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needles, as in the agonies of death they emit a more brilliant lustre. This must be a 

 mistake, however, for I have found that the strength of the flashes they give out is ia 

 pvoporiion to their vitality, and if this is in any way impaireil, as by the loss of a leg 

 or a wing, the bright flash becomes dull and of.en extinct. It is difficult to believe 

 that the light of these insects is phosphorescent; it certainly has much more the 

 appearance of electricity, for it is a sharp bright spark and not a dull lustre, and if not 

 under the control of the animal is at least aff'ected by its passions. If ihey are irritated, 

 as by cunlinenient, or if a branch of a bush on which they are clustered be roughly 

 shaken, they will flash out much more rapiiily and hrilliautlv than when enjoying 

 themselves undisturbed. — From John Cameron's work intilutcd ' Oar Tropical Posses- 

 sions in Malayan India,' p. 80. 



Proceedings of Societies. 

 Entomological Society. 

 August 7, 1865. — F. P. Pascoe, Esq., President, in the chair. 



Additions to the Library. 



The following donations 'were announced, and thanks voted to the donors: — 

 * Proceedings of the Kojal Society,' Vol. xiv. Nos. 73— 7(j ; presented by tiie Society. 

 ' Verhandlungeu der Kaiserlich-Kouiglichen Zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschalt in 

 Wien,' Vol. xiv.; by ihe Society. ' Annales de la Socieie Linueeune de Lyon,' 

 Nouvelle Serie, Tome x. ; by the Society. 'Annales des Sciences Physique at 

 d'Histoire Naturelle, d'Agriculiure et d'ludustrie, publiees par la Societe Imperiale 

 d'Agriculture, (Sec, de Lyon,' 3^ Serie, Tome vii.; by the Society. ' Ueber einige 

 Pflanzenverwiister,' ' Eniomologische Fraginenii-,' ' Zoologisclie Miscellen," by Georg 

 Riiter von Frauenfeld ; by the Author. ' Cecidomjia destructor, Say, Wezengall- 

 miicke oder VVeizeiiverwiister,' 'Ueber eine i)isher wenig beobachtele Getreideniotte 

 Tinea pyrophagella, A7/r. ; by Prof. Haberlandt ; by the Author. ' Ueber Gelreide- 

 verwiister;' by the Author, Gust. Ad. Kiinsiler. ' The Zoologist' for August; by the 

 Editor. 'The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine' for August; by the Editors. 



The addition, by purchase, was also announced of C. G. Thomson's ' Skandinaviens 

 Coleoptera,' Vol. 7, Part L 



Election of Members. 

 The Rev. Joseph Greene and Messrs. H S. Gorham, H. Blake-Knox and Thomas 

 Parry, were elected Members; and Mr. W. Rogers was elected an Aunual Sub- 

 scriber. 



Exhibitions, ^-c. 



Mr. M'Laclilan exhibited one living and numerous dead specimens of the ani-lion 

 (Myrmeleon foriHicarius), together with the pupa-cases, and the larva and pupa in 

 spirits; he had brought the larvs from Fontaineblean in August, 1864, and fed them 

 on hotise-flics; they remained torpid for about fiie months during the winter, 

 and the perfect insects emerged at Forest Hill from the middle of July to the 5th 

 of August. 



Mr. VV. Wilson Saunders exhibited a living sjiecimen of a species of Locustidae of 

 a bright delicate gieen colour, of which he gave the following account: — About four 



