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Cyrhxsa minuta, Ahrens. 

 Agaricophagus cephaloles, Schmidt. 

 Leiodes orbicularis, Herbst. 



Euthia plicata, Gyll., E. Iruticalella, Erichs. First taken by Mr. Wliittingham 

 at Leytonslone, and subsequently by Mr. Walerbouse at the Crystal Palace. 



Mr. Waterhouse read the following description of the new species of Oxypoda 

 exhibited by him : — 



" Oxypoda ? aterbima. 



" O. linearis, aterrima, nitidiuscula, antennis pedibusque piceo-nigris, thorace ely- 

 trisque crebre punctatis, abdoniine parcius punctata; thorace coleopteris longi- 

 tudine subaquale, basi foveola impresso. Long. corp. 1 lin. 



" This little insect is extremely like EJomalota analis, but is usually a trifle larger: 

 the antennae are distinctly shorter, a little stouter, and with the intermediate joints 

 strongly transverse; the head rather more globose and less suddenly constricted 

 behind ; the thorax rather less transverse, but in other respects like, with the same 

 posterior fovea and indistinct dorsal channel ; the punctuation, however, of this part, 

 as well as of the elytra, is rather stronger: the elytra are very nearly equal to the 

 thorax, both in width and length, and present scarcely a trace of the posterior notch: 

 the abdomen is rather less finely and less thickly punctured than in H. analis; the 

 three visible segments nearest the elytra are transversely impressed at the base ; the 

 jaws are testaceous; the palpi dusky. 



" Several specimens of this insect have been taken by Mr. Morris Young near 

 Paisley: its general appearance is so like that of a Horaalota (especially H. analis) 

 that I was much surprised, upon placing it under the microscope, to find five joints 

 to the fore tarsi, and this character accompanied by a somewhat elongated basal joint 

 to the posterior tarsi: this joint, however, though decidedly longer than the following 

 joints, is less elongated than in most of the Oxypodae." 



Mr. Westwood exhibited a drawing of a dark variety of Acronycta Ligustri, and 

 of the larva from which it had been bred by Mr. Henry Boyle. 



Captain Cox sent for exhibition a portion of a hop-pole perforated by the larva of 

 a Coleopterous insect, apparently a Callidium. 



Mr. Stevens communicated the following extract from a letter written by Mr. H. 

 W. Bates, from Sto. Paolo, Upper Amazons : — 



" On arriving at this station, one of the first new acquaintances in the butterfly 

 department which greeted me was the very beautiful Pandora Prola, Boisd., — at least 

 I suppose it to be this species, from the nearly spotless scarlet colour of the under 

 surface of posterior wings; it was flying wildly about the streets of the village, en- 

 tering houses by the windows and settling on the walls: since then I have always 

 seen one or two on every very hot sunny day : the species does not penetrate the 

 forest; it is found only about the houses, and at a spot on the borders of the forest 

 where the vultures roost : its habits altogether are unlike those of any other species of 

 Nymphalidae ; it settles frequently, sometimes on the ground, attracted by offal, but 

 frequently on the trunks of trees, bare walls, Sec, holding in repose its wings slightl}' 

 raised : it is excessively wary, and only during the very hottest weather allows itself 

 to be approached : I have captured several on my own person, as, when standing about 

 waiting an opportunity to obtain it, it is apt to sail up boldly and settle on one's 



