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De G., which, although not a rare, is a local species of the 

 Family Dytiscidae ; it was taken by one of our members, Mr. 

 Beaumont, at Lee, in Kent, where it has not been met with 

 for some years, but was originally taken there in some 

 considerable numbers. 



An exhibition of microscopical objects was then given. 

 Among the exhibits were those of Mr. H. Groves, Diatoms 

 in situ, Mr. W. West (Streatham), ovaries of house-fly and 

 developing tooth of a kitten, Mr. Dadswell, Volvox globator, 

 Stentor, and Vo7'ticella, Mr. Turner, Marine Algae, and 

 parasite of the turkey, Mr. N. D. Warne, scales of Vanessa 

 io, Mr. Macer, spinnerets of Epeira diadema and living house- 

 fly, Mr. R. Adkin, antenna of Satiirnia carpini, Mr. T. R. 

 Billups, LiUts cynipseus, Hal., $ , and Cosmocoma ovulorzim, 

 L., ?. 



MAY2a,th, iS88. 



T. R. Billups, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. A. H. Japp, LL.D., L. Stevens, and Coryndon 

 Matthews, F.E.S., were elected members. 



Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited a fine series of both sexes of 

 Bracon brevicornis Wsm., parasitic on EpJiestia kuJiniella, Zell., 

 and stated that Mr. Marshall once reared the female from the 

 galls oi Andricus tenninalzs, Fab. Mr. W. F. Kirby bred six 

 males and one female from Ephesiia elutella, Hub. Herr 

 Brischke obtained a male from Dioryciria abietella, Zinck., 

 while Mr. S. Webb, at Dover, also bred a male from Myelois 

 ceratonicE, Zell. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a fine series of Asphalia rzdens, Fb., 

 bred from pupae received from the New Forest. The specimens 

 showed a considerable amount of variation ; the most notice- 

 able being one in which the base and outer third of forewings 

 were almost devoid of markings, producing a strong contrast 

 with the dark central band ; while in others the wings were to 

 a large extent covered by blackish-gray shades. 



Mr. J. Jager exhibited a larva oi Nemeophila plantaginis, L., 

 which he stated was one of many he had found in a dying 

 condition, partially covered with what appeared at first sight 

 to be a small species of fungus ? On examination he had 

 discovered a small larva, with which he was unacquainted, 

 emerging from that of the lepidopteron. Mr. Tugwell stated 



