Entomological Society. 315 



Mr. Ingpen exhibited a specimen of the common white butterfly 

 which had died in the act of passing from the larva to the chr5-salis 

 state. 



IMr. Westwood exhibited specimens of the pupae of a small species 

 of Cicada, from the body of each of which one or several elongated 

 appendages (clavarice) had been produced. Likewise a numerous 

 collection of the portable cases formed by various insects, chiefly 

 Lepidopteru allied to Oiketiciis, Guild., as well as numerous draw- 

 ings of other kinds of cases, observing that in all the instances which 

 had fallen under his notice the lan-a closes the mouth of the case by 

 fixing the edges of the aperture Avhere the front of the body has for- 

 merly protruded to the stems or leaves of trees, whereas in a draw- 

 ing by Abbott in the British Museum, copied by Mr. Doubledaj' in 

 the ' Entomologist,' pi. 1. fig. 15, the case of a species allied to Oike- 

 ticus is affixed by a stalk at the open end to the twig. Mr. Edward 

 Doubleday, who was present, however, affirmed the correctness of 

 the drawing in this respect. 



Mr. Shuckard mentioned that he had found specimens in the in- 

 digenous collection of the British Museum of Anthocopa Papaveris, 

 and of the genus Ammobates, Latr., both hitherto unrecorded as na- 

 tives of this countr}". He also exhibited some fine hymenopterous 

 insects from New Holland, including a gigantic species of Megalyra, 

 Westw. 



A paper was read by Mr. Westwood, containing descriptions of 

 some new exotic Lamellicorn Beetles :• — 



Silphodes Indica, W. S. castaneo-fusca, laterihus rufescentibus ; 

 elytris striato-punctatis, mcdiocriter setoso-marc/uiatis ; tibiis an- 

 ticis extus (et inter dentes) serratis ; tarsis anticis simplicibus. 

 Long. Corp. lin. 5^. — Hab. East Ind. Mus. Melly. 

 Silphodes Madagascariensis, W. 5. piceo-castanea, lateribus pe- 

 dibiisque magis rufescentibus ; capite anticc latiori ; elytris minus 

 ovatis, punctatis punctis majoribus, striisque tribus Icevibus, punc- 

 tis utrinque marginatis ; lateribus longe setosis. Long. corp. lin. 

 5|. — Hab. Madagascar. I\Ius. Melly. 

 Silphodes dubia, W. S. nigricans, lateribus vix setosis ; prothorace 

 Icevi ; elytris sub lente irregulariter punctatis, lineis tribus Icevibus 

 in singula, punctis utrinque marginatis ; tibiis anticis externe {et 



inter dentes) serratis. — Long. corp. lin. 41. — Hab. ? Mus. 



Hope. 

 June 6, 1842.— \V. W. Saunders, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the 

 Chair. 

 Mr, Bond brought for distribution amongst the members, speci- 

 mens of Blethisa multipunctata and Callidium violaceum, and Mr. 

 Evans specimens of Cleonis nebulosa and a rare species of Chryso- 

 mela. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a box of Coleoptera captured near Charl- 

 ton, Kent, comprising several rare species. 



Mr. Ingpen exhibited some branches of the spindle trees growing 

 in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, covered with multitudes of a species of 

 Coccus. 



