i no [January. 1S82. 



The Rev. A. E. Eaton exhibited a portion of honey-comb built against a wall 

 without any protection whatever; it contained living bee-larvse : also a specimen of 

 a wood-louse, Porcellio scaler, captured in Iceland by Mr. Coles, and a series of 

 beautiful drawings of wood-lice, executed by Mr. Hollick. 



Dr. Lang exhibited an example of Byccena Icarus, var. Icaroides. 



Mr. Distant exhibited a species of Cicadidce from Borneo, probably forming a 

 new genus, in which the " drums " were developed to such an extent, as to equal or 

 exceed the length of the abdomen. 



Mr. Billups exhibited an example of Dvfourea vulgaris, from "Woking (cf. 

 ante, p. 101). 



Sir S. S. Saunders exhibited Scleroderma domestical, Westwood. received from 

 M. Andre, bred from the larva of a longicorn beetle; abo Biptera injurious to figs. 



The President exhibited, on behalf of Dr. Buchanan White, some remarkable 

 tubes (some nearly an inch in length) manufactured by Lepidopterous larvae, from 

 the white excrement of dogs ; they were from Aden. He likewise remarked on the 

 differences between the larvse of Cerura vinala and erminea (cf. ante, p. 161), with 

 respect to a moth from Hertfordshire, received from Mr. Piffard, and which the 

 latter thought might be C. erminea, an opinion in which the meeting did not agree. 



Mr. C. O. Waterhouse exhibited a specimen of Aepophilus Bonnairei, Signoret, 

 from the late Mr. F. Smith's collection, labelled " Polperro " (cf. ante, p. 145). 



Mr. Butler concluded his paper on the Heterocerous Bepidoptera of Japan. 



Prof. Westwood communicated a paper on the Biptera destructive to cereals 

 in Britain. 



Becember 7th, 1881.— The President in the Chair. 



Mr. A. B-. G-rote, the American Lepidopterist, was present as a visitor. 



A. J. Scollick, Esq., of Albion Lodge, Putney, was elected a member. 



A letter was read from the Colonial Office regarding the plague of locusts in 

 Cyprus, and stating that on further search the egg-tubes of the locusts were found 

 to be much infested with the parasitic larvse of Bombyliidce (numerous tubes and 

 parasites were exhibited), although previously believed not to occur in the island. 



Mr. W. C. Boyd, exhibited an example of Ennomos tiliaria, in which the two 

 transverse lines on the wings were confluent for a portion of their length. 



Mr. C. O. Waterhouse exhibited Scenopinus fenestralis bi'ed from root of 

 Aconitum, and Bhora rufipes, parasitic on Nematus ribesii. 



Mr. Pascoe exhibited a larva of some large species of Myrmeleonidce, which had 

 been found living in this country in a barrel of currants imported from Zante. 



Mr. McLachlan exhibited weevil-larvae (possibly of Brachycerus) sent to him 

 by Mr. Or. F. Wilson, and stated to be causing great damage to Japanese lilies in 

 Mr. Wilson's garden at Weybridge. 



Mr. Oliffe exhibited Harpalus cuprev.s, Dej., a very rare British beetle, captured 

 by Mr. Home, in the Isle of Wight. 



Mr. Pirn exhibited a specimen of Telephorus from West Wickham that he had 

 been unable to identify ; it was stated that it was possibly a form of T. lituratus. 



Sir S. S. Saunders read further notes from Mons. Andre respecting a species of 

 Scleroderma parasitic on a Longicorn larva. 



Mr. C. O. Waterhouse read notes (illustrated by diagrams) on Blastophagus 

 sycomori and psenes, of Linne, detailing the results of his examination of the speci- 

 mens in the Linnean cabinet. He was of opinion that, although the specimens con- 

 sidered by Sir S. S. Saunders as types of psenes bear no label, or other indication in 

 handwriting, they are veritable types, and the identical specimens received by Linne 

 from Hasselquist. Sir S. S. Saunders made a long explanation to the same purpose. 



Mr. Butler communicated a paper on Heterocerous Bepidoptera collected in 

 Chili by Mr. Edwards. 



Mr. Distant read Descriptions of new species of CicadkJcv. 



