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215. Calosoma SycopJtanta. A small but most brilliantly coloured 

 and perfect male of this rare insect, was found crawling on the shore 

 at Heme Bay, in the third week of June last, by a lady, who kindly 

 added it to my cabinet. — Id. 



216. Entomological Society, May 2, 1842. — W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 F.L.S., President, in the chair. J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., &c., was 

 elected an ordinary member of the Society. Captain Parry exhibited 

 two cases of insects from Assam and Jamaica. Mr. A. White exhi- 

 bited the singular cocoon of the North American Bombyx crepuscu- 

 laris. Mr. Westwood exhibited specimens of the pupge of a small 

 species of Cicada, from the body of each of which one or several elon- 

 gated vegetable appendages (Clavarise) had been produced : also a 

 numerous collection of the cases formed by various insects, especially 

 Lepidoptera, allied to Oiketicus, and drawings of other kinds of cases. 

 Mr. Shuckard stated that in the indigenous collection in the British 

 Museum, he had observed specimens belonging to the genus Arun- 

 cobates, Latr. and Anthocopa Papaveris, St. Farg. He likewise 

 exhibited several fine species of Hymenoptera, especially a very large 

 species of Megalyra. Mr. Westwood read a paper, containing de- 

 scriptions of some new exotic genera of lamellicorn beetles. — J. O. JV. 



217. Entomological Society, June 6, 1842. — W. W. Scftmders, Esq. 

 in the chair. The Marquis de Breme and Edward Doubleday, Esq. 

 were admitted members of the Society. Numerous donations of books 

 from Professors Milne Edwards, Passerini, Germar, Pictet, Messrs. 

 Menetries, Lefebvre, &c., the Boston Society of Natural History, the 

 Entomological Society of France, &c. F. Bond Esq. brought for dis- 

 tribution specimens of Blethisa multipunctata and Callidium violace- 

 um ; Mr. Evans also brought various Coleoptera for distribution. Mr. 

 S. Stevens exhibited a box of Coleoptera recently captured, contain- 

 ing several rare species. Mr. Ingpen exhibited some branches of a 

 spindle-tree from Lincoln's Inn Fields, covered with a woolly species 

 of Coccus. Mr. Stephens exhibited the larvae of Nyssia zonaria, 

 reared from eggs forwarded by Mr. Gregson. Mr. Westwood exhi- 

 bited numerous exotic insects. The follo\^'ing Memoirs were read : — 

 Description of a new British Julus, by Mr. Newport. Description of 

 Depressaria Gossypiella, a small moth which is very destructive to the 

 cotton crops in India, by Mr. Saunders. Descriptions of new Austra- 

 lian Chrysomelidae, by the same. Monograph of the genus Nyctelia, 

 by Mr. Waterhouse. Descriptions of numerous new species of insects 

 sent from Adelaide, South Australia, by Mr. Fortnum, by the licv. F. 



