214 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Dr. Sharp exhibited larve of Meloé, and read notes on their 
habits; and Mr. Saunders exhibited a specimen of Halictus in- 
fested with about thirty Meloé larve. Mr. Billups remarked that 
he had recently found forty-seven larvee of Meloé on the body of 
a specimen of Hucera longicornis. Dr. Sharp said that he was 
of opinion that the operations of these larve were not the result 
of instinct, but were more like reflex actions; the instant the 
larvee touched a suitable surface they clung to it. The discussion 
was continued by Prof. Riley, who disagreed with Dr. Sharp, and 
believed these larvee were guided by instinct, as they showed a 
decided preference for particular hosts. Mr. Jenner Weir 
exhibited a male of Lycena bellargus and a female of L. icarus, 
which had been captured in copula by Mr. Hillman, and shown 
to the exhibitor at the time of capture. Mr. Weir also exhibited 
some specimens of Lycena which he believed to be hybrids 
between Lycena bellargus and L. icarus; and he further exhibited, 
on behalf of Mr. Jenner, four specimens of Phosphenus hemipterus, 
taken at Lewes. The Rev. W. W. Fowler exhibited two specimens 
of Chrysomela cerealis, lately taken by Dr. Ellis on Snowdon ; 
and also two specimens of Actocharis Readingii, found at 
Falmouth by Mr. J. J. Walker. Mr. E. B. Poulton called 
attention to the fact that the larve of some Lepidoptera, if fed 
in captivity on an unusual food-plant, subsequently refused to eat 
their ordinary food-plant. He stated that he had observed this 
with the larve of Pygera bucephala and Smerinthus ocellatus. 
Mr. Stainton, Mr. Fowler, and others made some remarks on the 
subject. Mr. Elisha exhibited a series of bred specimens of 
Geometra smaragdaria, together with the cocoons, containing the 
empty pupa-cases, attached to the stems of the food-plant. Mons. 
Alfred Wailly, who was present as a visitor, exhibited a long 
series of silk-producing moths, including some remarkable 
hybrids between P. cecropia and P. ceanothi; and Prof. Riley and 
Mr. Weir made some observations on these hybrids. Dr. Sharp 
read a paper on ‘‘ Hucnemis capucina (Ahr.) and its larva.” Mr. 
Dunning read a report on the subject of the importation of 
humble-bees into New Zealand, from which it appeared that the 
efforts of Mr. Nottidge, of Ashford, and the Canterbury (N. Z.) 
Acclimatisation Society, had been successful, and that the long- 
wanted clover-fertiliser had at length been established in New 
Zealand. Mons. Peringuey communicated ‘‘ Notes on some 
