388 [September, 1889. 



Entomological Society or London: Aug.7th,1889. — The Eight Hon. Lord 

 Walsingham, M.A., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Eev. John Walley, of Wuhu, China, was elected a Fellow ; and Professor 

 Charles V. Eiley, of Washington, United States, was elected an Honorary Fellow in 

 place of the late Dr. Signoret, of Paris. 



Mr. Walter F. Blandford exhibited a specimen of Cardiophorus cinereus, Herbst, 

 taken at Tenby, and remarked that the species had rarely, if ever, previously been 

 found in the United Kingdom. Mr. C. O. Waterhouse said he believed that there 

 was a specimen in the collection of his late father, and also another specimen in the 

 collection of the British Museum. 



Mr. Waterhouse stated that the British Museum had just received from the 

 Eev. Arthur Elwin, of Hangchow, China, a luminous larva about H in. long and 3J 

 lines broad, which he believed to be one of the Lampyridce. 



Lord Walsingham exhibited specimens of Conchylis Degreyana, McLach., bred 

 from seed-heads of Plantago lanceolata at Merton, Norfolk ; also a specimen of 

 Tineidce allied to the genus Solenobia, probably belonging to Dissoctena, Staud., 

 but differing somewhat in the structure of the antennae. Lord Walsingham remarked 

 that the specimen was taken by himself at Merton, on the 31st July last, and that 

 the species was apparently undescribed. 



Mr. Meyer-Darcis exhibited a collection of Coleoptera, comprising specimens of 

 a species of Loethrus from Turkestan ; Julodis globithorax, Stev., from the Caucasus ; 

 a new species of Julodis from Kurdistan ; Cardiaspis Mouhotii, Saunders, from 

 Sikkim ; Carabus smaragdinus, Fisch., from Siberia ; Julodis ampliata, Mars., from 

 Aintab, Asia Minor, and a variety of the same from Kurdistan ; and Julodis luteo- 

 gramma, Mars., from Syria, and a variety of the same from Kurdistan. 



Mr. H. Gross read extracts from letters from Mr. E. W. Fereday, of New Zealand, 

 and Sir John Hall, K.C.M.Q-., relating to a number of Lepidoptera recently collected 

 at sea, about half way between the Eiver Plate and Eio, at a distance of over 250 

 miles from land, in about 30° S. lat. and 46° W. longitude. It was stated that the 

 ship was surrounded by swarms of moths. Mr. J. J. Walker, E.N., observed that 

 he had seen a large number of insects at sea about 150 miles off the coast of Brazil, 

 and he referred to other records of the capture of insects at sea in Darwin's "Voyage 

 of the Beagle," and Dr. Carpenter's " Cruise of the Alert." The discussion was 

 continued by Dr. Sharp, Lord Walsingham, Mr. White, Mr. Kirby, and others. 



Mr. E. Meyrick read a paper entitled "On some Lepidoptera from New Guinea," 

 and exhibited the species described in the paper. He stated that the specimens were 

 derived from two sources, viz., (1), a portion of the collection received by the Society 

 from Baron Ferdinand von Miiller, F.E.S., and collected by Mr. Sayer when accom- 

 panying the Australian Geographical Society's Exploring Expedition ; and (2), a 

 number of specimens collected by Mr. Kowald near Port Moresby, and obtained 

 from him by Lord Walsingham. 



Mr. Blandford read a letter from Mr. Wroughton, of Poona, asking for assistance 

 in working out certain Indian Hymenoptera and Diptera in the collections of the 

 Bombay Natural History Society. Lord Walsingham, Colonel Swinhoe, and 

 Mr. Moore made some remarks on the subject. — II. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



