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Ellopia prasinaria at Eltham. — On the 15th of June, 

 1861, my brother captured, at rest, on palings in this neigh- 

 bourhood, a beautiful specimen of the variety (?) of Ellopia 

 fasciaria, prasinaria. — Albert H. Jones ; Eltham, December 

 8, 1866. 



Glcea erylhrocephala near Canterbury. — This insect has 

 very unexpectedly turned up near Canterbury. I hear that 

 a Mr. Parry has taken five specimens, and several others 

 have been incidentally mentioned. — Edward Newman. 



Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London. 



December^, 1866. — Sir John Lubbock, Bart., President, 

 in the chair. 



Mr. Higgins, of 24, Bloomsbury Street, and Mr. Svvanzy, 

 of 122, Cannon Street, were elected Members ; Mr. Schrader, 

 of Shanghai, a Foreign Member ; and Mr. F. Lovell Keays, 

 of 4, Harringay "Villas, and Mr. Thornborrow, of 4, Provost 

 Road, Annual Subscribers. 



Mr. Stainlon exhibited living specimens of Gracilaria sca- 

 lariella, bred from larvfe mining in the leaves of Echium vul- 

 gare at Cannes, which he had received a fortnight ago from 

 M. Millicre ; also a flat pouch-like gall formed on the leaves 

 of Pistacia lentiscus, apparently by Aphides, but which was 

 inhabited by a Phycideous larva : this he had received from 

 Mr. J. T. Moggri<lge, who met with it at Menlone. * 



Mr. Janson exhibited a collection of insects, chiefly Co- 

 leoptera, made by Mr. W. Hume in the neighbourhood of 

 Kio de Janeiro. 



Mr. Evans sent for exhibition a number of insects found 

 in wool imported from New Zealand, accompanied by the 

 following note : — 



" Some time ago I brought nnder the notice of the Society 

 the circumstance of the large number of Pyronota festiva 

 found in wool imported from New Zealand. Since then I 

 have, requested my friend to continue sending me every 

 insect which might be found in the fleeces from that locality, 

 and now beg to exhibit the various insects, larva), animals, a 

 seed, a shell, &or^&c., which have been thus found. The 



