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numbers in two nests of Fotinica ru/a, thus indicating that 

 Atemeles puhicollis, Bris., a beetle not as yet taken in Britain, 

 is to be found in Scotland. 



Rare British Coleoptera. — Mr. Donistiiorpe also ex- 

 hibited (a) twenty-two specimens of llarpcdux cujn'eus, 

 Dej., not taken in any numbers for twenty years, from 

 Sandovvn, I.W., October 1908; and one specimen with red 

 legs discovered by Mr. J, Taylor at Atherstone, I.W., in 

 August 1900 ; (b) Cafius ctcatricosus, Er., found at Southsea 

 in the same month ; and (c) Cryptocephalus bipiuictatus, Ij., over 

 twenty examples, taken in July by the exhibitor at Niton, 

 I.W., in July ; this form being new to Britain until taken by 

 Mr. R. S. Mitford at Niton last year. 



Stick Insect. — Mr. R. Shelford showed a " Stick " insect 

 — apparently a new species of the genus Menexenus — bred 

 parthenogenetically by Mr. H. Main. 



Hybrids of Ocellatus and Populi. — Mr. L. W. Newman 

 exhibited a case containing a long series of smervithus hybr. 

 hyhridm. Almost all the (^ s appeared to be true c^s, but 

 there were traces of gynandromorphism in the intermediate 

 characters of the antenna? in two ; and though the 9 -^ supei*- 

 ficially presented 9 characters, it had been discovered that 

 three at least showed traces of the c^ genitalia combined with 

 those of the 5 . 



Life Histories of Coleopiiorids, and hybernating Por- 

 thesia. — Mr. H. J. Turner exhibited the life history of 

 Coleophora vmjaibreir, including (1) A long series of imagines 

 bred from larvK obtained at Woolwich on the flo\vers and 

 seeds of Golden-rod {Solidago virgaurea) ; (2) Flowers of 

 Golden-rod among the pappus hairs of which were ova 

 (infertile); (3) Photomicrographs by Mr. F. Noad Clark of 

 the ova in situ, showing an ovum just before the emergence of 

 the larva, the larva in the act of emergence through the 

 micropylar cells, and the ovum shell just after the emerg- 

 ence; (4) Photomicrographs of three varieties of the micro- 

 pyle of the ovum, one having five cells, another six and a 

 third seven ; and (5) Larval cases in situ among the florets, 

 some thin, white, flimsy, newly made cases, some of different 

 shades of brown, stouter, older cases, others dark, blackish, 



