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at Tunbridge in 1872. (3) A black specimen of Acronycta megacepliala, 

 bred near London in 1872. (4) A curious variety of Miselia oxyacantbaj, 

 taken at Portsdown in 1872. 



Mr. Bond also exhibited a new British species of Ichueumonidte (Anomalon 

 fasciatum), bred by Mr. Mitford from the cocoons of the supposed variety 

 of Lasiocampa trifoUi obtained from larvae found at Romney, Hants. [Vide 

 Proc. Ent. See. 1871, p. xxxix.) 



Mr. F. Smith stated that Major Munn had asked him whether 

 queen-bees ever sting? Mr. Smith said that he had once had a queen- 

 bee on his hand for some time without the insect making the slightest 

 attempt to sting ; and Professor Westwood said he had never been stung 

 by one. 



Mr. Champion exhibited two species of Coleoptera recently captured by 

 him, and new to Britain, viz. Thyamis distingucuda, Eije (Ent. Monthly 

 Magazine, ix. p. 157), from Box Hill, and Lithocaris picea, Kraatz, from 

 Beauly. 



Prof. Westwood exhibited drawings of Strepsiptera intended to illustrate 

 Mr. S. S. Saunders' recently published monograph of the group. 



PajJers read. 

 The following papers were read : — 



" Notes on the manner in which the ravages of a Nematus on Salix 

 cinerea are checked by Picromerus bidens, L." By Mr. Albert Miiller. 



" Descriptions of new^ genera and species of Tenebrionidse." By Mr. F. 

 Bates. 



" On some new species of extra-tropical South-African Butterflies." By 

 Mr. Roland Trimen. 



" Catalogue of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Japan, chiefly drawn up 

 from materials collected by Mr. George Lewis." First portion ; by Mr. 

 J. S. Baly. 



" Supplementary notes on the genus Aceutropus." By Mr. J. W. 

 Dunning. 



