mild, weather sets in for a few days (luring the winter months these insects become 

 quite active, endeavouring to escape from their prison. Who has not occasionally 

 seen a specimen either in November, December or January? The female places her 

 Cfj^s on the buds of Rhamuus Frangula, just before they begin to expaud, in the 

 spring of the year. The larva is full grown by the beginning of July, and when not 

 feeding rests on the midrib of the leaf, which is first covered with delicate shining 

 silk. Old worn specimens of the perfect insect may be seen occasionally as late as 

 the end of June." 



Economy of Bryophila perlu. 



" I discovered a larva in tolerable abundance last spring, feeding on minute 

 lichens, on our old walls, which turned out to be that of a beautiful little moth, Bryo- 

 phila perla. The economy is singular. It lives in a tent during the day, and comes 

 out to feed at night and on wet and dull afternoons. It has a room at the back of its 

 tent also, in which it ultimately turns to a chrysalis." 



Longevity of a small Lepidopterous Larva. 



" About three or four years ago I found some very minute larvae in silken cocoons, 

 amongst some bran and old paper, in which I kept meal-worms. One of these larva; 

 lived in a glass phial for three years, as nearly as I can guess, having attached its co- 

 coon to the bottom of the phial, so that I could see the creature from without. The 

 cocoon was composed of silk, bran and paper, and fresh bran was occasionally put into 

 the phial." 



The name of the moth produced from this larva was not mentioned. 



Memoirs read. 



Mr. Pascoe read some descriptions of new genera and species of Longicoru beetles 

 from Borneo, Malacca and China. 



Mr. While read a description of a new Longicoru beetle, brought from Ceram 

 by Madame Pfeiffer. 



Mr. Westwood read a description of Thaumantis Aliris, a splendid new species of 

 Morphida;, from Borneo. 



Mr. Baly read descriptions of two species of Pseudomela, a new genus of Chryso- 

 melida;. 



April 7, 1856. 

 W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., President, in the chair. 



Donations. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be given to the 

 donors:— 'Entomologische Zeitnng,' Nos. 3 and 4, for March and April, 1856; by 

 the Entomological Society of Stettin. * A Manual of British Butterflies and Moths,' 



