186 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
March 16, 1886.—Prof. W. H. Frowrer, LL.D., F.R.S., President, in 
the chair. 
Mr. F. D. Godman exhibited some examples of a butterfly, Danais 
plexippus, from various localities, and made remarks on its distribution, 
which of late years seemed to have become very widely extended. 
Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell made some remarks on the Balanoglossus recently 
discovered in the Island of Herm, Channel Islands, of which he had 
exhibited a specimen on a former occasion. 
A communication was read from the Rev. H. 8S. Gorham, containing 
descriptions of some new genera and species of Coleoptera of the family 
Endomychide from various localities. 
A communication was read from Dr. R. J. Anderson, of Queen’s 
College, Galway, coutaining observations on the pelvisternum in certain 
Vertebrates. 
Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell read a paper on the generic characters of 
Planarians, basing his observations mainly on a specimen of a Planarian 
recently found living in this country, and believed to be referable to 
Bipalium kewense. 
Mr. F. E. Beddard read a note on the structure of a large species of 
Earthworm from New Caledonia, of which examples had been recently 
received from Mr. E. L. Layard, H.B.M. Consul for New Caledonia.— 
P. L. Scuater, Secretary. 
EnromoLoeicaL Society or Lonpon. 
March 8, 1886.—R. M‘Lacutan, F.R.S., President, in the chair. 
Mr. J. M. C. Johnston was elected a Fellow, and Cavaliere Piero 
Bargagli, of Florence, formerly Secretary of the Entomological Society of 
Italy, was elected a Foreign Member. 
Mr. Pascoe exhibited a curious larva, probably of a Papilio, from Para; 
and a pupa-case of Anosia Plexippus (Danais Archippus), from the same 
locality. 
Mr. W. J. Williams exhibited, on behalf of Mr. C. Bartlett, a gigantic 
hairy and spiny larva, perhaps allied to Gastropacha, from Madagascar. 
Mr. C. O. Waterhouse exhibited Rutela rufipennis, Doryphora Haroldi, 
and some other undescribed species of Coleoptera from Colombia. 
Mr. Billups exhibited a specimen of Cholus Forbesii,—a South American 
species, —found alive in a horticultural sale-room in London. 
Mr. Eland Shaw referred to the exhibition, at the last meeting, of 
Tettix australis from New South Wales, and called attention to the fact 
that the aquatic habits of certain species of the genus Tettia in India lad 
been previously recorded by Leopold Fischer. 
Dr. Fritz Miller communicated a paper on Fig Insects from the neigh- 
bourhood of the River Itajahi, South America; aud Prof. Meldola exhibited, 
