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the same collection has also been taken from that fern. A specimen 
agreeing with the above curved one is in my collection, but I do not well 
recollect on what plant I have found it. The galls on the fern belong 
probably to Diastrophus rubi, with the gall of which they quite agree.’ 
After reading this passage, I at once examined Mr. Rothney’s Cynipide 
carefully, and although they are in a very bad condition I have not the 
slightest doubt that they are Diastrophus rubi of Hartig and Schenck. 
It now only remains, to complete this observation, to breed D. rubi from 
fresh undoubted fronds of the bracken. Probably the tips of unexpanded 
fronds are chosen by the insect for the deposition of its eggs; hence the 
subsequent curved shape of the gall, as described by Professor Schenck.” 
Papers read, de. 
Mr. W. F.. Kirby communicated the following notes on the synonymy of 
certain European Lepidoptera :— 
“Pap. (Melitea) Cinxia, var. B, Geoffroy = Pap. Athalia, Rott. This 
insect is referred by Godart' to Pheebe, Hsp., and by Werneburg to Athalia, 
Esp. Werneburg’s identification is probably correct; but if Godart is- 
right, Phcebe, Hsp., must take the name of Athalia, Rott., and Athalia, 
Esp., the name of Leucippe, Schneid. 
Pap. Podalirius, Linn. Werneburg is wrong in restoring Poda’s name 
of Sinon to this species. Even if we take the tenth edition of Linneus’ 
‘Systema Nature’ (1758) as our starting point, instead of the twelfth 
(1767), still Podalirius is named in the tenth edition, and though not 
described, because at first regarded by Limneus as a variety of Pap. 
Protesilaus, is sufficiently characterized by the references which he 
quotes. 
“Sesia. In the tenth edition of the ‘Systema Nature’ Linneus 
describes the broad-bordered species as bombyliformis, and the narrow- 
bordered as fuciformis, besides Sphinx Tityus, which he afterwards con- 
sidered to be identical with the former. In ‘Fauna Suecica,’ ed. 2, he 
describes the narrow-bordered as fuciformis; but in Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 
he describes the broad-bordered under that name, placing bombyliformis as 
a var. of Sph. Porcellus. Under these circumstances the only way of 
avoiding further confusion seems to be to revert to the tenth edition of the 
‘Systema,’ as is done on the Continent, and to apply the name bombyli- 
formis to the broad-bordered, and fuciformis to the narrow-bordered 
species.” 
Prof. Westwood read ‘Descriptions of some new Species of Exotic 
Lucanide.” 
Mr. H. W. Bates read a description of a new genus and species of 
Longicorn Coleoptera, collected in Matabili Land, Southern Africa, by the 
