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appeared in some numbers ; they fed readily on flies and spiders, and had 

 thriven in captivity for some weeks. Mr. Weir proposed to place the 

 specimens exhibited in the " Insectarium " of the Zoological Society. 



Mr. F. P.Pascoe exhibited a curious spider's 

 nest found on the surface of the ground, attached 

 to a stone, at Cagliari, Sardinia. The nest 

 consisted of a silken bag, covered with earth, 

 v^'ith a trap-door; it was quite unknown to the 

 Kev. 0. P. Cambridge, and no similar speci- 

 mens were in the British Museum. 



Mr. G. Lewis exhibited specimens of Syn- 



telia indlca, Westw., S. histeroides, Lewis, and 



SphcBvites belonging to the Synteliidce ; of 



Figulus, Platycerus and Alsalus, n.s., belonging 



to the LucaiiidcB ; and of Sa2)rinus, Hololepta, 



and a new genus of liisterida ; remarking on the similarity of outline in 



the respective genera of the three families, and referred to his recently 



published note on this subject (Ent. Mo. Mag. xix. 137). 



Mr. A. G. Butler communicated a paper entitled " Heterocerous Lepi- 

 doptera collected in Chili by Thomas Edmonds, Esq. : Part IV. Pyrales 

 and Micros." The collection contained seventy species of these groups, 

 many of which were described as new. Several of Blauchard's genera were 

 reviewed, and some extended remarks were made on Zeller's genus Crypto- 

 lechia. A few supplementary species in groups already treated of were 

 referred to, and five additional species described as new. 



December 1, 1882. 

 H. T. Stainton, Esq., F.R.S., &c.. President, in the chair. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 respective donors. 



The President announced the names of the Members proposed as 

 Officers and Council for 1883, and nominated the Auditors for the accounts 

 of the current year. 



Exhibitions, dc. 



Mr. E. A. Fitch exhibited specimens of Platymetojmis utidatns, 

 De Geer, an Homopteron new to the British fauna, captured by Mr. G C. 

 Bignell near Plymouth, on August 7th last. It had subsequently been 

 taken in some numbers in the same locality by Messrs. Bignell and Scott. 



Mr. li. Meldola exhibited a small moth (? a species of Tinea) which had 

 been sent to him from Brazil by Dr. Fritz Miiller, and which was remarkable 



