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herculanea, and also from F. pubescens: they appeared to be identical with an ant 
from North America, which had been sent to him from New York as a representative 
of the European F. herculanea, but which in reality was a different insect. An 
examination of the specimens exhibited, particularly of the worker, led him to believe 
that they had been in some old collection for years; the pins were of very antique 
pattern, and the abdomen of the female had been stuck on with gum: he thought there 
must have been some mixing of specimens, and that these had by accident been 
included ina British collection: the evidence of the actual captor was wanting, and 
until that was forthcoming, or the species was recaptured, he could not but think that 
the supposed occurrence in Scotland was a mistake. 
Mr. F. Smith exhibited a collection of Hymenoptera taken by Mr. Du Boulay at 
Champion Bay, N.W. Australia, containing a fine series of Formicide, comprising 
about fifty species ; twenty-four of the genus Camponotus, six of Polyrhachis, eight of 
Ponera, one of Odontomachus, four of Crematogaster, one of Pseudomyrma, four of 
Pheidole, and four species of Cryptoceride, belonging to the genus Meranoplus. The 
collection also comprised twelve new species of Thynnide, three of Pompilide, 
eleven new species of Mutillide, thirteen of Apide, four of Vespide belonging 
to the genus Paragia, and two remarkably beautiful species of the genus Odynerus. 
Amongst the Formicide was a very beautiful species of ant, which Mr. Smith pro- 
posed to name Pheidole hyacinthina, from the resemblance of its body to the gem 
Hyacinthus, 
Mr. S. Stevens, on behalf of Mr. Higgins, exhibited some Coleoptera and Lepi- 
doptera also sent from Champion Bay by Mr. Du Boulay. Amongst the beetles were 
about a dozen new species, some fine Scaritide, Buprestide (Stigmodera), a new 
Cetonia, &c. 
Mr. Stainton exhibited two specimens of the imago (one a dwarf), and a drawing 
of the larva, of Tinea oleastrella of Milliére, which he had bred from the olive, the 
larve having been sent him by Mr. J. T. Moggridge, from Mentone, in November, 
1866. Mr. Stainton had expected that when the Oleastrella made their appearance 
they would be referable to the genus Swammerdamia, but to his surprise they differed 
essentially from that genus, and came much nearer to Zelleria fasciapennella, though 
from the thicker palpi and narrower anterior wings they scarcely seemed congeneric 
with that species. 
Mr. Stainton exhibited a crippled specimen of Margarodes unionalis, which also 
he had bred from olive: the species was on the Continent reputed to be very difficult 
to rear. 
Prof. Westwood mentioned that on the 7th of February Prof. Rolleston had taken a 
hybernated specimen of Vanessa Urtice on the wing, and being anxious to know 
whether any food or fatty matter had been stored up for winter consumption, he dis- 
sected it. The hybernated specimens were usually females, fecundation taking place 
in the autumn, the males then dying and the females lying torpid through the winter. 
The dissected specimen, however, proved to be a male, and in its abdomen was found 
a quantity of yellow greasy matter, which under a quarter-inch lens distinctly shewed 
oil-globules, demonstrating the secretion of fat for the purpose of hybernation. 
Papers read. 
Mr. A. R. Wallace read a paper “ On the Pieride of the Indian and Australian 
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