118 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Spitsbergen Insects ——The Rev. A. E. Eaton exhibited a 
few Arctic insects which he had brought from Spitsbergen. 
Amongst others were a Trichopterous insect, probably 
Goniotaulius arcticus, Boheman, and also some Lepidoptera, 
Plutella Cruciferarum, the larva of which feeds on a species 
of Draba and a species of Phycita, near to Sub-ornatella. 
They were mostly collected on the 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. 
Cassida vittata.—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. 
Insects Injurious to the Coffee Trees.—A further commu- 
nication 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 communicate to them. 
New Parts of ‘ Transactions.—Part V. of the ‘Trans- 
actions’ for 1873, concluding the volume, was on the table; 
and also Part I. of the ‘ Transactions’ for 1874. 
Euryporus picipes—Mr. Champion exhibited specimens 
of Euryporus picipes taken near Chatham, by Mr. Walker. 
Locusts devouring Woollen Materials and Leather.—Mr. 
Smith directed attention to an article in ‘Household Words’ 
of 30th December, 1855, in which a description was given of 
the ravages of locusts, and stating that the locusts devoured 
