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ca/prma attacked by the larvse of Sesia hemheciformis, aud showing their presence 
within by means of raised marks externally in the bark. And, on behalf of the 
captor, Mr. Wildman, an example of Naclia ancilla, new to Britain, taken last season 
at Worthing. 
Mr. Smith exhibited a collection of Hymenojptera from Mr. Du Boulay, of 
Champion Bay, Australia. The collection was very rich in new forms, some of 
them most beautiful. Mr. Higgins also exhibited a miscellaneous collection from the 
same locality, including many beatiful Scaritidce and BuprestidcE. 
Mr. Stainton exhibited a small moth bred by him from larvae found feeding on 
the olive at Mentone. This had been described provisionally by M. Milliere as 
Tinea oleastrella; it appeared to be somewhat allied to Zelleria. Also a living 
crippled example of Margarodes imionalis, bred fi-om an olive-feeding larva from 
the same locality. 
Professor Westwood remarked that, having previously caught a specimen of 
Vanessa urticm, Professor RoUeston had dissected it with a view to ascertain if its 
structure showed any adaptation for sustaining life during the long hybernation of 
the insect. To his surprise the example proved to be a male, it being generally 
supposed that only the female hybernated ; the abdomen was full of a greasy- 
looking substance which, under the microscope, showed numerous fatty globules. 
Mr. A. E.. Wallace read a paper on the Pieridw of India aud the Indian islands, 
describing 46 new forms, detailing the geographical distribution and affinities of 
the species. A discussion followed, in which Messrs. Bates, Pascoe, Westwood, 
and the author took part. 
Mr. H. Jenner Fust, jun., communicated a laborious paper, the result of several 
years' work, on the geographical distribution of Lepidoptera (to the end of the 
Crambina) in Great Britain and Ireland, after the plan of Watson's " Cyiele 
BritaiDiica." 
Mr. E. Saunders communicated a paper on the species of Buprestidce collected 
by Mr. Lamb at Penang. 
Wi March, 1867. F. Smith, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
A. H. Clarke, Esq., of 16, Furnival's Inn, was elected a Member. 
Mr. Dunning exhibited a collection of insects presented to the Society by M. 
Pollen, of Leyden, taken in Madagascar ; in it were fine examples of the rare 
longicom Sternotomis Thomsoni. 
Mr. Bond exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Wilkinson, of Scarborough, an instance of 
Hymenopterous parasitism on the larvaa of Dasypolia templi. The infested larva 
came above the surface of the ground, and the parasitic larvse spun a web-like 
covering over it, in which they changed to pupse — 447 minute ichneumons had 
emerged from one lai'va. 
Mr. Charles B. King communicated some notes on a species of Phasynidce 
common in Jamaica. 
Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse communicated a paper on a new species of Bamaster, 
which he described as D. auricollis ; also notes on a genus of Dynastid-Lamelh- 
coms, of the family Pimelopida;. 
Dr. Hagen communicated notes on the genus Raphidia. 
