Figures of some New Lepidoptera from Nepaul;' by G. R. Gray, Esq., F.L.S. 

 ' Notice Biographique sur M. C.J. Schonherr,' par M. le Comte Mannerheim ; pre- 

 sented by tbe author. ' Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society,' vol. x. part 2 ; by 

 the Society. ' The Athenaeum ' for September, October, November and December, 

 1849 ; by the Editor. A collection of British Lepidoptera ; presented by Mr. Bond. 



Mr. Weir brought for exhibition a box of Micro-Lepidoptera, showing his method 

 of mounting whole series of a species on pieces of cork of an oblong shape. 



Mr. Douglas exhibited a new species of Tortrix, allied to Stigmonota redimitana, 

 Guenee, Avhich he proposed to call Weirana, in honour of the indefatigable Lepidop- 

 terist (he wished he could have said Lepidopterologist) of that name: he also exhi- 

 bited two specimens of a new British Tinea, the Cosmopteryx Pinicolella of Zeller, 

 which he had taken from fir trees, at Wickham and Mickleham, at the end of June. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a very fine specimen of Eurycantha horrida from the 

 South Seas : he also exhibited some beautiful new Lepidoptera, which he had 

 received from Mr. Bates, from Para ; and he exhibited, still living, the specimen of 

 Lamia textor which had been exhibited at the October meeting. 



Mr. Stephens exhibited two specimens of a new British Noctua, which appeared 

 to be the ruticilla of Esper, and which Boisduval places in the genus Orthosia : of 

 these specimens one had been sent to Mr. Shepherd by Mr. Edleston, and the other, 

 which was extremely wasted, was taken by Mr. Stainton, at Sheffield, in June, 1847. 



Mr. Stainton then read a paper on the genus Micropteryx of Zeller, in which he 

 described all the known British species, and an abstract of which is given below. 



This interesting and very distinct group of insects is sadly in want of investiga- 

 tion, and the metamorphoses of none of the species are known. Several of the known 

 species appear very early in the season, — for instance, purpurella in February, and 

 unimaculella and semipurpurella in March, — and it is exceedingly probable that other 

 equally early species lurk undetected. From the affinities of the group to the Adelae, 

 the larva? of which are known to be case-bearers feeding on various plants, there is 

 little doubt that the larvae of these insects feed in a similar way ; and if those 

 collectors who take Calthella in plenty would devote a little of their time to the fur- 

 therance of science, by searching for the larvae and pupae of that insect, though they 

 might not enrich their collections by so doing, they would have a better claim to the 

 title of entomologists. 



A. Head ferruginous. 



1. Calthella, Linn. Anterior wings golden, with the base entirely purple. 



Frequents Caltha palustris, in May. 



2. Aruncella, Scopoli. J Anterior wings golden, with the base purple on the costa ; 



$ with two fasciae and a spot silvery. 

 Not scarce, in June and July. 



3. Allionella, Fabr. Anterior wings purple, with two golden fascia?, and a golden 



spot towards the apex reaching neither margin. 

 Scarce, in May and June. 



4. Subammanella , Stainton, Catal. Tin. p. 9. 



5. Rubrifasciella, Haw. Anterior wings greenish golden, with a reddish spot on 



the costa at the base, a reddish fascia before the middle, and another bifurcate 

 beyond the middle. 



