92 



the Genus of Spiders, Dysdera ; ' by K. Dohlika. A continuation of tlie ' Versuch, die 

 Europaischen Spanner;' by J. Lederer. 'Notes on the Lepidoplera of Siberia;' by 

 J. Lederer. ' Ou the Myrmicidie, and a New Geuus thereof;' by G. L. Mavr. 



The Common Broom (Genista scoparia), the food-plant of Anarsia Genista. 



Under this title Mr. Newman communicated the following note; — 



"The following memorandum, placed in my hands by Mr. William Machin, of 

 35, William Street, Globe Fields, Mile End, will give our members an idea when 

 and where to look for this scarce insect, the larva of which appears, from Mr. Stainton's 

 ' Tineina,' to have been bred only from Genista tinctoria : — ' Having collected a 

 quantity of larvae from the common broom in a number of localities, and placed them 

 altogether in a breeding-cage, I reared from them, on the 6ih of July last, two 

 specimens of Anarsia Genistas ; thus proving not only the food-plaut of the insect, but 

 also that it appears in the perfect state in the beginning of July.' " 



New Entomological Works. 



Mr. Stainton infoimed the Meeting that Professor Boheman had recently pul'lished 

 a Report on the Entomological Works and Papers of 1851 and 1852, which he 

 characterised as very complete and eflective: its title is ' Berattelse om framstegen i 

 Insekternas, Myriapodernas och Arachnidernas Natural Historia for 1851 och 1852:' 

 Stockholm, 1854. 



Mr. Stainton also said that during his recent visit to Paris he had seen a very 

 useful work, published by Mons. Leon Fairmaire and Dr. Laboulbene, entitled ' Faune 

 Entomologique Fran^aise,' and containing descriptions of all known French insects: 

 two parts of the Coleoptera are published, price five francs each. 



Rectifications of Misstatements. 



Mr. Westwood stated that he felt it necessary to make the two following rectifica- 

 tions of misstatements recently published in the Society's ' Transactions :' — 



"I. In p. 58, vol. iii. New Series, Mr. Curtis has stated, in a foot-note, that the 

 characters of Coniopteryx given by Mr. Westwood in the ' Introduction to the Modern 

 Classification of Insects' (Gen. Syn. p. 48) are copied from his ' British Entomology.' 

 It will be necessary only to compare the characters given in these two works to see 

 that this statement is unfounded : Mr. Westwood's original detailed description (accom- 

 panied by drawings of the anatomical details of the genus) was, moreover, read at the 

 Entomological Society five months before Mr. Curtis published his description, and 

 the insect was referred by Mr. Westwood to its legitimate family, whereas by Mr. Curtis 

 it was incorrectly placed in the family Psocidae ; whilst Mr. Stephens, who had, in fact, 

 first pointed it out as a geuus, referred it to a different order." 



" II. In page 134, vol. iii. New Series, Mr. Smith has described the Formicideous 

 genus Stenamma, which he assigns to Mr. Stephens as its author; that author, how- 

 ever, had no other share in its establishment than that of indicating its existence in his 

 Catalogue ([i. 356), as follows: — 



' Genus 92: {(oQQ) 



4838. t 1. Westwoodii mihi. In Mus. D. Westwood.' 



