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numbers in two nests of Formica rufa, thus indicating that 

 Atemeles puhicollis, Bris., a beetle not as yet taken in Britain, 

 is to be found in Scotland. 



Rare British Coleoptera. — Mr. Donisthorpe also ex- 

 hibited (a) twenty-two specimens of Harpalus cupreus, 

 Dej., not taken in any numbers for twenty years, from 

 Sandown, I.W., October 1908; and one specimen with red 

 legs discovered by Mr. J. Taylor at Atherstone, I.W., in 

 August 1900; (h) Cafius cicatricosus, Er., found at Southsea 

 in the same month ; and (c) Ctyptocephalusbi^niiictatus, Ij.,o\er 

 twenty examples, taken in July by the exhibitor at Niton, 

 I.W., in July ; this form being new to Britain until taken by 

 Mr. R. S. Mitford at Niton last year. 



Stick Insect. — Mr. R. Shblford showed a " Stick " insect 

 — apparently a new species of the genus Menexenus — bred 

 parthenogenetically by Mr. H. Main. 



Hybrids of Ocellatus and Populi. — Mr. L. W. Newman 

 exhibited a case containing a long series of smerinthios hybr. 

 hyhridus. Almost all the $ s appeared tc be true $ s, but 

 there were traces of gynandromorphism in the intermediate 

 characters of the antennae in two ; and though the $ s super- 

 ficially presented ? characters, it had been discovered that 

 three at least showed traces of the S genitalia combined with 

 those of the $ . 



Life Histories of Coleophorids, and hybernating Por- 

 thesia. — Mr. H, J. Turner exhibited the life history of 

 Coleophora virgaureee, including (1) A long series of imagines 

 bred from larvee obtained at Woolwich on the flowers and 

 seeds of Golden-rod (Solidago virgaurea) ; (2) Flowers of 

 Golden-rod among the pappus hairs of which were ova 

 (infertile) ; (3) Photomicrographs by Mr. F. Noad Clark of 

 the ova in sihi, showing an ovum just before the emergence of 

 the larva, the larva in the act of emergence through the 

 micropylar cells, and the ovum shell just after the emerg- 

 ence; (4) Photomicrographs of three varieties of the micro- 

 pyle of the ovum, one having five cells, another six and a 

 third seven; and (5) Larval cases in sitio among the florets, 

 some thin, white, flimsy, newly made cases, some of different 

 shades of brown, stouter, older cases, others dark, blackish. 



