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forty species of Coleoptera, one of Ichneumonidae, one of 

 Diptera, and one of Homoptera, collected by that gentleman 

 on his recent trip to Tancarville, Normandy, France, Mr. 

 Billups also called attention to two very curious pupa cases, 

 attached to leaves of poplar, also presented to him by Mr. 

 South from the same locality. Mr. Billups said the insects which 

 had just emerged were a species of Cassinaria, but he had 

 not had opportunity to closely examine as to species. Mr. 

 South said he could give no idea as to the host. 



Mr. Billups also exhibited a fine series of the pretty little 

 Longicorn Leptida brevipennis, Muls., on behalf of Mr. 

 Mansbridge, who captured them in his laboratory, where for 

 some few days they had been in large numbers. Mr. Billups 

 said he understood from Mr. Mansbridge that there were 

 some wicker baskets which came from abroad, stored where 

 the specimens were captured., and there was very little doubt 

 that they had been brought to this country in these baskets. 

 Some five years ago, a number of Dutch baskets were stored 

 in the Borough market, and from these large numbers of this 

 species emerged, and were flying all over the market. 



Mr. Billups exhibited types of insects taken at Mickleham 

 by himself on the occasion of the Society's excursion, 

 June 2 1st, 1890. They included the following orders: 

 Diptera, 29 species ; Hymenoptera, 23 species, consisting 

 of the following sub-families — Hymenoptera aculeata, 2 

 species ; Ichneumonidae, 1 1 species ; Chalcididae, 2 species ; 

 Tenthredinidse, 2 species ; Gall makers, 2 species ; and 

 Oxyuridae, 4 species ; Coleoptera, 5 species ; Hemiptera, 

 2 species ; Homoptera, i species ; and Neuroptera, i 

 species ; in all 104 insects, representing 10 families. The 

 species were as follows : Scatopse notata, L., DilopJius 

 febrilis, L., Bibio marci, L., and johannis, L., Simulium 

 reptans, L., one specimen of Chironomus, not determined ; 

 Pachyrrhina crocata, L., Tipida oleracea, L., Pachygaster leachii. 

 Curt., Nemotelus nigrinus, Fin., Beris clavipes, L., and chaly- 

 beata, Foerst., Hcematopota pluvialis, L., Chrysops ccBcutiens, L., 

 Leptis scolopacea, L., Leptogaster cylindricus, Deg., Dioctria 

 rufipes, Deg., and Baumhaueri, Mg., Dysmachius trigonus, 

 Mg., Rhamphomyia sulcata, Fin., Empis tessellata, F., and 

 livida, L., Dolichopus (zneiis, Deg., Leucozna luconim, L., 

 Conops vitellinus, Lw., Tetanocera pimctidata, Scop., Platystonia 

 seminationis, F., Acidia heraclei, L., and Spilographa zo'e, Mg. 

 Amongst the Hymenoptera were the following : Odynerus 

 parietum, L., Prosopis communis, Nyl, Nomada alternata, 

 Kirby., Chasmodes niotatorius, Fab., Ichneumon vaginatorius, 



