I88n.l 107 



Ps. nebulosus, which becomes Ps. nebuloso-similis, because Stephens described the ? 

 as nebulosus and the $ as similis. Neither do we agree with the author in his ap- 

 preciation of the genera Troctes and Atropos. But the friendly criticism of his 

 ■fellow-workers will, no doubt, influence him in these respects ; and his innovations 

 ,are not bound to be accepted because they have been made. 



In most other respects we know not how to sufficiently admire the care and 

 labour everywhere evident, and the figures will be found of great service ; this we 

 say after having made a preliminary test examination with our own collection before 

 W The notes on habits are extremely interesting and very full. We welcome the 

 advent of so careful and thorough a student of Neuroptera. 



Entomological Society op London. — October 6th, 1880. H. T. Stainton, 

 Esq., F.R.S., &c, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Sir Arthur Scott, Bart,, of 97, Eaton Square, W., and Mr. F. E. Kobinson, of 

 Oxford, were elected Members. 



Mr. McLachlan reminded the Meeting that at the October Meeting last year 

 'he had exhibited specimens of Anthocoris nemorum which had been considered to be 

 occasioning damage to hops (Ent. M. Mag., xvi, p. 141), and suggested they were 

 'only in search of some insect that was the actual culprit. The same correspondent 

 'had just sent him Dipterous larvse (exhibited) extracted from the centre of the hop 

 i cones, and the cause of the mischief, which, however, was much less this year than 

 last. 



Sir S. Saunders exhibited apterous females and a winged male of Scleroderma 

 bred from the cell of Rhaphiglossa in a briar stem from Epirus, thus authenticating 

 lithe sexes of this genus. 



Mr. W. F. Kirby exhibited varieties of Argynnis Selene taken by his son at 



Dusseldorf ; two remarkably fine hermaphrodite examples of Smerinthus populi 



bred by Mr. Shuttleworth ; a dark variety of Hemerophila abruptaria taken in 



|: London by Mr. Olliff e ; and an hermaphrodite Ennomos angularia bred by 



Mr. Hudson. 



The Kev. E. N. Greldart exhibited a variety of Argynnis Selene captured near 

 i Eeigate. 



Mr. Kolfe exhibited Vanessa Antiopa taken on Wimbledon Common on the 24th 

 August last ; Acontia Solaris captured at Eastbourne on the 12th August ; and a 

 pale variety of Plusia gamma. 



Mr. H. Eamsden communicated notes on two examples of Pyrophorus causticus, 

 I the fire-fly of Cuba, which he had brought alive to England. 



Mr. A. H. Swinton read two papers on the effects of food in producing 

 'variability in Lepidoptera, more especially with regard to Vanessa urticce and 

 Arctia caja. 



Mr. Butler communicated a paper on the genus Terias, with descriptions of 

 new species from Japan. 



Mr. C. O. Waterhouse communicated a paper on BuprestidcB from Madagascar. 



Mr. Kirby called attention to the fact that M. E. Andre, who is publishing a 



work on Hymenoptera, is in the habit of printing descriptions of new species on 



slips loosely inserted in the parts of his book, apparently in order to secure priority. 



A discussion followed, in which several Members expressed strong opinions of regret 



