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Tncurvaria capitella, Clerck., from larva feeding in the shoots 

 of currant, Highgate. 



Mr. J. Jenner Weir exhibited specimens of Carpocapsa 

 saltitans, Westw., and remarked that one emerged in July, no 

 more coming out until September. This gentleman also 

 exhibited a living larva of the Ant Lion {Myrmeleon 

 eti7'opcEus, L. The example exhibited was taken by Mr. 

 Weir at Fontainebleau in the sand -rocks, where the gradual 

 disintegration of tlie rocks had formed a mass of sand ; the 

 ant lions were always found on the side most sheltered 

 from the sun. The Myrmeleonidse were found throughout 

 the whole of dry Europe, and very plentifully in Australia. 

 Mr. Weir then gave an interesting account of the habits of 

 the species exhibited, as observed by him. 



Mr. West, of Greenwich, exhibited eight species of 

 Coleoptera — namely, Haliphis confinis^ Step., H. fulvus, F., 

 H. flavicollis, Sturm., H. cinereus, Aube., H . fliiviatilis , Aube., 

 H. ruficollis, De G., and H. lineatocollis, Marsh., and remarked 

 that the genus only contained eleven species, and he had 

 taken eight of these from one pond in the neighbourhood of 

 Lewisham. 



Mr. Billups, on behalf of Mr. Tugwell, exhibited a species 

 of Ichneumonidae, Limnevia ensator, Gr., and one of Bra- 

 conidse, Macrocentrus linearis^ var. pallidipes, Gr., both bred 

 from Cucullia gnaphalii, Hb., the species of Braconidae being 

 a very unusual parasite from such a host. 



Mr. Billups, on Mr. Elisha's behalf, also exhibited an 

 exceedingly fine specimen of Rkyssa persuasoria, L. 



And on behalf of Mr. Turner, he exhibited two old 

 wedges which had been used to fasten the chairs, holding the 

 rails to the sleepers, on the London, Brighton and South 

 Coast Railway between New Cross and Forest Hill, contain- 

 ing the nests of Osmia riifa, L., one of the most abundant of 

 the bees found in England. Mr. Billups said this last exhi- 

 bition was particularly interesting, as showing how the family 

 Osmia adapted its cells to suit its surroundings. In hilly 

 countries, or on the coast, it generally formed its burrows in 

 the cliff or sandy bank, while in more cultivated districts it 



