372 THE ZOOLOGIST. ~ 
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES, 
ENTOMOLOGICAL Sooirty or Lonpon. 
August 4, 1886.—Prof. J. O. Westwoop, M.A., F.L.S., Hon. Life 
President, in the chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected Fellows, viz.:—Lord Dormer, 
Mr. J. H. A. Jenner, Mr. James Edwards, Mr. Morris Young, Mr. F. V. 
Theobald, Mr. EK. A. Atmore, and Mr. William Saunders, President of the 
Entomological Society of Ontario. 
Mr. Theodore Wood exhibited and made remarks on the following 
Coleoptera, viz.:—An abnormal specimen of Apion pallipes, with a tooth 
upon the right posterior femur; a series of Langelandia anophthalmi from 
St. Peter’s, Kent, taken in decaying seed potatoes; a series of Adelops 
Wollastoni (Janson), and Anommatus 12-striatus, also from decaying seed 
potatoes; and aseries of Barypeithes pellucidus (Boh.), from the sea-shore 
near Margate. Mr. Wood also exhibited, on behalf of Dr. Ellis, of Liver- 
pool, a specimen of Apion annulipes (Wenck). 
Prof. Westwood exhibited five specimens of a species of Culex, supposed 
to be either C. cantans or C. lateralis, sent to him by Mr. Douglas, who 
had received them from the Kent Water Works. It was stated that they 
had been very numerous in July last, and that persons bitten by them had 
suffered from “ terrible swellings.” Prof. Westwood also exhibited some 
galls found inside an acorn at Cannes in January last. 
Mr. Billups exhibited a male and female of Cleptes nitidula (Latr.), 
taken together in July last, at Benfleet, Essex, on the flowers of Heracleum 
sphondylium. He stated that it was probably the rarest of the twenty-two 
known species of British Chrysidid@, though it had been recorded from the 
New Forest and from Suffolk. Prof. Westwood, the Rev. W. W. Fowler, 
Mr. Fitch, and Mr. Champion, made some remarks on the species. 
The Rev. W. W. Fowler announced that a series of specimens of 
Homalium rugulipenne (Rye) had been received from Dr. Ellis, of Liverpool, 
for distribution amongst members of the Society. 
Mr. White exhibited a group of three specimens of Lucanus cervus, 
consisting of a female and two males. The female was pairing with one 
of the males, which, while so engaged, was attacked by the second male. 
Mr. E. A. Fitch read a paper, communicated by Mr. G. Bowdler 
Buckton, “ On the occurrence in Britain of some undescribed Aphides.” 
The paper was illustrated by coloured drawings. 
Prof. Westwood read a paper ‘‘ On a tube-making homopterous insect 
from Ceylon.” 
Mr. Theodore Wood read a paper “ On Bruchus infested Beans.” A 
discussion ensued, in which Prof. Westwood, the Rev. W. W. Fowler, 
Messrs. Weir, Fitch, Trimen, and others took part. —H. Goss, Secretary. 
