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higher parts of the hills, where there was a very small amount of vegetation. 



He also exhibited several excellent photographs, illustrative of the scenery 



of those desolate regions ; and pointed out some depressions in the ground 



where patches of stunted willows grew, from which he obtained specimens 



of a kind of sawfly. 



Mr. Champion exhibited a specimen of Cassida vittata taken by Mr. 



Walker near Chatham. The red colour was of peculiar brilliancy when 



alive, though its brightness had since somewhat faded. 



A further communication was received from Mr. J. V. Gooch respecting 

 the injury to the coffee trees in Natal from the Longicorn beetle, Anthores 

 leuconotus, Pascoe. Mr. Gooch remarked that he was disposed to think 

 that the plants were suffering from fungus before they were attacked by 

 the insect, and stated that the ground into which the coffee-plants had 

 been put contained a large number of decaying roots of the trees which 

 formerly stood there for ages; and that when cleared for planting with 

 coffee, these roots were carelessly left in the ground, though, at the time, 

 there was no idea in the minds of the planters as to any injury being 

 likely to arise from them. He had drawn his son's attention to this 

 point, and he hoped before long to obtain some information which might 

 prove of interest to the Society, and which he would not fail to com- 

 municate to them. 



Papers read. 

 The following papers were communicated, viz. : — 



" On some New Species of South-African Lycaenidae." By Roland Trimen, 

 F.L.S. 



" Descriptions of New Species of Lyc^nidfe," from his own Collection. 

 By W. C. Hewitson, F.L.S. , F.Z.S. 



Neiv Parts of 'Transactions.' 

 Part V. of the 'Transactions' for 1873, concluding the volume, was on 

 the table; and also Part I. of the ' Transactions' for 1874. 



16th March, 1874. 



Sir Sidney Smith Saunders, C.M.G., President, in the chair. 



Donations to the Library. 

 The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 donors : — ' Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History,' vol. xiv., 

 nos. 15 — 27; vol. xv., parts, 1 and 2 ; presented by the Society. ' Bulletin 



