216 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



antennas, which were modified in one sex into what appeared 

 to be a prehensile apparatus, different from anything in the 

 insect world, but of which some analogous forms were found 

 to occur in certain Entomostracous Crustacea. The other 

 belonged to the family Cleridae, and was named Anisophyllus, 

 differing from all known beetles by the extremely elongated 

 branch of the ninth joint of the antennae. 



July 5, 1876. 

 Prof Westwood, M.A., President, in the chair. 



Psyllidic taken near Lee, Kent. — Mr. Douglas exhibited 

 the following Psyllidee, taken by himself near Lee, Kent: — 



Psylla ?: on birch trees; possibly P. Betulae, Linn., 



Flor. Psylla spartifoliella, Foist.: on broom bushes.. Apha- 

 lara renosa, Forst.: new to the British Fauna; now first 

 identified as living on Achillea millefolium. Rhinocola aceris, 

 Linn. : on majile trees (Acer campestris). Rhinocola ericae, 

 Curtis: on heather. 



Twigs of Horse Chestnut attacked by a T^rva. — The Pre- 

 sident brought for exhibition twigs of horse-chestnut, from 

 Oxford, that had been attacked by some kind of larva, which 

 had eaten away the inside of portions of the stem, causing the 

 buds to drop off. He was in doubt whether the insect was 

 Zeuzera iEsculi, or some other; but he would be glad to 

 know if the destruction to trees had been noticed elsewhere. 



Species of Coccus. — The President exhibited two species 

 of Coccus, one of them on camellia leaves in his greenhouse, 

 which he had previously described in the 'Gardener's 

 Chronicle,' under the name of C. Camelliae, and which had 

 afterwards been observed by Dr. Verloren in his greenhouse 

 in Holland. The female, which is one line in length, 

 discharges a white M'axy matter, having the appearance of 

 the excrement of a young bird. The other species had been 

 sent to him by the Rev. T. A. Preston, of Marlborough, on a 

 species of Euphorbia, obtained from Dr. Hooker, of Kew. 

 The leaves were covered with small scales, which, on close 

 examination, were observed to have two small spines 

 attached; and these proved to be the caudal extremities of 

 the males. These insects emerge from the pupa backwards, 

 and in consequence they make their appearance with the 

 wings drawn forwards over the head. 



