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the Aphis, or on the Aphides* themselves. The different kinds of 
Diptera which he had collected in the latter situation were numerous, 
some very curiously marked, and others very minute and of brilliant 
colours. 
A memoir, containing descriptions of two species of Sacred Beetles 
from Southern Africa, was read by J. O. Westwood, F.L.S. &c. 
Srzasteos, Westwood. 
Typus Scarabzeorum sacrorum Heliocantharo magis affinis. 
Antenne articulis 3 et 4, 5to duplo longioribus, 5to et 6to brevibus ; 
clypeus radiatus, subtis tridentatus. Tibie antice angulate, 
extis 4-dentate, dentibus 2 apicalibus inter se remotis, intis ser- 
rulate, denteque medio armate. Tarsi 2 postici articulis subcla- 
vatis. 
Species unica, Scarabeeus (Sebasteos) Galenus, Westw. Niger, 
nitidus ; capite magno varioloso-punctato, pronoto punctato, mar- 
gine postico levi; elytris strid suturali alterisque 5 tenuibus sub 
lente punctatis. Long. corp. lin. 14.—Hab. in Africa meridi- 
onali. D. Burke. 
Scerraces Hrprias, Westw. Niger, nitidus ; capite sub lente tenuis- 
sime punctato, clypeo cornubus 2 mediis porrectis, pronoto fereé 
levi, elytrisque sublavibus et minus nitidis, singulo striis 6 vir 
discernendis; tibiis anticis haud in medio angulatis, extiis 4-dentatis 
et serrulatis, metasterno antice producto. Long. corp. lin. 8.— 
Hab. cum precedente. 
February 5th.—-George Newport, Esq. (who had been re-elected 
President of the Society at the Anniversary meeting on the 22nd 
January ), in the Chair. 
The President exhibited a specimen of Hypena rostralis, which had 
continued alive in a state of hybernation since the lst of September 
last. 
Mr. Edward Doubleday exhibited a large box of North American 
Lepidoptera, collected by Mr. Barnstone near the Albany River, in 
a climate nearly corresponding with that of Lapland, and remarkable 
on account of a very large proportion of the species being apparently 
identical with those of this country. Some species and even genera 
were however quite unlike any of those known in Europe, amongst 
which was avery large species of Hepialus, two new species of Alypa, 
&c., whilst some of the species were evidently identical with those of 
Florida, thus exhibiting a very wide geographical range. 
Mr. F. Bond exhibited a specimen of Pontia Rape, evidently but 
recently disclosed from the chrysalis, which he had captured during 
the month of January. Mr. Walton exhibited a monstrous specimen 
* Col. Sykes’s observations on the predaceous habits of D. Sykesii might 
lead to the opinion that it was upon the dphides themselves that the Dio- 
psts feeds. 
