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Gyrophena exigua, Heer, Faun. Col. Helv. i. 312, 7 (1839). 
Gyrophena pilosa, Hampe, Steit. Ent, Zeit. xi. 348, 5 (1850); teste Schaum, 
Slett. Ent. Zeit. xiv. (1853). 
Captured by Mr. J. A. Brewer beneath rejectamenta of the River Medway. 
The extraordinary resemblance which this species bears to the members of the 
genus Gyrophena has, as will be remarked by the above synonymy, misled more than 
one author concerning its true affinities.” 
The Rev. Hamlet Clark exhibited a specimen of Buprestis ocellata, a native of 
Central India, which had been found on board ship between Mauritius and Mada- 
gascar, and upwards of fifty miles from land. Prof. Westwood thought the beetle had 
probably been bred on shipboard. 
Mr. B, T. Lowue (who was present as a visitor) said that he once took a specimen 
of a moth belonging to the genus Audea at sea, and more than 200 miles from the 
West cvast of Africa, which was the nearest land to windward at the time. The genus 
Audea was previously known to contain two species only, both from Sierra Leone; but 
the specimen captured as above had proved to be a new and undescribed species, 
which, so far as he was aware, still remained unique. He had also noticed a butterfly 
and several grasshoppers on board the ship, all of whick must, he thought, have been 
on the wing for several days, during which they were borne over the sea by the trade- 
wind. 
Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a complete set of the species of butterflies and beetles 
captured by Mr. Lowne in Southern Syria and Palestine, during the present year. 
Mr. Lowne said that the greater part were captured in the months of April and 
May. Amongst the butterflies, he called attention to a new Lycena, an Anthocharis, 
probably new, two species of Gonepteryx, one from the valley of the Jordan, the other 
(G. farinosa of Lederer?) from Hermon and Lebanon, and to a Papilio closely allied 
to P. Podalirius, but in his opinion distinct. It differed from its European ally in the 
greater length of the wing-tails, in the ocelli at their base, and in the markings on the 
under side of the wings; he had not found P. Podalirius in Syria at all; the new 
insect, which he regarded as the Eastern representative of P. Podalirius, had occurred 
near Damascus only. With respect to the Coleoptera, Mr. Lowne said that the 
country was generally but ill supplied with water, and was too dry for collecting; he 
had found sweeping unproductive; some Geodephaga he had taken on the coast only ; 
Heteromerous beetles were the most numerous insects, and occurred on flowers, under 
stones, and in fact everywhere. But on the whole he considered the insect Fauna of 
Syria poor in comparison with the Flora; like the latter, it was chiefly European in its 
character, though some of the insects from the South partook of the African type. 
Mr. J. R. Larkin, of Elm Cottage, Old Brompton Road, exhibited a novel form of 
case for the reception of insects; the top and all the sides were of glass; the bottom 
corked in the usual manner, and framed, so that the whole might be hung picture- 
wise against a wall. 
Mr. Tegetmeier read and presented to the Society an extract (probably) from a 
provincial (Ipswich ?) newspaper of 1833, which contained an account of the first 
scientific meeting of the Entomological Society of Loudon. [This extract is now 
affixed to the first volume of the ‘ Transactions’ in the Library. ] 
Mr. Tegetmeier also brought under the notice of the Society the letters recently 
published in ‘The Times’ on the subject of bees and bee-keeping; and quoted 
