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and in the Augera Mountains near Ceuta, which had a tar 

 narrower prothorax ; but, as he had not met with it himself, 

 he was unacquainted with its habits. He believed that other 

 Carabi might be found whose habits were similar to those of 

 C. stenocephalus. 



Spring and Autiunn Broods of Lepidoptera. — The Presi- 

 dent drew attention to a subject now being much discussed in 

 Germany and the United States of America, with reference to 

 the spring and autumn broods of Lepidoptera, which proved 

 to be modifications of the same species. He was n)uch 

 interested in the subject, and would be greatly obliged to any 

 entomologist who would furnish him with observations and 

 notes as to the different broods. 



Apeil 5, 1876. 



Prof. J. O. Westwood, M.A., F.L.S., &c., President, in the 

 chair. 



Xyllna lambda and Ehulea stachydalis. — Mr. F. Bond 

 exhibited a specimen of Xylina lambda, taken near Erith, in 

 September last, by Mr. W. Marshall, being the fifth instance 

 of its having been taken in Britain. Also Ebulea stachydalis, 

 taken by himself at Kingsbury, Middlesex, in June, 1862. 



Common Gnat. — The President made some observations 

 respecting the habits of the common gnat, in continuation of 

 his remarks at the meeting of 4th November, 1872. [See 

 'Proceedings,' 1872, p. xxxi.] Large numbers of females 

 had again appeared in his house at Oxford, not a single male 

 having been observed ; and he believed tliat they had 

 hybernated in the house, appearing during the first warm 

 days of spring. He also remarked that Dr. Leconte's 

 valuable collection of Coleoptera had been presented to the 

 University at Cambridge, Massachusetts. 



Stylops Kirhii. — Sir Sidney S. Saunders exhibited two 

 examples of Stylops Kirbii, taken on the wing by him at 

 Hampstead, in the forenoon of the previous da}'. He had 

 found eighteen males in all: one Andrena contained three 

 undeveloped males. Mr. Enock followed up this exhibition 

 by an account of his own captures of male Stylops at the 

 same time. He captured eleven on the wing, and one 

 Andrena was taken with four individuals. 



The Fphemerida. — Mr. Eaton stated that he was preparing 



