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Mr. M'Lachlau further remarked that in the Bulletin of the Proceedings 

 of the French Entomological Society, at the Seance of the S28th January 

 last, M. Guenee avowed himself much puzzled concerning the supposed 

 aquatic larva producing a species of moth, described by M. Bar as Palustra 

 Laboulbenei, which he considered was allied to the genus Cnethocampa. 

 He thought further information very desirable, for all the characters of the 

 insect were opposed to aquatic habits in any stage ; and he suggested that 

 the bubbles of air entangled in the hairs might be only expired air. 



The Rev. A. E. Eaton exhibited a few Arctic insects which he had 

 brought from Spitsbergen. Amongst others were a Trichopterous insect, 

 probably Goniotaulius arcticus, Boheman ; and also some Leimloptera, 

 Plutella cruciferarura, the larva of which feeds on a species of Draba and a 

 species of Phycita, near to sub-ornatella. They were mostly collected on the 

 higher parts of the hills, where there was a very small amount of vegetation. 

 He also exhibited several excellent photographs, illustrative of the scenery 

 of those desolate regions ; and pointed out some depressions in the ground 

 where patches of stunted willows grew, from which he obtained specimens 

 of a kind of sawfly. 



Mr. Champion exhibited a specimen of Cassida vittata taken by Mr. 

 Walker near Chatham. The red colour was of peculiar brilliancy when 

 alive, though its brightness had since somewhat faded. 



A further communication was received from Mr. J. V. Gooch respecting 

 the injury to the coffee trees in Natal from the Longicorn beetle, Anthores 

 leucouotus, Pascoe. Mr. Gooch remarked that he was disposed to think 

 that the plants were suffering from fungus before they were attacked by 

 the insect, and stated that the ground into which the coffee-plants had 

 been put contained a large number of decaying roots of the trees which 

 formerly stood there for ages ; and that when cleared for planting with 

 coffee, these roots were carelessly left in the ground, though, at the time, 

 there was no idea in the minds of the planters as to any injury being 

 likely to arise from them. He had drawn his son's attention to this 

 point, and he hoped before long to obtain some information which might 

 prove of interest to the Society, and which he would not fail to com- 

 municate to them. 



Papers read. 



" On some New Species of South-African Lycjenidse." By Roland Trimen, 

 F.L.S. 



" Descriptions of New Species of Lycsenidse," from his own Collection. 

 By W. C. Hewitson, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



New Parts of ' Transactions.' 

 Part V. of the 'Transactions' for 1873, concluding the volume, was on 

 the table; and also Part I. of the 'Transactions' for 1874. 



