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des Scorpions ; ' presenled by the Aiulior, M. Leon Dufour.' Naturgeschiclite der 

 Inseoten Deutschlands,' Eister Band, Eiste Haefte ; by the Author, Dr. H. Schauni. 

 ' The Butterfly Number of Young England ; ' by the Author, E. Newman, Esq, ' The 

 Zoologist ' for May ; by the Editor. ' The Literary Gazette ' for April ; by the Editor. 

 ' The Journal of the Society of Arts ; ' by the Society. ' Tlie Atheuceum ' for April ; 

 by the Editor. ' The Farm and Garden,' Vol. ii. Nos. 13, 14 and 15, containing 

 papers on Injurious Insects ; by the Author, C. A. Wilson, Corr. M.E.S. ' The Ento- 

 mologist's Weekly Intelligencer,' Vol. iv. and Nos. 183—187; by the Editor, H. T. 

 Stainton, Esq. ' Die Deulschen Phytophagen aus der Klasse der Insekten,' von 

 J. H. Kaltenbach ; by the Author. 'List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects 

 in the Collection of the British Museum,' Part xx. Geometrites; by the Author, Francis 

 Walker, Esq., F.L.S., &c. ' Insecta Saundersiana, or Characters of Undescrihed Insects 

 in the Collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., &c. ; ' ' Coleoptera 

 Curculionides,' Part ii., by Heuri Jekel ; by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Exhibilioris. 



The President exhibited a living specimen of Homaeusa acuminata, found by Mr. 

 Scott in a nest of Formica fuliginosa, at Mickleham, and living examples of Claviger 

 testaceus from the same locality. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a large collection of Coleoptera, made by Mr. H. Squire in 

 the neighbourhood of Rio. 



Mr. Janson exhibited some Coleoptera and Lepidoptera sent from Perthshire by 

 Mr. Turner. 



Mr. Scott exhibited Bolitobius inclinans, Mycetoporus lucidus and Elachista gan- 

 gabella, and made the following observations respecting them : — 



Bolitobius inclinans, Grav. A single example taken at Coombe Wood. Authors, 

 so far as I am aware, have not observed, or if so not described, the remarkable develop- 

 ment of the basal joint of the intermediate tarsi. 



Mycetoporus lucidus, Erichs. Only three or four individuals of this species are 

 known as having been taken in England previously. One specimen also taken at 

 Coombe Wood. 



Elachista gangabella, Zeller. The type form of this species has a white fascia on 

 the anterior wings, as in E. zoniiriella and others of the group. The specimen 

 exhibited, however, is entirely black. In certain lights there are very faint indications 

 of the fascia. Bred by me last year from larva) received from Mr. Stainton. It seems 

 to be quite a south country species, and very local. 



Mr. W. W. Saunders exhibited a small folding box, manufactured by Mr. Harris, 

 of Oak Lane, City, for the purpose of transmitting small articles by post ; from its 

 lightness and strength he considered it would prove useful for entomological purposes. 



Mr. Saunders also exhibited some small galls growing in close clusters, found 

 under the ground on the roots of common hazel. He had not yet succeeded in rearing 

 the insect which caused them, but considered it must prove a distinct species from the 

 Cynips Quercus-radicis, the galls produced by which are found on the oak, generally 

 on the surface or immediately above ground. 



Mr. Saunders also exhibited an apparently new species of Harpaliis, taken in Ire- 

 land by Mr. Bouchard ; apd illustrations of the, economy of a beetle, apparently of the 

 genus Urodon, from the Cape of Good Hope, which, in the larva stale, inhabits one 



