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vaginal canals, which present a different structure from that found in other 

 examples of the Macrodidm. 



A communication was read from the Rev. Canon Tristram, containing 

 the description of a new Fruit Pigeon of the genus Carpophaga, from the 

 Louisiade Archipelago, which he proposed to name Carpophaga Salvadorii. 

 — P. L. Sclatek, Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London. 



October 5, 1881.— H. T. Stainton, Esq., F.R.S., &c, President, in 

 the chair. 



Mr. R. M'Lachlan exhibited a female specimen of Gastrophysa raphani, 

 Fabr., bred from a parthenogenetic ovum by Dr. Osborne, of Letterkenny, 

 Donegal. 



Mr. T. Wood exhibited a specimen of Notiophilus biguttatus, Fabr., 

 having two impressions on the right elytron and one on the left. It was 

 captured at West Wickham last August. 



Mr. R. Meldola, on behalf of Mr. W. J. Argent, who was present as a 

 visitor, exhibited five varieties of Lepidoptera captured in Britain during 

 the present season. 



Mr. H. B. Pim exhibited a specimen of Harpalus discoideus, Fabr., 

 captured at Gravesend on July 26th of this year. 



Mr. E. A. Fitch exhibited males, females and workers of Lasius ntixtus, 

 Nyl., which had been taken this year, for the first time in Britain, by 

 Mr. G. C. Bignell, at Bickleigh, Devon. 



Mr. E. Saunders said that this species was now generally considered to 

 be only a form of L. umbratus, Nyl., differing from typical specimens in 

 having a narrower head and the pubescence more scattered. 



Mr. A.S. Olliff exhibited an abnormal specimen of Papilio americus, 

 Koll. (sadalus, Lucas). 



The Secretary read a letter, addressed to Mr. A. R. Wallace, from 

 Mr. James Blyth, of Vanualevu, Fiji, to the effect that the cocoa-nut trees 

 there were suffering more severely than usual this year from the ravages 

 of an insect called by the natives "mimimata," and that the planters wish 

 to introduce some bird that will clear the trees of the insects, and yet not 

 destroy the early flower of the nut or pick the berries of the coffee plant, or 

 the ears of the maize. 



Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse expressed the opinion that the Phasmida referred 

 to were uo doubt Lopaphus cocophages, Newp., and Phibalosoma Apollonius, 

 Westw. ; specimens of the latter were in the British Museum Collection 

 from Vauualeru ; also specimens of Phibalosoma Pythonius, Westw. — rather 

 the larger species— from Ngau, Fiji. 



Mr. E. A.. Fitch said of course the Phasmida were protected species, 



