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in June last, on a pear-leaf at Lewes. They bad congregated together on 
the surface of the leaf like a swarm of bees, though it was not apparent 
what motive brought them together. 
Mr. Dunning read some portions of a letter which he had received from 
Mr. Nottidge, enclosing the Eighth Report of the Canterbury (New Zealand) 
Acclimatization Society, and stating that the red clover had been introduced 
into the colony, but that they had no humble bees to fertilize the plant. 
Also that certain Lepidopterous insects had been accidentally imported into 
the islands, but that the corresponding ichneumons were wanted to keep 
down their numbers. He would be glad of any suggestions as to the best 
mode of introducing both humble bees and ichneumons into the colony, as 
might be requisite. It was suggested that by procuring a sufficient number 
of humble bees in a dormant condition and keeping them in this state (by 
means of ice) during the voyage the result might be attained. Mr. M'Lachlan 
mentioned that he had received a letter from Capt. Hutton from the same 
colony, stating that indigenous Aphides did not, apparently, exist there, but 
imported species were becoming very destructive, and he asked if it would 
be possible to introduce Cbrysopa. 
Papers read, 5fc. 
Mr.Baly communicated a paper on the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Japan, 
being a continuation of that contained in the ' Transactions ' of the Society 
for 1873, p. 69. 
Mr. Bates contributed a paper on the Lougicorn beetles recently brought 
home by Mr. Thomas Belt from Chontales, Nicaragua, being supple- 
mentary to that published in the * Transactions of the Entomological 
Society' for 1872, p. 163. The additional species amounted to thirty- 
seven, which, with those enumerated in the previous paper, brought up 
the total number to 309. Mr. Bates remarked that a work by Mr. Belt 
would shortly be 'published on Nicaragua, which he believed would be of 
much interest to entomologists. 
Mr.W. H. Miskin, of Queensland, communicated criticisms on a Catalogue 
of the described species of Diurnal Lepidoptera of Australia, by Mr. George 
Masters, of the Sydney Museum. 
A fourth portion of the * Catalogue of British Insects,' now being pub- 
lished by the Society, was on the table. It contained the Hymenoptcra 
(Oxyura), compiled by the Rev. T. A. Marshall, M.A. 
A Prospectus was on the table of a Scientific Societies Club, which it was 
proposed to establish in the neighbourhood of Burlington House. 
