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Ilammerschmidtia ferruginea, Fin., said that, although Mr. 

 Verrall ("British Flies," p. 671) had recorded his opinion 

 regarding the probable occurrence of one or more species 

 of this genus in the British Isles, these were the first 

 authentic British specimens. At Nethy Bridge this year Mr. 

 Lamb of Cambridge and himself obtained during the month of 

 June three $ $, three $ $ . The insects were found resting 

 on aspen logs in the birch woods, and were chiefly remarkable 

 for the quiet manner in which they sat and allowed themselves 

 to be boxed. Mr. Verrall (1. c, p. 475) expresses doubts as to 

 the claims of Hammerschmidtia to rank as a genus. It is, 

 however, a good one, and perfectly distinct from Brachyopa, 

 though it seems to be very imperfectly known everywhere. 



With regard to Microdon latifrons, Lw., which he exhibited 

 also, Col. Yerbury said that at the meeting of the Society held 

 November 3rd, 1900, he had shown a specimen of a Microdon 

 taken at Nethy Bridge June 18th, 1900, which specimen he 

 wrongly identified as M. devius, and under this name it was 

 recorded in Verrall's " British Flies," p. 662 ; it seemed advis- 

 able, therefore, to exhibit a second specimen from the above 

 locality, and to draw attention to the previous error. Only 

 four examples of this species have so far been obtained within 

 the United Kingdom. Of Chamsesyrphus saevoides, Fin., the 

 single specimen shown was swept on June 15th, 1905, in 

 the Abernethy Forest near Forest Lodge, while regarding 

 Cynorrhina fallax, L., this insect occurred in some numbers 

 at Nethy Bridge during the same month, numerous specimens 

 having been taken by Mr. Lamb and himself. 



Mr. H. J. Turner exhibited the imagines bred from the 

 larvae of three of the species of Coleophoridse, exhibited by him 

 during the year 1904, together with the leaves of their respect- 

 ive food plants, to show the character of the mines made by 

 the larvae. The larval cases were also shown mounted in the 

 position they normally retain during life. The species 

 exhibited were C. alcyonipennella, C. I ixella, and C. albitarsella, 

 as well as a similar life-history of a species he had not shown 

 before, viz. C. badiipennella, the larvae of which feed on elm. 

 He also exhibited the living larvae and their cases of three 

 other species, which he had received the previous day through 



