148 [June, 1893. 



Entomological Society of London: May lOth, 1893. — HBNfix John 

 Elwes, Esq., F.L.S., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. A. Cowper Field, of 81, Wiltshire Eoad, Brixton, S.W., was elected a 

 Fellow of the Society. 



Mr. E. McLachlan exhibited, for Dr. Fritz Miiller, of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, 

 Brazil, specimens of larvae and pupae of a Dipterous insect, Paltostoma torrentium, 

 and read a letter from Dr. Fritz Miiller on the subject. The writer stated that these 

 larvse were of the same nature as those exhibited bj Mr. Gahan at a Meeting of the 

 Society in October, 1890 (e/. Proc. Ent. Soc, 1891, p. ii). 



Mr. S. Q-. C. Russell exhibited Hesperia alveolus, var. Taras, taten by him at 

 "Wokingin April last. 



Mr. J. M. Adye exhibited a long series of Moma Orion, Eurymene doldbraria, 

 AmpJiidasis letularia, and Chloeophora prasinana, and a few specimens of Notodonta 

 dodonea, N. chaonia, and N. trepida, Acronycta alni, and Selenia illustraria, all 

 bred by him in March and April last, from larvse obtained in the autumn of 1892 in 

 the New Forest. 



Mr. H. Goss read a copy of a letter received by the Marquess of Kipon, at the 

 Colonial Office, from the Governor of the Gold Coast, reporting the occurrence of 

 vast swarms of locusts at Aburi and Accra, West Africa, about the middle of 

 February last. The writer stated that at Accra the swarm extended from east to 

 west as far as the eye could see, and appeared to occupy a space about two miles wide. 



Colonel Swinhoe stated that some years ago he had been requested by the Indian 

 Government to report on plagues of locusts. He said he had witnessed swarms of 

 these insects far larger than the one j ust reported from the Gold Coast, and mentioned 

 that many years ago, when going up the Red Sea in one of the old P. and 0. paddle- 

 boats, the boat had frequently to stop to clear her paddle-wheels from locusts. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett called attention to a field excursion to the Cotswolds which 

 it was proposed to have in June. Fellows of the Society were requested by the 

 President to communicate to Mr. Barrett, as early as possible, their views as to the 

 dates which would be most generally convenient for such excursion, and to offer any 

 other suggestions on the subject which might occur to them. 



Mr. E. C. Reed, of Valparaiso, Chili, communicated a paper, entitled, " Notes 

 on Acridium paranense, the migratory locust of the Argentine Republic." Colonel 

 Swinhoe, Mr. Champion, Mr. Elwes, Mr. McLachlan, and Mr. Merrifield took part 

 in the discussion which ensued. 



Professor L. C. Miall communicated a paper, entitled, " Dicranota : a Carni- 

 vorous Tipulid Larva." 



Dr. T. A. Chapman communicated a paper, entitled, " On a Lepidopterous pupa 

 {Mioropteryx purpurella) with functionally active mandibles." Mr. McLachlan 

 said Dr. Chapman's observations were of great value, and tended to show that the 

 position of Mioropteryx was nearer the Trichoptera than had been supposed. 



The President announced that the new Library Catalogue, which had been 

 edited by Mr. Champion, with the assistance of Mr. McLachlan and Dr. Sharp, was 

 now ready for sale to the public at 9s., and to the Fellows of the Society at 6s. a 

 copy. — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



