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Coleoptera : — 



Mr. BiLLUPS, Dytisciis lapponicus, Gyll, P]iilo7ithus thermarittn , 

 Aub., P. fuffiigatus, En, P. addendies, Sharp, Ocyptcs cyaneiis, Pk., 

 Staphylinus fidvipes, Scop., Stilicus fornicatus, Steph., Oxypoda 

 exoleta, Er., Tachyusa scitula^ Er., Ceryleon fagt, Bris., Cistela ceram- 

 boides, L., Gyvimisa brevicollis^ Pk., and Tricliopterx brevicornis, Mots., 

 a species new to Britain, also many rare species of Exotic coleoptera. 



Mr. Chaney, Orchestes iiiris, O. avella?ice, Chrsyomela didyitiata, 

 Ocypus ater, O. compresstis Cceloides submfus, Hydroporus dorsalis. 



Mr. Chai^ipion, Velliciis dilatatus. 



Mr. Eley, Cerambyx moschatiis. 



Mr. W, Pearce, Lathrobium rufipenne,. Errirhinus costirostris. 



Hemiptera : — 



Mr. BiLLUPS exhibited many rare species belonging to this 

 order, such as Acalypta parinila, D.S., Cyvms claviculus, Fall., C. 

 glmidicolo , Halm., Stygnocerous setitJosics, Schill., PeritfechiLs pimticeps, 

 Thom., Salda Cocksi, Curt., Afotianthia costata, Fab., TropistetJms 

 holosericus, Halm., and Henestaris laticepts, Curt. 



Many rare specimens of Ichneuinonidce, bred as well as captured, 

 were shown by Mr. Billups ; while among the Heterogyna and 

 Fosso7'ial Hymenoptcra, also the Diploptera and Anthophila, we may 

 call attention to the following, viz. : 



Lasius 747?ibratus, N}'e, Stenamma Westwoodii, Westw., Myrme- 

 cina Latreilli, Curt., Methoca icJineunionides, Lat., Myrmosa nielano- 

 cephala., Fab., Priocenemis exaltatus, Fab., P. affinis, V. de I^ind., 

 P. obtiisiventiis, Schiodt, Pompilus chalybeatus, Schiodt, P. pectijiipes, 

 V. de Lind., Crabro peltariics^ Schr., C. scuieUatus, Schr., C. capiiosus, 

 Shuc, Psen ater, Fab., Odynerus renifoi'inis , Gmel, (a species new to 

 Britain), Halictiis longiilits, Smithy Andrena Hattofiano, Fab,, A.cetii, 

 Schrank. Mr. Billups also exhibited the curious wasp, Pelopceus 

 archttectus, St. Farg., and Nest from South America, also specimens 

 of the beautiful ant Cremastochilus sciitellaris, taken running about 

 the streets of Greenwich. 



Mr. Gaskell, Cerceris arenaria. 



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