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prove a ftulure. He added that in the classification of the Saturnite the structure of 

 the cocoons had received less attention than it seems to deserve. 



Dr. Gray said that at the Paris Exhibition, last year, there were exhibited cocoons 

 of many species of Saturniae, with specimens of silk produced from them. It appeared 

 the cocoons were in the first place beaten perfectly flat, and then subjected to a 

 spinning process. 



Mr. Buxton sent for exhibition specimens of Scopula decrepitalis, taken by him, 

 last month, in Ross-shire ; also singular varieties of Orthosia golhica, from the same 

 locality. In these specimens the conspicuous dark marks usually surrounding the 

 stigmata in this species were quite obsolete. 



Dr. Calvert exhibited larvae of Caradrina Cubicularis, which species had been 

 described by Mr. Curtis in the ' Agricultural Journal' as injurious to wheat crops. 

 He had found it very injurious to grasses, especially the Festucte, although one spe- 

 cies, F. loliacea, did not appear to be attacked by it. 



Mr. Adam White observed it was a curious fact that the larvae would not attack 

 F. loliacea, as this grass was considered by eminent botanists as a mere variety, and 

 not a distinct species. 



Mr. Stainton read a paper entitled ' On the Recent Progress of Micro-Lepidoptero- 

 logy on the Continent.' 



Societys ' Transactions.^ 

 Part i of Vol. iv. n. s. of the ' Transactions,' was on the table. 



August 4, 1856. 

 J. O. WESTVifoOD, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 



Donations. 



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

 donors : — ' A Manual of British Butterflies and Moths,' No. 6 ; ' The Entomologist's 

 Weekly Intelligencer,' Nos. 15, 16, 17 and 18; presented by H. T. Stainton, Esq. 

 'Genus Familiae Apidarum Heriades, quod Synopsi Monographica exponit ;' by the 

 author. Dr. W. Nylander. ' Proceedings of the Royal Society,' Vol. viii. No. 21 ; by 

 the Society. 'The Zoologist' for August; by the Editor. 'The Natural-History 

 Review' for July; by the Editors. 'Revue et Magasin de Zoologie,' No. 6; by the 

 Editor. ' Eine neue Oesterreichische Phryganea ' and ' Eine neue maheische 

 Nycteribia ; by the Author, Dr. Kolenati. ' Journal of the Society of Arts ' for July; 

 by the Society. ' The Literary Gazette ' for July ; by the Editor. ' The Athenaeum' 

 for July; by the Editor. 'Report of the Committee on the "Cane-borer;'" by the 

 Author, Prof. Bojer. 



