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Lamophlaus bimaculatus, Payk. New Forest, August, I860. 



Oxylccmus variolosus, Duf. Taken by myself from rotten fungus grown on a stump 

 at Holme Bush, May, 1860. 



Hetcerins sesguicornis. Interesting as taken by myself from a new locality 

 (Weybiitige), in the autumn (October, 1860), and from nests of F. rufa, instead of 

 those of F. fusca, as at the only other known locality, Hampslead. 



Leptinus leslaceus. Near London, October, 1860. 



Batrisus venuslus. Near Croydon, under bark, October, 1860. 



Mycetoporus punctiis, Erich. Near London, October, 1860. 



Philonlhus splendidvlus, Erich. Scotland, 1860. Possibly sometimes confounded 

 with P. aterrimus, but easily.dislinguished by having only five thoracic punctures and 

 pale an ten use. 



Platyderus dissectus. Taken by the Rev. A. H. Matthews near Nottingham. 



Mr. M'Lachlan sent for exhibition a specimen of a new British species of 

 Phryganidae (Limnophilus borealis of Zettersledl), identified from a specimen in the 

 foreign collection in the British Museum, from Dr. Hagen ; also an example of 

 Agrypnia Pagetana {Curtis), taken originally near Yarmouth, and of which very few 

 British specimens are known. Both of these species were taken by Mr. Winter in the 

 Eanworth Fens. 



Mr. John Scott exhibited the following Culeoptera, recently captured by him- 

 self:— 



Leptinus testaceus. Taken in the London district. 

 Mycetoporus punctus. Ditto. 



PJiilonlhus splendidulus . Under bark of oak, at Abergavenny. 

 Omosita depressa. Under baik, at Crwmlyn. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited some splendid Coleoptera, lately received from M.Mouhot, 

 captured by him in Cambodia; amongst them may be mentioned both sexes of 

 Baladeva Walkeri, first described and figured in the ' Transactions' of the Society, 

 and the female, hitherto unknown; a magnificent new Buprestis, equal in size to the 

 largest known species of the family; and a splendid smaller species, also new, and 

 both unique. Mr. Stevens also called attention to some fine new Longicorus and 

 Anthribidae in the collection. 



Mr. Janson exhibited the following Coleoptera, not previously recorded as natives 

 of Britain, viz. Bradycellus harpalinus, Dej., Mycetoporus anguUiris, Muls., and 

 Hylastes ciniicularius (Knoc/i.), Eric. 



Mr. Janson also exhibited the nest of a Hymenopterous insect, apparently a 

 species of Pelopseus, wliicli had been found inside a grand piano-forte sent home 

 from Ceylon to Messrs. Collard & Co., for repairs. 



Mr. Waterhouse read a paper intituled " Notes on Chr}somelidai in the Linnean 

 and Banksiau Collections." 



Mr. Walker read "Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera in the Collection of 

 W. Wilson Saunders, Esq." 



Part vii. of the current volume of the Society's 'Transactions' was on the table. 



