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lassus (?) corniculus, n. sp. Deep black, with obscure testaceous specks and 
striae. Vertex obtusangular, one-third as long as its breadth between the eyes, less 
than half the length of the pronotum, black, witli about six testaceous specks, the 
two largest on the middle of its hinder edge. Frons convex, the length of one of 
its sides (from the antenna to the clypeus) equal to its breadth between the antennse ; 
black, with about six obscure, imperfect, transverse testaceous stripes, widely in- 
terrupted in the middle, and traces of a longitudinal streak near the clypeus. 
Rostrum black. On the black clypeus and gcnse are three or four testaceous 
specks. Pronotum transversely cordiform, produced and rounded in front, faintly 
and widely emargiuate behind, very finely wrinkled transversely, and with many 
short, irregular, transverse, testaceous marks. Scutellum with a medial impressed 
transverse line ; black, with very obscure testaceous marks. Hemelytra somewhat 
shining, longer than the abdomen, the nervures testaceous ; cells of the clavus and 
cerium sharply and rather broadly margined with black, leaving a hyaline space 
in the middle of each cell, and thus forming ocellated spots : membrane blackish, 
the two nervures obscurely testaceous. Abdomen wholly black, or with the mar- 
gins of some of the segments narrowly pale. Under-side and legs black : the knees, 
some spots on the fore tibia?, the four anterior tarsi, the outer edge of the hind 
tibipe, and their spines, with the apex of the second and third joints of the hind 
tarsi, dull testaceous : the spines of the hind tibise are set in black punctures. Eyes 
black, margined with dull testaceous. Genital processes of the S divergent, not 
projecting beyond the abdomen ; 'laminse* genitales of the ? with black apical 
bristles. c? ? . Long. 1-li ; alar. exp. 3i lin. 
On Pteris aquilina in open places where the heather had been burned, rather 
common, together with its larvae, in July. 
The species of Eivpteryx were very scarce, limited to citrinellus, Zett., on 
grasses near the Loch, and vittatus, Lin., occurring, strangely enough, near a 
mountain top. — Id. 
Entomological Society of London. 3rd September, 1866. — Sir John 
Lubbock, Bart., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 
Monsieur Depuiset, of Rue des Saints-Peres, Paris, was elected a Foreign 
Member. 
It was moved by Prof. Westwood, seconded by Mr. Stevens, and carried 
unanimously, " That the cordial thanks of the Society be given to the President for 
his entertainment at Farnborough on the 11th ultimo." 
Mr. A. F. Sheppard exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Gregson, a box of Lepidoptera 
from the Isle of Man ; including Sesia philanthiformis, Dianthcecia ccesia, D. carpo- 
phaga, and D. capsopMla (which latter Mr. Gregson considered a variety of carpo- 
phaga), SciapMla Colqu,hounana, Sericoris littorana, Eupoecilia albicapitana, Gelechia 
leucomelanella and vidnella (which Mr. Gregson was inclined to think identical), &c. 
Mr. Stainton exhibited Oelechia vidnella bred by Mr. Gregson from Silene, and 
G. atrella bred by Mr, Jeffrey from Hypericum. The larva of the latter species 
bored down the stem, and Mr. Stainton remarked that he was greatly surprised at 
the food-plant, because, judging from analogy, G. atrella should feed on a leguminous 
plant, after the manner of anthyllidella and allies. 
