Entomological Society. 288 
T. Amphora appears to be closely allied to T. Desjardinsii, Guérin 
(Trans. Ent, Soc. ii. 97), inhabiting Mauritius.” 
The Rhinoceros-beetles (Oryctes) are very destructive to cocoa- 
nut plantations, as they devour the flowers and leaves ; and coolies are 
regularly employed to clear the trees thus infested: yet he never 
saw more than twenty-five to thirty at the time destroyed in a sin- 
gle tree. The presence of the beetle is indicated by the appearance 
of the gigantic leaves, which have the edges regularly indented. 
Koombang is the Malayan name for a beetle, but the Malays deno- 
minate this species Koombang kar’ éfoynv. He had particularly 
attended to the araneideous genus Aftus, several of the species of 
which are of the most exquisite colours, and had drawn them from 
the life, the metallic colours generally fading, after the insect is 
plunged into spirits, into a dull black. He had also made some 
notes on their habits which he proposed to publish. Of the genus 
Myrmarachne he had observed four or five species. He also inquires, 
“Is it known that many of the Arachnida are covered with scales 
similar to those of the Lepidoptera? I can find it nowhere recorded, 
and I never knew so till I examined mine under the microscope, 
since which discovery I have always added a magnified scale to my 
sketches.” 
November 4th.—G. Newport, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. Weaver exhibited an extensive collection of Lepidoptera cap« 
tured during a recent visit to Scotland, including various new spe- 
cies of Tortricide, Tineide, &c., and also a fine series of specimens 
of Hipparchia Melampus of Fuesslin (a species new to this country), 
taken in July on marshy ground amongst the mountains near Kin- 
loch Rannock in Perthshire, and which he stated are only to be found 
on the wing during the sunshine, dropping into the grass on the sun 
being obscured. 
Mr. Evans exhibited various insects from New Holland and North 
America. 
Mr. E. Doubleday exhibited specimens of a new American species 
of Saturnia allied to S. Promethea, having the sexes alike. Alsoa 
beautiful moth belonging to the genus Lophocampa, several speci- 
mens of which had been captured alive in the London Docks, sup- 
posed to have been imported in cargoes of mahogany from Honduras. 
Mr. F. Bond presented some oak-leaves, each covered with two 
distinct species of oak-spangles, or minute galls. 
Mr. Westwood exhibited various Indian insects from Captain 
Hutton, including his Plectropteron Diane, which proved to be Sa- 
turnia Selene, and the instruments described by that gentleman as the 
means by which the insect cuts its way out of its cocoon, were 
thereby ascertained to be the patagia or tippets. Also a new species 
of moth closely allied to the Bombyx Mori, which Captain Hutton 
had discovered on mulberries in India, and of the transformations of 
which an account was read from a letter addressed by him to Mr, 
Westwood, in which he also mentioned having discovered another 
Indian silk-moth closely allied to the Tusseh silk-moth. 
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