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Helicopsyche-cases from SiJckim. — Lord Walsingham has just submitted to mo 

 for examination three cases of IleUcopsyche from Sikkim, which he found (labelled 

 ' Talvata') in a collection of shells belonging to Mr. J. Ponsonby. This, I think, 

 is a new locality for cases of this nature. They are small, the largest 4 mm. in 

 diameter across the lower end, the smallest 3^ mm. ; formed of very coarse grains 

 of sand, with a considerable admixture of quartz. All are closed by an operculum, 

 shewing concentric structure. For reasons already referred to by me in the Journal 

 Linn. Soc, Zoology, toI. x, p. 201, I refrain from giving a name to this form. — 

 E. McLachlan, LcTfisham : February 2nd, 1875. 



A probable heliciform case-makiiiij larva among the Curculionidce. — Some time 

 ago, Mr. II. AV. Bates gave me some heliciform cases sent to him in a collection of 

 Coleopfera from Monibas, East Africa, by the Eev. T. Wakefield. Mr. Bates tliought 

 they might be IleUcopsyche cases : but, as they were made of tough silk, with some 

 vegetable substance interwoven into it, and had an opening at the smaller end, I 

 concluded at first they were Lepidopterous, and allied to Psyche helix, the cases of 

 which they much resembled, though miich larger. I cut all open. One was 

 empty ; another contained the remains of a larva which did not appear Lepidopterous ; 

 a third, to my astonishment, held the debris of a beetle of the family Curculionidce, 

 and apparently allied to OtiorhyncJius. No notes concerning them accompanied the 

 consignment, but as all other insects in it were beetles, it is just possible that Mr. 

 Wakefield was duly aware of the nature of the cases as belonging to the Coleoptera ; 

 and I think it best to record the facts as they presented themselves to me, in order! 

 that the matter may not be lost sight of. — lu. 



Entomological Society of London-. 2hth January, 1875. — Sir S. S. Saunders, 

 C.M.G-., President, in the Chair. — Anniversary Meeting. 



After the reading of the Treasurer's Accounts and Report of Council for 

 1874', the Society proceeded to the election of Council and Officers for 1875. Messrs. 

 A. G. Butler, G. C. Champion, F. P. Pascoe, and the Rev. R. P. IVIurray were elected 

 in the place of outgoing Members of the Council. Sir S. S. Saunders was re-elected 

 President, Mr. McLachlan Treasurer, Messrs. F. Grut and A. G. Butler Secretaries, 

 and Mr. Janson Librarian. 



The President read an Address, which was ordered to be printed, and the 

 Meeting terminated. 



lat February, 1875. — The President in the Chair. 



C. Livingstone, Esq., of Tudor Road, Snaresbrook, was elected an ordinary 

 Member ; and M. A. Salle, of Paris, a Foreign Member. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a curious variety of Nocltta glareosa, in which the 

 ordinary dark markings between the stigmata in the anterior-wings were almost 

 obliterated. 



Mr. Cliumpion exhibited Amara conlinua, ti species reeenllj' ilelected as British 

 (see Ent. Mo. Mag., No. 120, p. 207). 



Mr. II. Druce exliibiled selcetions from a collection of Ithopalocera recently 

 received fnnn Sanlarem. 



