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Mr. Preston exhibited an Anthocharis Cardaniines, recently captured, destitute of 

 the green markings on the under side. 



The President exhibited from the Horticultural Society's garden, cases of larvae of 

 Coleophora Hemerobiella, which, as he had noticed, fed on the underside of pear-leaves. 

 He had also observed, on the same trees, larvae of C. nigricella, feeding on the upper 

 side of the leaves ; another case-maker which fed at the base of the leaves ; and a 

 fourth, with a very rough case, which fed all over the leaves indiscriminately : besides 

 a larva under a transparent web, and some leaf-rollers. He also stated that he had 

 again found the once rare Lyda fasciata, in considerable numbers, several species of 

 Curculionidae, and Cemiostoma scitella, all in his own garden, showing how many spe- 

 cies might be found in a small space. 



Mr. Rich exhibited some splendid Goliath beetles in the finest condition. 



Mr. E. Shepherd exhibited a bred specimen of Vanessa To, remarkable for the 

 nearly white colour of the wings towards the extremity. He mentioned that Mr. Bond 

 had a similar bred specimen ; and that Mr. Doubleday possessed another, taken at 

 liberty. 



Mr. Augustus Sheppard exhibited a male Smerinthus Populi, found at liberty, 

 with a long appendage at the base of the right under wing, but distinct, apparently of 

 the same texture as the wing, and, like it, covered with scales. 



Mr. Stainton exhibited some cases of the larvae of Coleophora Paripennella, found 

 on a fence at Brixton, where he had observed them to assume a position parallel to the 

 fence, by reason of the case being abruptly curved near the mouth. 



Mr. Douglas exhibited one of the larva-cases off Origanum vulgare, of which he 

 had spoken at the January meeting. It had been stationary since the middle of 

 March, but no insect had yet emerged. 



Mr. J. F. Stephens exhibited from his own garden specimens of Selandria seri- 

 cans, Hartig, a new British species of Tenthredinidae, and a male and female of Lyda 

 inanita. 



Mr. Saunders exhibited some rare Hoinoptera, and a moth accompanied by its 

 pupa-skin and transparent cocoon, similar to one exhibited by him at the meeting in 

 June, 1850; all received from Assam. 



Mr. Smith mentioned that he had seen a specimen of Gastropacha Ilicifolia, a new 

 British species, captured on heather at Channock Chase, Staffordshire, in the middle 

 of May, by Mr. Atkinson. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited several specimens of a new species of Mecinus, found in 

 company with Baris Atriplicis, about the roots of Plantago maritima, growing below 

 Gravesend ; also a new species of Limonius from oaks near Tooting. He likewise ex- 

 hibited fine specimens of Eupisleria carbonaria, recently taken in Perthshire by Mr. 

 Weaver; and some remarkably beautiful butterflies, including one which he believed 

 to be the male of Papilio Zagrus, captured on the banks of the river Napo, district 

 east of Quito, South America, and sent home between folds of paper. 



The following note by Mr. Rich, on a Goliathus Cacicus which he had alive nearly 

 five months, was read. 



" In going on board a vessel which had arrived two days prior from Africa, I saw 

 suspended in the lamp-glass a fine female Goliathus Cacicus, which at the time was 

 very dormant, and on inquiry of the steward found it had been so ever since the vessel 

 came into soundings, the weather being much colder than before ; that it was hung in 

 a draft, but it had been very lively during the passage home, and fed freely on satu- 



