24 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
esteemed Members, who are habitual absentees, the benefits 
which they might be enabled to confer by returning to our 
horizon from their remoter orbits in the realms of ether, and 
shedding new lustre upon our discussions. We are each of 
us more or less liable to be called upon in various ways to 
satisfy the importunities of conventional obligations ; and in 
looking forward to the future as fraught with propitious 
augury, we must rely upon the zealous co-operation of all to 
improve our vigour and efficiency. We will uow proceed, 
Gentlemen, to the ordinary business of the evening. 
On the proposal of Mr. Sheppard, seconded by Mr. Bates, 
it was agreed that the thanks of the meeting be given to the 
Members of-Council and the Secretary for the trouble they 
had taken on behalf of the Society in making arrangements 
for the new Meeting Room and Library, and in removing and 
entirely re-arranging the collection of books. Also, that the 
thanks of the meeting be given to the Member who had so 
generously aided the Society by undertaking to provide the 
expenses of removal to Chandos Street. 
Mines of Heliozela sericiellan—Mr. Boyd exhibited speci- 
mens of the mines of Heliozela sericiella. He had succeeded 
in rearing the insects, by confining them with a young oak- 
plant, and thus was enabled to discover their habits, of which 
nothing had hitherto been known. The mines were formed 
in the foot-stalks of the leaves. 
Female of Enoicyla.—My. M‘Lachlan exhibited a living 
apterous female of a Trichopterous insect, Enoicyla (probably 
E. pusilla, Burm.). He had recently bred it, with others, 
from cases forwarded to him by Mr. Fletcher, of Worcester, 
the discoverer of the insect in this country. Mr. M‘Lacblan 
gave an account of its structure and singular habits. The 
perfect insects emerge in November, the males being 
furnished with ample wings. 
Coleoptera.—Mr. Champion exhibited examples of the 
following Coleoptera recently captured by himself, viz., 
Cryptophagus Populi (varying greatly in size and colour), 
taken from the burrows of Colletes Daviesana, near Farnham, 
Surrey ; Orchestes semirufus, Gyll.? from Woking; Epurea 
neglecta, beaten from faggot-stacks at Darenth Wood ; and 
Psammodius porcicollis from Whitsand Bay. The last-named 
had been taken by Mr. 8. S. Walker. 
