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Dr. Sharp communicated " Descriptions of new genera and species of PselaphidcB 

 and ScydmcenidcB from Australia and New Zealand." Three species pertained to 

 tlie former group, forty-one to the latter. From Australia there were twenty-six 

 species of PselaphidcB, from New Zealand fifteen. Dr. Sharp commented upon the 

 New Zealand Fauna with regard to the prospect of its apparent extinction. 



A paper was communicated by Mr. Darwin on the larrce of Papilio Nlreu.t, and 

 especially on the colour of the pupa in connection with that of the surroundiiigs of 

 its f)lfice of attachment, according to the observations of Mrs. Barber in South 

 Africa (accompanied by explanatory figures), who hinted that there might be natural 

 photographic influences at work. Mr. Meldola stated that no known substance 

 retained, permanently, the colour reflected on it by adjacent objects ; and in reply 

 to remarks made by Mr. McLachlan on the fact that flowej'-feeding larviB often 

 assume (in the same species) the colour of their food, said that this might, perhaps, 

 be caused by the colouring matter of the flower being assimilated in an unaltered 

 condition by the larrse. 



Mr. A. O. Ward communicated notes on a singular spider's nest found by his father 

 at Poissy on the Seine ; he described it as pertaining to a spider that made a sym- 

 metrical web. Mr. C. O. Waterhouso, to whom he had sent it, made a section and 

 drawing of it, and found it to contain much sand mixed with the ordinary web ; 

 this sand, it was suggested, might possibly serve as ballast. 



Mr. Butler read "Descriptions of three new species and a new genus of Diurnal 

 Lepidoptera from the collection of ]Mr. Swaiizy ;" these were from Whydah, West 

 Africa. 



Mr. Kirby communicated a review of Boisduval's " Monograpliie des Agaris- 

 tidees," published in the Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, 1874, pp. 26 — 110. 



The Rev. R. P. Murray read " Descriptions of some new species of butterflies 

 belonging to the genus Lyccena" and commented upon the value of the generic 

 characters assigned to insects of this group. 



Mr. C. O. Waterhouse read " Notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions 

 of new species." 



Haggeeston Entomological Society.— The Seventh Annual Exhibition was 

 held at the Rooms, 10, Brownlow Street, Dalston, on the evenings of November 

 12th and 13th. Among the rarer species exhibited were the following : — Ophiodes 

 lunaris ; Dianthcecia albimacula from Folkestone ; Leucania vitellina, taken at 

 Olynde, near Lewes, September 30th, 1874 ; Xyliita conformis, bred ; hybrids 

 between Smerinthus ocellatus and populi ; Catocala fraxini ; Lythra parpxi,raria ; 

 Madopa salicalis ; Sophronia emortualis ; Diasemia literalis ; Dasydia ohfuscata ; 

 Coremia munitata ; Agrotis cinerea ; JHellisoblapies cephalonica ; Myelois cinero- 

 sella ; Scoparia decrepitalis ; Hypenodes costastrigalis, &c. Mr. Eedle also ex- 

 hibited a new species of Coleophora with the lai-va-case. 



Some fine varieties of the following species were shown: — Vanessa urtica ; 

 Arctia caja ; Scotosia certata, light, with a dark band ; Cidaria immanata ; Mixodia 

 Schnlzlana; Melanlhia rubiyinala ; Anthocharis cardamines with the fore-wings 

 only, and those of a peculiar shape ; and last, but b^^ no means least in importance, 

 a specimen taken by Mr. Macqueen at light in the New Forest, the specific identity 

 of which was doubtfid, though the majority considered it to be Melanippe unangulata. 



The foUov^ing were well represented : — CucuUia gnaphalii, Leucania allipuncta, 

 JSrastria venustula, Spilodes palealis, Fenthina Staintoniana, Sericoris irriguana, 

 Asthenia cosmophorana, &c. 



Five microscopes where placed in one of the rooms, and were a constant source 

 of amusement and instruction to many of the visitors. — Henky Bartlett, Secretary. 



