NATl I;AL III8TORY SOCIETY 01" (iI,AS<iO\V. XXIX 



(Hypolais icterhia) from Germany; a nest of the Solitary Wasp 

 ( Vesjia cavipanaria) containing about twelve cells, from Bridgo 

 of Weir ; and a specimen of beetle (Acanth acini is a'dilis) 

 recently captured in Perthshire, remarkable for the great 

 length of its antennfe. 



Mr. George Riissell exhibited inflorescence of Odontorjlussum 

 Pescatori, showing a twin flower and other abnormal features. 

 Mr. D. A. Boyd exhibited specimens of Uromyces pace, 

 Rabh. (ajcidiospores), Purcinia albescens, (Grev.), Plow\ (a?cidio- 

 spores), P. ado.vd', DC!, (teletitospores), P. hunii, (DC.) Winter 

 (teleutospores), and P. (cyopodli, (Schmn) Link (teleutospores), 

 all obtained in the neighbourhood of West Kilbride. 



Mr. Thomas King, Vice-President, exhibited specimens of 

 the following Alga-, from various districts in the West of 

 Scotland, viz : 



Hbna nthalia lorea. — Portree. 

 Chorda fdnm. — Innellan. 



loinentaria. — Innellan. 

 OdontJialia dentata.— 'West Kilbride. 

 Polysiphonia fastig icd a. — Kildon an (Arran). 

 Bonneiiia ison in asparago ides. — Ari-an . 

 Chylocladia kalifonnis. —Arvau. 

 articidata.— Portree. 

 Maiigeria sanguinea. — West Kilbride. 

 Nitophylhim piinctatum.—KiMonan (Arran). 



lacerafum. „ 



Plocamhim cocciiieuni. „ 



ScJiizynienia edulis. ,, 



Bairacliospermuin vagans. — Arran. 

 Plilota j)lumosa. — Kildonan (Arran). 



elegans. ,, 



Dumonlia Jiliformis.— Innellan. 

 Enteroinorj)ha i?ifes/in«Zt.s.— Innellan. 

 Ulva latissinia. „ 



Lima. „ 



^ Puiphyra vulgaris. — Kildonan (Ari-an). 



Mr. P. Cameron, F.E.S., Corresponding Member, communi- 

 cated a paper on the Scottish species of Torymina, a group of 

 parasitic Hymenoptera, consisting for the most part of insects 

 of small size, but often possessing exti'emely brilliant colours. 

 Judging from an ample series of specimens submitted for 

 exhibition, these insects are well represented in the Scottish 

 Fauna, although the British species have as yet been only very 

 imperfectly investigated. 



