Messrs. Guerin-Meneville and C. A. Boheman, 

 returning thanks for their election as Honorary Members. 



With respect to the ticking of Anobium, Mr. Groser communicated the fact 

 that the Rev. L. Jenyns had long since recorded that he had observed these 

 insects produce the sound precisely in the same manner as noticed by Mr. Double- 

 day. In a letter to Mr. Groser, the Rev. L. Jenyns said that his observations 

 referred to A. tessellatum* 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a collection of insects from Hakodadi, Japan, and 

 remarked upon the striking prevalence of European genera ; many of the species 

 strongly resembled some of those found in Britain, but yet presented certain minor 

 difiTerences. 



Mr. Tegetmeier exhibited a small collection from Nagasaki, formed by a 

 native. 



Mr. Smith exhibited a beautifully perfect nest of Vespa sylvestris sent by Mr. 

 Stone ; also a number of nests formed by different species of wasps, the colonies of 

 which had been deprived of their queens, and thus the nests showed a tendency to 

 run into abnormal forms, the ruling architects having been removed ; these were 

 likewise from Mr. Stone. 



Mr. McLachlan exhibited a twig of mulberry-tree sent from Sanger by Capt* 

 Alexander, on which were deposited a large number of eggs of a species of Asca- 

 laphus or Myrmeleon ; the young larvce that had emerged from their eggs were also 

 exhibited. He stated that these eggs were arranged in a precisely similar manner 

 to those of the European Ascalaphus macwronius, as recorded by Dr. Brauer. 

 He remarked also on a statement by Geoffrey that recently emerged examples of 

 Myrmeleon formicarius laid one or two eggs which never produced anything. 

 According to his own observation, Mr. McLachlan was convinced that these so-called 

 eggs were in reality the meconium, which, instead of being voided in a liquid state, 

 here took the form of egg-Uke lumps. 



The Rev. 0. Pickard Cambridge, exhibited a large number of insects collected 

 by himself in Syria, Greece, &c. 



Mr. Edward Saunders read a catalogue of the species of Bwprestidce collected 

 in Siam by the late M. Mouhot ; there were three new genera and 33 new species. 



* In our report of the February meeting (ante p. 2K)) an error has occurred. Mr. Smith did not 

 doubt that the sound was produced by Anobutm, but was only uncertain as to whetlier it was a ipecial 

 call, or merely caused by the action of the insect's mandibles upon the wood. 



