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large number of Coleoptera from the Transvaal and Orange Colony 

 taken by himself during a short residence in South Africa. 



February 21th. — The President in the chair. — Mr. South exhibited 

 a specimen of a very interesting form of Macaria liturata, which he 

 had received from Mr. J. Arkle, who took it, with others, in Delamere 

 Forest last year. This form is heavily sutfused with fuliginous brown ; 

 it has been figured in vol. vi. of Barrett's ' Lepidoptera of the British 

 Islands,' and Mr. Collins has recently proposed the name ni(jrofiilvata 

 for it (Entom. xxxiv. 364). — Mr. McArthur, an example of Affrotis 

 segetHin, having a narrow, very dark marginal band on each of the 

 hind wings, the white ground colour and fringes making it a very 

 conspicuous character. — Mr. Edwards, an unusually large and perfect 

 nest of Vespa valf/aris, obtained near Rochester in a hollow tree. — Dr. 

 Chapman, specimens of Grinoptcryx gancilieUa bred from larvae. It 

 belonged to the lower section of the Adelids, and lived in cases like 

 the Coleophorse, to which it had no structural relation whatever. — 

 Mr. R. Adkin, long bred series of Acidalia maryinepunctata, and read 

 a paper on them entitled, "A Life-cycle of Acidalia maryinepunctata" 

 A discussion ensued, when it was pointed out that the genus certainly 

 required subdivision, both on account of diversity of structure and of 

 distinction of habit. — Hy. J. Tukner, Hon. Eep. Sec. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — January 20th. — Mr. H. 

 Willoughby Ellis, Vice-President, in the chair. — The following were 

 exhibited : — By Mr. R. C. Bradley, a series of Uyetodesia vayans, 

 a species which is not included in Mr. G. H. Verrall's recent list 

 of British Diptera, but which is common and well-known in Sutton 

 Park ; also a specimen of Sphex phmipennis taken by Mr. J. T. 

 Fountain in Jersey last year. It is a large and handsome Fossore, 

 which is uncommon in Britain. By Mr. C. J. Wainwright, Rhyssa 

 jwrsaasoria, one of our largest, handsomest, and rarest Ichneumonids, 

 taken by Mr. J. T. Fountain in Derbyshire last year; also a fine series 

 of Trupidia scita (milesiformis), taken near Paignton, South Devon, 

 in a damp meadow by the sea ; it is a species which is common 

 in the fens, but was not known before from the West of England ; it 

 was, however, in abundance at this one spot. By Mr. H. Willoughby 

 Ellis, the following Coleoptera : — Nebria gyllenhali, from Matlock ; 

 FterosticJms ohlonyo-punctatus, from Buxton, and Liusovia oratuluvi var. 

 colUiris, from Knowle. The last-named was a form which he said 

 some Coleopterists believed to be only an immaturity, but he had taken 

 it at all times of the year, and many specimens were undoubtedly 

 mature. By Mr. Aug. D. Imms, extreme forms of Satyrus semele, 

 from Wales ; one, very dark and strongly marked, came from near 

 Barmouth, and was taken on the slate ; and the other, a light, 

 bleached-looking, but apparently perfect specimen, from near Llan- 

 dudno, where it was taken on limestone. Mr. Imms read a paper 

 upon " The Structure and Distribution of the CoUembola," in which 

 he gave a thorough account of the external and internal anatomy, 

 with some account of the embryology, and illustrated it with black- 

 board drawings and microscope preparations. 



February Ylth. — Annual Meetiny. — Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, 

 President, in the chair. — The Thirteenth Annual Report of the 

 Council was read, and the Treasurer's Annual Report presented, 



