264 LApril, 1880. 



The Secretary exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Q-. Francis, of Adelaide, specimens 

 of an Australian moth {Anapcea), the larva of which feeds on Eucalypti. 



A letter was read from Mr. Swinton, in which the latter aflBrmed there were no 

 well-marked differences in the larvae of Acronycta psi and tridens. (Has Mr. Swinton 

 really seen the larvse of both species ? — Eds.) 



The Secretary read abstracts from a communication from Dr. H. Miiller to 

 " Kosmos," November, 1879, on the larva of Stauropus Jagi, affirming that its 

 structure served as a protection against the attacks of ichneumons. 



The Kev. H. S. Q-orham read a continuation of his " Materials for a Revision of 

 the LarnpyridcB." 



Dr. Sharp communicated a paper " On some Coleoptera from the Hawaiian 

 Islands." 



March 3rd, 1880.— H. T. Stainton, Esq., F.E.S., &c., Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. 



Dr. H. C. Lang, of 41, Berners Street, Oxford Street, and F. Crosbie, of The 

 Chestnuts, Barnet, were elected Members. 



Mr. Pascoe exhibited several species of Scorpions with reference to a controversy 

 that had lately taken place in " Nature," as to these animals committing suicide by 

 stinging themselves to death. He pointed out that in some genera it was almost 

 impossible for the sting to reach a vital part, owing to the shortness of the tail, and 

 in others, where the tail was long, owing to the curvature of the sting. He con- 

 sidered the believers in the theory were under the influence of errors of observation. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Pim, a remarkably dwarfed $ of 

 Lycana Icarus. 



The Secretary exhibited, on behalf of Mr. G. Francis, of Adelaide, eggs of 

 Chrysopa, placed on the edges of a leaf of Eucalyptus, and beautiful shell-like 

 scales formed by a species of CoccidcB, with the insects found beneath them. 



The Rev. A. E. Eaton exhibited three plates from the series of drawings of 

 EphemeridcB he was having prepared for his forthcoming work on that Family. 

 They consisted of a Tricorythus, Batisca ohesa, Say, and an undetermined nymph 

 from Chili, the latter remarkable for having its maxillary palpi ll-jointed, and the 

 labial 14-jointed. In the nymph of Bcetisca, he remarked that the rudimentary 

 fore-wings are connate along the greater part of their length. 



Mr. McLachlan said these drawings were some of the most beautifid and 

 detailed that had ever been executed for any family of insects. 



Mr. Howard Vaughan exhibited series of Cidaria russata from the Isle of 

 Arran and Yorkshire, as exemplifying the local variation that exists in this insect. 



The Rev. H. S. Gorham read a continuation of his paper on the Lampyrida, 

 and also extended notes on the structure of the antennae, eyes, light-giving segments, 

 &c., and their correlation. This occasioned a long and intei'esting discussion, in 

 which Mr. Stainton, Mr. Pascoe, Mr. W. C. Boyd, Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, Sir S. S. 

 Saunders, Mr. McLachlan, the Secretary, and others took part, Mr. Gorham replying 

 to remarks and objections. 



Mr. C. M. Wakefield communicated a paper by Mr. R. W. Fereday on new 

 species of Lepidoptera from New Zealand. 



Mr. Butler communicated a paper on "Synonyms of Heterocerous Lepidoptera.^^ 



Mr. C O. Waterhouse read " Descriptions of CetoniidcB and Cerambycidce from 

 Madagascar. 



