Q{^ [April, IS'.iP. 



Mr. Percy H. Grimsliaw exhibited specimens of Cephenomyia rufiharhis, Meigen, ; 

 a new British Bot-fly parasitic on the Red Deer. He said that the specimens were 

 collected by Mr. L. W. Hinxman, in Ross-shire, in June and July, 1894, and in the 

 Cairngorm Mountains, in 1895. Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited, for Mr. Porritt, a black 

 variety of Polia flaviciticta, taken at sugar in his garden at Huddersfield ; a variety j 

 of Co-tmia irapezina with a blue-black central band ; and a variety of NcBiiia typica, 

 with pinkish-white central markings, bred by Mr. Tunstall of Huddersfield. Mr. 

 A. H. Jones exhibited butterflies captured at Coomassie by Major Henry P. North- 

 cott during the recent expedition. Sir John T. D. Llewelyn, Barfc., M.P., exhibited 

 specimeris of a small species of Diptera which he believed to be parasitic on 

 Trochilium sphegifurme, as he had bred a number from tliat species. He remarked 

 that T. sphegiforme, although one of the most local and rare moths in this 

 country, li:id occurred last year on the estate of Sir James Hills-Johnes, K.C.B., at 

 Dolau Cothy, Carmarthenshire, in such numbers in the larval state as almost to 

 destroy the whole of the alders growing there. .Mr. G. H. Verrall said that the 

 insects belonged to a species of Pliora, possibly Phora rufipes, which fed on almost 

 averything, but was 7iot considered to be truly parasitic. Mr. Hampson exhibited 

 an exotic species of Locustidce which Lord Walsinghani had found in his conservatory 

 at Merton Hall, Norfolk. He stated that Lord Walsingham had not imported any 

 exotic plants for some years. Dr. Sharp exhibited specimens of the pupae of 

 3Iicropteryx (probably semipurpurella) and drawings to illustrate their structure. 

 The pupse were sent to him by Dr. Chapman, who had described their peculiarities 

 in the Transactions of the Society in 1893. Dr. Sharp considered the pupa to be 

 that of a Trichopterous insect ; most of its structures were those of Tr'u-hoptera, 

 and the account given by Dr. Chapman of its emergence showed that this was 

 essentially the same as that of TricJioptera. He remarked that the imago of this 

 division of Micropteryx had been already shown to approach Trichoptera in several 

 respects, and suggested that it should be treated as a group of Trichoptera whose 

 larvae are not aquatic in habits. If this course were not adopted he felt clear that 

 Trichojjtera could not be maintained distinct as an order from Lepidoptera. He 

 also called attention to the importance, for a classification of Lepidoptera, of 

 obtaining a full knowledge of the structure and life-history of Eriocephala calthella. 

 Mr. McLachlan said that so long ago as 18G5 he had suggested the close affinity of 

 Micropteryx {o i\\e Trichoptera; the opinion then formed had since been much 

 strengthened, but he was not disposed to admit co-ordinal relationship. Mr. 

 Hampson, Mr. Barrett, and Mr. Blandford also took part in the discussion which 

 ensued. Mr. McLachlan exhibited a singular instance of monstrosity in a Dragon- 

 fly {Hetcerina occisa, Hag.) ^vide p. 83 ante. — Eds']. Mr. E. E. Green exhibited a 

 larva of an Hoinopterous insect — one of the Cicadince — from Ceylon, having what 

 appeared to be a head at its caudal extremity. He pointed out that the larva had 

 caudal appendages which might be mistaken for hairy antennae, and pigment-spots 

 resembling eyes on the antepenultimate segment of the body. The insect walked 

 either backwards or forwards, and when first seen looked like a beetle of some kind, the 

 caudal extremity representing the head. Mons. Louis Pe'ringuey contributed a paper 

 entitled, " Descriptions of New Species of South African Coleoptera, chiefly from 

 Zambesia." Dr. Sharp read a paper, by Professor Williston, entitled, " On the 

 Uiptera of St. Vincent, West Lidies. Part L"— H. Goss, Bon. Secretary. 



