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Caterham, on May 22nd, 1894, and was the first example of 
the species observed by the captor this season. Mr. Barrett 
and the Honble. W. Rothschild made some remarks on the 
specimen. 
Mr. J. H. Durrant exhibited a series of Steganoptycha 
pygmeana, Hb., taken at Merton, Norfolk, between the 25th 
March and the middle of April last. Lord Walsingham made 
some remarks on the species. 
Mr. H. Goss read an extract from a report from Mr. J. R. 
Preece, H.M. Consul at Ispahan, to the Foreign Office, on 
the subject of damage caused to the wheat crop in the district 
of Rafsinjan, by an insect which was called ‘‘Sen’”’ by the 
natives, and which he described as like a flying bug, reddish 
olive in colour, with heavy broad shoulders. Mr. Goss said 
he had been asked by Mr. W. H. Preece, C.B., to ascertain, if 
possible, the name of the species known to the natives as 
“Sen.” Dr. Sharp said that in the absence of a specimen of 
the insect, it was impossible to express an opinion as to the 
identity of the species. 
The Rey. Canon Fowler exhibited, for Miss Ormerod, 
specimens of Diloboderus abderus, Sturm, Hucranium arach- 
noides, Brull., and Megathopa violacea, Blanch., which she 
had received from the La Plata district of the Argentine 
Territories, where they were said to be damaging the grass 
crops. He also read the following notes from Miss Ormerod 
on the subject :— 
‘‘Torrincton Houss, 
“Sr, ALBANS, 
“ June 5th, 1894. 
‘Dear Canon FowiLer,— 
‘“‘T have recently received from Mr. Hy. Watts, Secretary 
of the South American Land Company, specimens of some 
beetles which are attacking the grass on their enclosed land 
in the La Plata district of the Argentine Territories, and of 
which, as far as I am aware, the habits appear to have been 
very little recorded. 
“The information sent was that in a dry spring a white 
grub did serious damage to the roots of the grasses. The 
