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of Meiolania, Owen (Ceratochelys, Huxley), and expressed the opinion 

 that these remains indicated a Pleurodiran Chelonian of terrestrial and 

 herbivorous habits. The peculiar structure of the tail pointed to a distinct 

 family [Meiolaniida). 



A second paper by Mr. Boulenger contained remarks on a rare American 

 fresh-water Tortoise, Emys hlandingii, Holbrook, which was shown to be a 

 close ally of Eimjs orbicularis of European fresh waters, but to present 

 distinct differential characters. 



Mr. A. Dendy read a paper on the West-Indian Sponges of the family 

 CheliniiKB, and gave descriptions of some new species. 



Mr. H. Seebohm gave the description of a new species of Thrush, from 

 Southern Brazil, proposed to be called Merula siibalaris. 



A comnuuiication was read f;om Mr. R. Bowdler Sharpe, containing 

 the description of a new species of the genus Calyfitomena, lately discovered 

 by Mr. John Whitehead on the mountain of Kina-Balu, in Borneo, which 

 he proposed to name C. ivhitehcadi. 



This Meeting closes the present Session. The next Session (1887-88) 

 will commence in November. — P. L. ScLArKR, Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London. 



July 6, 1887. — Dr. D. Sharp, F.Z.S., President, in the chair. 



The Rev. W. T. H. Newman, M.A., 11, Park Terrace, The Crescent, 

 Oxford, was elected a Fellow of the Society. 



Mr. M'Lachlan remarked that at the meeting of the Society in October, 

 188G, he exhibited a quantity of the so-called "jumping seeds" from Mexico, 

 containing larvaj of Carpoca.psa saltitans, Westw. The seeds had long ceased 

 to "jump," which proved that the larvae were either dead, had become 

 quiescent, or had pupated ; about a fortnight ago he opened one of the seeds, 

 and found therein a living pupa. On the 4th inst. a moth (exhibited) was 

 produced. 



The President, on behalf of the Rev. H. S. Gorham, exhibited the 

 following Coleoptera, lately taken in the New Forest: — Anoplodera sex- 

 guttata, Fab., wholly black variety; Orammoiitera analis. Fab.; Colydium 

 elongatum, Fab.; and a specimen of Tachinus elonyatus, GylL, with 

 brownish-red elytra. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a specimen of Orsodacna humeralis, Latr. 

 (lineola, Panz., var.), taken by him at Norwood: he also exhibited a 

 specimen of the same beetle taken by him fifty years ago in Coombe Wood ; 

 during the interval he had never seen it alive. 



Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited, on behalf of Mr. N. F. Dobree, of Beverley, 

 a series of about thirty specimens of a TcBiiiocampa he had received from 

 Hampshire, which had previously been referred to as a red form of 



