120 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
EntTomMoLoaicaL Society oF Lonpon. 
February 8.—Rospert M‘Lacutay, F.R.S., President, in the chair. 
The President nominated Mr. F. Du Cane Godman, F.R.S., Mr. H. T. 
Stainton, F.R.S., and Mr. J. Jenner Weir, F.LS., Vice-Presidents for the 
ensuing year. 
Dr. Livett, Lieut. Goodrich, Messrs. Eustace Bankes, and F. Enock, 
were elected Fellows; and M. Ragonot, of Paris, ex-President of the Ento- 
mological Society of France, was elected a Foreign Member of the Society. 
Mr. C. O. Waterhouse exhibited some scales of Coccide (Eriopeltis), 
some of which were found by Mr. F. Moore on blades of grass at 
Ilfracombe; and others were found by Mr. Waterhouse on blades of grass 
in the Warren at Folkestone. Mr. E. A. Fitch remarked that Hriopeltis 
festuc@ liad been recorded as British at a meeting of the Society held 
about thirty years ago. 
Mr. Douglas sent for exhibition leaves of Huonymus japonicus, received 
from M. Lichtenstein, infested by Chionaspis euonymi, which occurred in 
great numbers at Montpellier and Nismes, and always destroyed the shrubs 
attacked by it. 
The President exhibited specimens of Tettix australis (Walker), received 
from Mr. Oliff, of the Sydney Museum, who had captured them at the 
River Nepean, New South Wales. Mr. Oliff stated that the insect was 
decidedly subaquatic ; he had found the insects not only on the surface of 
pools of water, but also eight or ten inches below the surface on the stems 
of water plants. 
Mr. W. F. Kirby exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Ralfe, several specimens 
of Lycena corydon of a very extraordinary character; and Mr. Weir and 
others made remarks on them. 
The Rev. W. W. Fowler exhibited a specimen of the almost unique 
beetle, Hurpalus calceatus, taken by himself at Bridlington, Yorkshire ; 
also a specimen of Apion Lemoroi (Brisout), a new French Apion taken on 
the coasts of Normandy and Brittany. He also exhibited several species 
of British Helophori, and read notes on their synonymy. 
Mr. H. Goss read an analysis of M. Brongniart’s recent work on 
‘Les Insectes Fossiles des Terrains Primaires’ (Rouen, 1885), and 
expounded that author's views on the classification of insects from 
geological data. 
The Rev. W. W. Fowler read notes on “A small collection of 
Languriide, with descriptions of two new species.” 
Dr. Baly communicated a paper entitled, “ Descriptions of new genera 
and species of Galerucide.” 
Mr. J. Edwards communicated the first part of a synopsis of British 
Homoptera-Cicadina.—H. Goss. 
