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since published in the ' Annals of Natural History,' by whom also 

 some observations were made on the geo^aphical distribution of 

 insects in North America as compared with New Zealand. 



May 4th. — W. Spence, Esq., F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary announced that the Address delivered by the Pre- 

 sident at the last anniversary meeting had been printed and was 

 ready for delivery. 



Mr. Moore, jun., exhibited some foreign beans attacked by a larva 

 which had eaten through them, spinning its web for a passage. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a specimen of Deilephila lineata, taken 

 at Hammersmith on the 16th of last April; also a specimen of 

 Cleora pictaria, found on palings at Dartford Heath on the 12th 

 of last April. It was also stated that specimens of D. lineata had 

 been taken at Langport, Somersetshire, and by a nurseryman at 

 Bristol in the past month of May, as well as a specimen of D. 

 Celerio at Manchester. 



He likewise exhibited the larvae of PoUa tincta and Tryphtena fim- 

 bria, both found on the birch at Birchwood at the beginning of May. 



A memoir by W. W. Saunders, Esq., containing descriptions of 

 some new species of Australian Chrysomelida, was read. 



June 1st. — Thomas Marshall, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a second specimen of Deilephila lineata, 

 taken at Hammersmith a short time previously ; also several cases 

 of a tough leathery texture, formed by a lepidopterous larva which 

 eats through the base of the horn of the two-horned rhinoceros, 

 from Southern Africa. 



He also exhibited some twigs of oak from Darenth, Kent, com- 

 pletely defoliated by the small green Tortrix viridana, which was 

 extraordinarily abundant this season. 



Mr. Ingpen exhibited a case of insects from Adelaide, including 

 various rare and interesting Coleopte)-a, Psychopsis mimica, &c. 



Mr. Harrington exhibited various splendid Coleoptera from the 

 Himalayan range of India, including the male of Cheirotonus Mac- 

 Leaii, Hope, &c. 



Mr. Moore, jun., exhibited a cocoon of Eriogaster lanestris of a 

 globular form, which on being opened was found to contain two male 

 chrysalides ; and Mr. Weir mentioned that he had observed the 

 same circumstance several times in the same species, as had also 

 Mr. Longley. 



Mr. Westwood exhibited specimens of a minute species of the 

 Dipterous genus Phytomyza, the larva of which mines within the 

 leaves of the holly, causing large unsightly blotches upon them, and 

 which had occurred in great profusion this spring. He had also 

 reared a small parasitic Ichneumon from the leaves, which keeps the 

 Phytomyza in check. He also exhibited specimens illustrating the 

 iiistory of the minute moth Argyromiges Blancardella, the larva of 

 which mines the leaves of the evergreen oak, the chrysalis pushing 

 itsclf half through a hole which it forms in the leaf in order to effect 



