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Scientific Committee of the Horticultural Society desired to have the 
opinion of the Entomological Society. Mr. Fenn, Mr. Tutt, and Mr. 
Barrett made some remarks on these galls. Mr. Elwes also exhibited a 
large number of species of Heterocera recently collected by Mr. Doherty 
in South-East Borneo and Sambawa. Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. Hampson, 
and Mr. Distant took part in the discussion which ensued. Mr. Barrett 
exhibited a series of specimens of Noctua festiva, bred by Mr. G. B. Hart, 
of Dublin, which represented most of the known forms of the species, 
including the Shetland type, and the variety formerly described as a distinct 
species under the name of Noctua conflua. Mr. Fenn and Mr. Tutt made 
some remarks on the specimens. Mr. W. C. Boyd exhibited a specimen 
of Dianthecia barrettii, taken at Ilfracombe last summer. It was remarked 
that Mr. W. F. H. Blandford had recorded ,the capture of D. barrettui— 
which had until recently been supposed to be confined to Ireland—from 
Pembrokeshire, and that its capture had also since been recorded from 
Cornwall. Mr. Tutt exhibited specimens of Polia wanthomista from Mr. 
Gregson’s collection, which had recently been sent to him by Mr. Sydney 
Webb. They included, amongst others, a specimen much suffused with 
yellow, and resembling Hiibner’s type and Gregson’s type of var. statices, 
which Mr. Tutt stated was practically identical with Treitschke’s nigro- 
cincta. He remarked that certain localities appeared to produce different 
forms of this species, responding largely to their environment as far as 
colour is concerned, and were thus protected by resemblance to their 
surroundings. Mr. G. A. James Rothney exhibited and read notes on a 
large collection of Indian ants which he had made in Bengal between 1872 
and 1886, comprising some 90 species. He stated that 18 of these 
species had been described by Dr. Mayr in his paper entitled ‘‘ Ameisen 
Fauna Asiens,” 1878: he also said that Dr. Forel had recently identified 
several other new species in the collection, and that there were about ten 
Species and one new genus which Dr. Forel had not yet determined. 
Mr. H. Goss exhibited, for Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, of Kingston, Jamaica, 
several specimens of palm leaves, from the garden of the Museum in 
Kingston, covered with Aspidiotus articulatus, Morgan. The leaves appeared 
to have been severely attacked, the scales entirely covering the upper surface 
in places. Mr. Cockerell had pointed out, in a letter dated 16th February 
last, that the species is notable for the sharp division between the thorax 
and abdomen ; and that he had formerly distributed it under the name of 
Aspidiotus rufescens, but had since satisfied himself that it was identical 
with A. articulatus from Demerara. He added that the species fed on a 
variety of plants, and was known from Demerara, Jamaica, and Barbados. 
Mr. F. D. Godman contributed a paper by the late Mr. Henry Walter 
Bates, with an Introduction by himself, entitled ‘‘ Additions to the 
Longicornia of Mexico and Central America, with remarks on some pre- 
viously-recorded Species.” ‘The Rev. A. EK. Haton communicated a paper 
entitled ‘“‘ On new Species of Ephemeride from the Tenasserim Valley.” 
March 23rd. — Dr. David Sharp, M.A., F.R.S., Vice-President, in 
the chair. The Hon. Mrs. W. Carpenter, of Kiplin, Northallerton, York- 
shire; and Mr. 8S. G. C. Russell, of 19, Lombard Street, E.C., were 
elected Fellows of the Society. The Secretary read a letter from the City 
of London Entomological and Natural History Society on the subject of a 
proposed Catalogue of the Fauna of the London District. The assistance 
of Fellows of the Society in the compilation of the Catalogue was asked 
