188 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
including J/alachius bipustulatus and Anthocomus fasciatus, 
Rhenosimus planirostris, Pyrochroa serraticornis, several of the 
genus Anaspis, Anthicus floralis, numbers of Curculionide, 
including Orchestes alni, Apion ulicis (which was very abundant. in 
the flowers of broom and gorse), Rhychites equatus and Rf. 
germanicus, numerous Chrysomelide being swept from the hedges 
and herbage. In the Longicorns I obtained Clytus arietis by 
sweeping nettles, C. mysticus on rough palings, and Gram- 
moptera tabacicolor, G. ruficornis, and G. preusta. In dung I 
captured, amongst others, Onthophagus vacca, Aphodius erraticus, 
and other Aphodw, and Geotrupes stercorarius. I obtained the 
following in marshy spots. T'rox scaber, Heterocerus laevigata, 
Priobium castaneum, Byrrhus pilula, Parnus auriculatus and 
P. prolifericornis. I also got Scolytus destructor and Bruchus 
seminarius. My collecting was confined strictly to Middlesex.— 
J. Harotp Bartey; 48, Plymouth Grove, Manchester, May 14. 
SOCIETIES. 
EntomotoaicaAL Socimty or Lonpon.—June 2nd, 1886. 
R. M‘Lachlan, F.R.S., President, in the chair. The following 
gentlemen were elected Fellows of the Society, viz. :—Messrs. 
C. Baron-Clarke, M.A., F.R.S., H. Wallis-Kew, W. Dannatt, 
J.P. Mutch, B. W. Neave, A. C. F. Morgan, and Wm. Warren. 
The President announced that Mr. F. E. Robinson, a Fellow of 
the Society, and formerly a pupil of Prof. Westwood, had been 
kilied by a tiger in India on April 27th last. Mr. Stevens 
exhibited a specimen of Heydenia auromaculata (Frey.), from 
the Shetlands, a species new to Britain. Dr. Sharp exhibited a 
number of species of Staphylinide, prepared by him some years 
ago with a view to their special protection and permanent 
preservation. The insects were placed in cells of cardboard, and 
these were covered above, or above and below, with cardboard, the 
whole being hermetically sealed by applications of successive 
layers of bleached shellac. The President said the plan appeared 
to be very successful where the cardboard cells were left open on 
both sides, but when the cell was complete below only one surface 
of the insect could be examined. Mr. Biliups exhibited Meteorus 
