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which there is fastened a curious appendage, like a funnel, 

 constructed of a quite transparent, chitinous substance ; inside 

 this funnel, and seated on the operculum, there is some 

 structure the exact nature of which cannot be determined, 

 owing to the dirty condition of the eggs. The nail-like objects 

 around the truncate margin are no doubt micropyles ; they 

 are traversed by a canal, as can be very plainly seen in the 

 specimens mounted in balsam. The curious funnel-like object 

 and its contents are probably of a placental nature, but 

 whether for use during the period previous to the deposition of 

 the egg, or afterwards, is quite uncertain. The membrane or 

 chitinous envelope of which the funnel is formed is of a very 

 complex and peculiar structure, reminding one somewhat of 

 the surface of a madrepore coral. Dr. Sharp said that 

 an egg in many respects similar is figured by Dufour 

 (' Eecherches sur les Hemiptcres,' pi. xiv., f. 165), but that 

 in this figure the placental structure was absent. A large 

 hole was represented in its place, so that it was probable that 

 the peculiar structure might also be present in the egg of 

 that species. Dr. Sharp also exhibited a specimen of 

 PcBcilochroma leivisii, Dist., a Pentatomid bug from Japan, 

 of a dull green colour, which, when damped with water, 

 became almost instantly of a metallic copper-colour. 



Mr. J. H. Leech exhibited a large number of Lepidoptera 

 recently collected for him by Mr. Pratt in the neighbourhood 

 of Ichang, Central China. The collection included about 

 fifty-four new species of butterflies, and thirty-five new species 

 of moths. 



Mr. Elwes observed that he noticed only two genera in 

 this collection which did not occur at Sikkim, and that the 

 similarity of the insect fauna of the two regions was very 

 remarkable. He added that about fifteen years ago, in a 

 paper "On the Birds of Asia," he had called attention to the 

 similarity of species inhabiting the mountain ranges of India, 

 China, and Java. 



Mr. M'Lachlan remarked that he had lately received a 

 dragonfly from Simla, which had previously only been 

 recorded from Pekin. 



Mr. Distant said he had lately had a species of Cicada from 



