Gsevine ? 4) 
were very local, and he had ‘never taken them except in one 
particular spot, about 15 miles from Bahia Camerones, on 
December 27th, 1897 ; but they were not plentiful. 
Mr. Cuampion exhibited European examples of Harpalus 
Srolichi, a newly-discovered British species. 
Mr. B. O. Bower showed living larve of Caradrina am- 
bigua, an insect which had recently occurred in countless 
numbers. They were bred from ova laid by a female taken 
on the South Devon coast, and fed indiscriminately on low 
plants. 
Papers. 
Mr. M. Burr read a paper supplementary to Mr. Green’s 
previous communication on Dyseritina, and referred the 
imagos definitely to the genus Dzplatys, D. longisetosa, 
Westw., being a good species, and Mr. Green’s new form 
proving to be D. nigriceps, Kirby. 
Dr. CHapmMan read a paper on the larva of Hriocephala 
allionella, which he stated to be essentially similar to that 
of #. calthella, previously described by him. 
May 4th, 1898. 
Mr. G. H. Verraty, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Election of a Fellow. 
Mr. H. G. Patuiser, of 6, Mount Park Road, Ealing, W., 
was elected a Fellow of the Society. 
Exhibitions. 
Colonel Yersury exhibited and read the following notes 
on a series of Diptera collected at Hyéres during March and 
April, 1898, and including the following species :— 
SYRPHID&. 
1. Mallota fuciformis, Fabr., fairly common at blackthorn 
bloom. 
2. Merodon clavipes, Fabr., uncommon. 
