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also contained many new and rare species, among otliers a large 

 coprideous insect somewhat like Aulacopris ReicliU, White. Al- 

 together the collection, — which numbered 4000 specimens, — was 

 pronovmced to be highly creditable to Mr. Masters' skill as a 

 collector. Dr. Cox exhibited a collection of insects from Swan 

 River, sent to him by the Rev. Mr. Bliss. 



Mr. MacLeay exhibited four Lepidopterous insects which he 

 had taken out of a collection sent to him by Mr. Darnel from 

 Port Denison. He said that he had selected them, as they were 

 insects rarely met with in collections, and would most probably 

 be new to the Members present. One was a day flying butterfly 

 Mynes Leucis Boisd. The others were Sphingidce, Zonilia 

 suivaria, Walker. Macroglossa errans, Walker, and Macruijlossa 

 micacea, Walker. Mr. MacLeay also exhibited and read the 

 following description of a Tefrachu and thi'ee Scaritida. 



" Tetracha basalis. 

 vEneo-viridis, capite thoraceque laevibus, elytris antice puncta- 

 tis ajneo-vividibus postice subltevibus brunneis punctorum 

 serie subsuturali et vitta mai-ginali flava post humeros 

 dilatata instructis, labro palpis niandibulis antennis pedibus 

 ventreque postice flavis. 

 Long. 6| lin., lat. 2 lin. 

 ELab. Port Denison. 

 This is the smallest species of Tetraclut I have seen. The head, 

 thorax, and basal portion of the elytra are of a brilliant golden 

 green, the apical portion is brown, with a yellow lateral margin 

 and apex. Behind the shoulders the yellow marginal vitta 

 widens almost to the suture. The basal half of the elytra is 

 coarsely punctured, v\'hile the apical is nearly smooth. The line 

 of punctm'cs on each side of the suture is distinct. The labrum, 

 palpi, mandibles, antennae, legs, and last two segments of the 

 abdomen are of a pale yellow. 



Gnathoxys Blissii. 



Niger subnitidus, capite leviter bisulcato, thorace convexo 



latitudine longiore angalis auticis producto lateribus 



marginato et crenulato linea dorsali trausversim striate, 



elytris medio transversim striolatis lateribus apiceque late 



