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Plinelta Ratisloj}e7isis,Gi\\m.^var. 



P. lenclla, Eric. {Microscopica [Waltl. in lilt.'], Gillm.) 



P. anguslula, Gillm. 



These insects were captured during the past year, at various points near London, 

 beneath the bark of dead trees. Mr. Janson added that this announcement was made 

 at Mr. Matthews' request, and that he (Mr. M.) is now preparing for publication, in 

 the ' Zoologist,' a supplementary paper to his former valuable contribution on this 

 family. 



Mr. Wilson Saunders exhibited a living specimen of Scolopendra morsitans, found 

 in a chest of tea from China, and some living examples of Branchipus stagnalis; 

 this largest and most beautiful of British Entomostraca had lately been found by 

 Mr. Brewer, jun., on Reigate Heath, in some shallow pools which were quite dry 

 during the summer. 



Dr. Gray observed that he had noticed this species on Blackheath, in puddles left 

 by I'ain which had fallen within the previous twenty-four hours. 



Mr. Saunders also exhibited some galls on branches of young oaks, also from 

 Reigate, and remarked that they appeared to be those produced by Cynips Quercus- 

 petioli, formerly observed only in Devonshire, but now apparently spreading over the 

 South of England ; although they do not contain so much tannin as foreign galls, yet 

 as they could be obtained in large quantities, he thought it worthy of consideration 

 whether they might not be advantageously collected and employed as a substitute for 

 the foreign article, and the young plantations would certainly be much benefited by 

 the removal of them. 



Mr. Westwood remarked that these galls were now found in the Midland Counties 

 as well as in the South of the kingdom. 



M r. Westwood exhibited specimens of the case-bearing larva of Coleophora gryphi- 

 pennella, which had recently been very injurious to some pot-roses in a greenhouse. 



Mr. Walerhouse exhibited British specimens of 



Epvrcea neglecta, Heer, Sturm, Erichs. 

 Aiiisoloma nigrita, Schmidt, Erichs. 

 Oiibrus ohlongus, Erichs. 



Mr. Walerhouse stated that the first of these insects had long been named, by 

 Mr. Murray, in Dr. Power's collection; that he (Mr. W.) had supposed the insect to 

 be identical with an Epuraea in his own collection, which he made out to be the 

 E. parvula of Sturm, and had not inserted the E. neglecta in the 'Catalogue/ 

 Having, however, recently had an opportunity of comparing the two insects, he was 

 convinced of their being distinct. E. neglecta was taken by Dr. Power, at Holt 

 Forest, near Farnham. A. nigrita was taken by Dr. Power, at Addington, near 

 Croydon: Mr. Waterhouse believed that the insect inserted in his 'Catalogue' as 

 Anisotoma rubiginosa, with a note of doubt, was a small female of the same species. 

 O. oblongus was found by Mr. Squire, at Horning Fen and Whittlesea Mere. 



Mr. Waterhouse took this opportunity of mentioning that the following numbers 

 had been omitted in the third edition of his recently published ' Catalogue of British 

 Coleoptera,' viz. : — 



No. 14 to Hister 12-striatus. 

 „ 2 to Oxylemus variolosus. 



