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which however contained the pupa3 of two other specimens. — /. C Dtile ; Glaniniys 

 Wootton, July 28, 1841. 



09. Elenchus Walkcri. I took a specimen of this insect on the 27th of June, and 

 another on the 1st of July, 1841, by sweeping flowers in a boggy situation near Glan- 

 ville's Wootton. — Id. 



70. Halictophagus Curtisii. I took one specimen from a thistle in the Isle of 

 Portland, on the 16th of June, 1840 ; a second opposite Portland, at Lulworth, on 

 the 15th of July; and a third on the 1st of August. — Id. 



71. Penthophora nigricans. I have at last succeeded in breeding both sexes of 

 this insect from the pups from West Hurne, on the 26th of June, 1840. I have 

 frequently found the larvae on the heaths. — Id. 



72. Acheta sylvestris. I found this insect among dried leaves near Stony Cross, 

 on the 20th of July, 1840; the forest was quite in a charm with their song. — Id. 



73. Lihellula ruhicunda. In July, 1837, this insect occurred in plenty at Thorne 

 Moor, Yorkshire. — Id. 



74. Spilosoma radiata. I have bred this insect from elder, &c., at Saltfleet, Lin- 

 colnshire, in every possible variety from its most striking appearance to that of the 

 common Spi. lubricepeda ; thus proving it to be a variety of that species. — Id. 



75. Beris Morrisii of Curtis's Guide. Palpis parvis nigris, antennis apice atten- 

 uatis ; alis obscuris stigmate fusco ; scutello 6-spinoso : nigra, thorace viridi-seneo, 

 ore pedibusque flavis. ^ J (Corp. long. 3^ lines, alar. lat. 8). This species nearly 

 resembles Beris geniculata ; it is twice the size of Beris chalybeata, from which it 

 also diff"ers in having the antennse attenuated at the tips, and the wings more strongly 

 veined ; the legs are yellow, and the tarsi fuscous at the tip. Taken at the end of 

 Stonebarrow Lane, in a wet ditch on grass, a quarter of a mile from Charmouth, on 

 the Bridport Road, on the 8th and 9th of July, by the Rev. F. O. Morris, Dr. Mor- 

 ris, and myself. Both sexes are in the cabinets of Messrs. Curtis, Haliday, Morris, 

 and myself: it is a very local insect, and unless a stranger knew the exact habitat 

 and date, he would probably hunt over much ground near Charmouth to little pur- 

 pose. — Id. 



76. Hemerobius hirtus of Linneus. I have no doubt that Hem. fimbriatus of 

 Curtis is identical with the Hem. hirtus of the Linnean cabinet. — Id. 



77. Genus Amphyginus of Haliday. Trib. Anchomenini (Erichson). Mentum dente 

 medio bicuspidato : ligula apice rotundata paraglossis jequalibus : palpi articulo ul- 

 timo subcylindrico : unguiculi intus serrati : tarsi simplices in utroque sexu : pro typo 

 Carabus piceus. Marsh, i. 444 ; Calathus piceus, Steph. M. i. 98. — A. H. Haliday, 

 July 29, 1841. 



78. Entomological Society, July 5, 1841. Numerous donations of books by the Ba- 

 ron Walckenaer, Prof. Burmeister (who was present), the Rev. F. W. Hope, Mr. New- 

 man and others, were announced, and thanks ordered to be given to the several donors. 

 Mr. Hope also announced his intention of presenting his valuable collection of British 

 Crustacea to the Society. Professors Owen and Burmeister were admitted members 

 of the Society. Mr. Stephens exhibited specimens illustrative of the history of Nema- 

 tes Ribesii, one of the saw-flies which has committed great ravages on currant-trees 

 this season in the neighbourhood of London ; he had observed as many as fifty-seven 

 larvBe on a single leaf, the present being the third brood. Mr. S. Stevens exhibited 

 specimens of the nests of Apoderus Coryli, formed of portions of oak leaves rolled up 

 into a cylinder, and ]\Ir. Walton various new British species of Curculionidae. Mr. 



