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Mr. White exhibited a specimen of Osinylus maculatus, taken by him 

 on the Stort, near Sawbridgeworth, in July last. He also exhibited parasites 

 bred from Bombyx neustria, and a living example of Heterodes Guyoni, 

 found at Dartford.and believed to have been introduced with Esparto grass 

 from Tunis. 



Mr. Enock exhibited a stem of barley, showing the appearance of the 

 plant under, an attack of Hessian Fly. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a number of galls collected at Byfleet, Surrey, 

 in July last, by Mr. Leonard Stevens ; also a specimen of Coleophora 

 solitariella, with ichneumons bred from it. 



Mr. Edward Saunders exhibited a specimen of Catephia alchymista, 

 captured by his son at St. Leonards, in June last. He also exhibited 

 specimens of a rare Ant (Anochetus ghiliani), which were taken at Tangier 

 by Mr. G. Lewis. One of these he had submitted to Dr. Emery, of 

 Bologna, who thought that, although ocelli were present, the specimen 

 was probably intermediate between a worker and a female, and that 

 possibly the true female did not exist. 



Mr. Pascoe exhibited a number of species of Cokoptera recently collected 

 in Germany and the Jura Mountains, and read a note correcting the 

 Bynonymy of certain species of Brachycerus recently described by him in 

 the 'Transactions' of the Society. He stated that the corrections had been 

 suggested by M. Peringuey and M. Aurivillius. 



Prof. Westwood communicated a paper entitled " A List of the Diurnal 

 Lepidoptera collected in Northern Celebes by Dr. Sydney Hickson, with 

 descriptions of new Species." — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS. 



Pallas' s Sand Grouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus), its history, habits, 

 food, and migrations ; with hints as to its utility, and a plea 

 for its preservation. By W. B. Tegetmeier. 8vo, pp. 24. 

 With a coloured plate and three woodcuts. London : 

 Horace Cox, 846, Strand. 1888. 



Considering the amount of interest which has been excited 

 by the recent immigration of flocks of this singular Asiatic 

 species, it is perhaps not surprising that a certain amount of 

 literature should spring up concerning it, not only in England, 

 but in other parts of Europe, where its unwonted appearance 

 this year has attracted the attention of all classes. 



