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behalf of Mr. Coote, a variety of Lyccena pJdceas ; also a number 

 of Stenohotkriis rufipes, and three specimens of Coccinella labilis, 

 recently taken by himself at Heme Bay. Mr. Martin Jacoby 

 exhibited specimens of Spilopyra sumptuosa, Baly, and Sybriacus 

 magnijicus, Baly. He also exhibited several species of Galeriicidce, 

 belonging to a genus which he proposed to call Neohrotica, closely 

 resembling in shape and coloration certain species of Diabrotica, 

 but differing therefrom in structural characters. He remarked 

 that the late Baron Von Harold had described a Galeruca from 

 Africa, which, except in generic characters, exactly resembled 

 the South American genus Dircema. Dr. Sharp communicated 

 a paper, by Mr. Thomas L. Casey, " On a new genus of African 

 PselapMdce.'' Mr. Bridgman communicated a paper entitled 

 " Further Additions to the Rev. T. A. Marshall's Catalogue of 

 British Iclineumonidce.'' Mr. Distant read a paper entitled 

 " Contributions to a Knowledge of Oriental Rhynchota.'' Mr. 

 Enock read notes " On the Parasites of the Hessian Fly," and 

 exhibited specimens of injured barley. A discussion ensued, in 

 which Dr. Sharp, Mr. Jacoby, Mr. Billups, Mr. Waterhouse, and 

 others took part. — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society. — August ^5th, 1887. E. Adkin, F.E.S., President, in 

 the chair. Mr. Cooper exhibited Argyrolepia ceneana from Essex. 

 Mr. Mera, examples of the summer emergence of Tephrosia 

 crepuscularia. Mr. West, Acidalia ornata (bred). Mr. Sheldon, 

 Catoptria candididana, Retmia buoliana, and R. pinicolana. Mr. 

 Wellman, Agrotis cursoria, from Burton-on-Trent ; Noctua 

 f estiva, var. conflna, from Perth ; and Plusia chryson, from 

 Newmarket. Mr. Dobson, Psilura monacha, Selenia tetralunaria, 

 Eugonia erosaria, Amphipyra pyramidea, &c., bred from larvae 

 obtained at the New Forest. Mr. Barron, a large specimen of 

 Polyommatus phl(2as, with broad border to fore wings. Mr. 

 Tugwell, Boarmia abietaria, bred from larvae beaten out of yew. 

 Mr. Tutt, a Gelechia of doubtful species ; a short series each of 

 Depressaria yeatiana, Doryphora palustrella, Crambus contami- 

 nellns, C. alpincllns, dark forms of Lita marmorea, and a new 

 species Lita blandidella ,- also a blackish Depressaria, which 

 Mr. Tutt stated could not be identified as belonging to any of 

 our known British species. Mr. Sabine, Lyccena icarus, males 

 of varying blue tints, blue females, and a dwarf male barely 



