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bus violaceus and arvensis, Pterostichus versicolor, Phyllopertha 
horticola, and Telephorus figuratus, and stated that the latter 
seemed a permanent race, as it occurred both in 1892 and 
1893. 
The President remarked on the great abundance of Coleo- 
phora laricella in Gloucestershire, and stated that they were 
committing great ravages among young larches. Lord Wal- 
singham stated that he had seen young larches at Carlsbad 
completely bleached by this moth. 
It was suggested by several Fellows of the Society that 
care should be taken to observe the occurrence of second 
broods of insects during the year. 
Mons. Wailly exhibited a collection of Lepidoptera, Cole- 
optera, and Orthoptera, which he had just received from 
New Zealand. There were 109 specimens of Lepidoptera, 
and about 80 specimens of Coleoptera. The latter in- 
cluded a number of specimens of Lasiorhynchus barbicornis 
(rare), and Kctopsis ferrugalis (very rare). The Lepidoptera 
included the following :— Argyrophenga antipodum, Erebia 
pluto (alpine), Chrysophanus salustius, Chrysophanus bolden- 
arum, Chalastra pelurgata, Agelina gallaria, Notoreas peromata, 
Sestra humeraria, Rhapsa oestosialis, Drapanodes muriferata, 
Diptychophora metallifera, Musotima nitidalis, Hydriomena 
semifissata, Notoreas paradelpha (alpine), Orthosia comma, Hy- 
driomena deltoidata, H. purpurifera (rare), Selidosema pro- 
ductata, S. lupinata, Hepialus virescens (very rare), Declana atro- 
nivea (bred, very rare), Mamestra ustistriga, Notoreas brephos, 
Xanthorhoe clarata, Leucania atristriga, Selidosema dejectaria, 
Gonophylla nelsonaria (rare), lpana leptomera. Mons. Wailly 
said that his correspondent stated in his letter that insects 
were rare in New Zealand, and that the specimens sent were 
the accumulations of several years of active collecting. Many 
of the species, such as Evrebia pluto, Argyrophenga antipodum, 
&c., frequent remote places, which he could visit but once in 
a season, and Hrebia pluto was only to be found on mountain 
tops at an elevation of 5000 ft. A discussion followed, in 
which Lord Walsingham, Dr. Sharp, Mr. McLachlan, Mr. 
Durrant, and others took part. 
Mons, Wailly further exhibited cocoons of various silk- 
