118 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Spitsbergen Insects. — The Rev. A. E. Eaton exhibited a 

 few Arctic insects which he had brought from Spitsbergen. 

 Amongst others were a Trichopterous insect, probably 

 Goniotaulius arcticus, Boheman, and also some Lepidoplera, 

 Plutella Cruciferarum, the larva of which feeds on a species 

 of Draba and a species of Phycita, near to Sub-ornatella. 

 They were mostly collected on the higher parts of the hills, 

 where there was a very small amount of vegetation. He also 

 exhibited several excellent photographs, illustrative of the 

 scenery of those desolate regions, and pointed out some 

 depressions in the ground where patches of stunted willows 

 grew, from which he obtained specimens of a Idnd of sawfly. 



Cassida vittatai — Mr. Champion exhibited a specimen of 

 Cassida vittata, taken by Mr. Walker near Chatham. The 

 red colour was of peculiar brilliancy when alive, though its 

 brightness had since somewhat faded. 



Insects Injurious to the Coffee Trees. — A further commu- 

 nication was received from Mr. J. V. Gooch respecting the 

 injury to the coffee trees, in Natal, from the Longicorn 

 beetle, Anthores leuconotus, Pascoe. Mr. Gooch remarked 

 that he was disposed to think that the plants were suffering 

 from fungus before they were attacked by the insect, and 

 stated that the ground into which the coffee-plants had been 

 put contained a large number of decaying roots of the trees 

 which formerly stood there for ages, and that when cleared 

 for planting with coffee these roots were carelessly left in the 

 ground, though, at the time, there was no idea in the minds 

 of the planters as to any injury being likely to arise from 

 them. He had drawn his son's attention to this point, and 

 he hoped before long to obtain some information which 

 might prove of interest to the Society, and which he would 

 not fail to communicate to them. 



Neio Parts of ^Transactions.'' — Part V. of the * Trans- 

 actions' for 1873, concluding the volume, was on the table; 

 and also Part I. of the 'Transactions' for 1874, 



Euryporus picipes. — Mr. Champion exhibited specimens 

 of Euryporus picipes taken near Chatham, by Mr. Walker. 



Locusts devouring Woollen Materials and Leather. — Mr. 

 Smith directed attention to an article in 'Household Words' 

 of 30th December, 1855, in which a description was given of 

 the ravages of locusts, and stating that the locusts devoured 



