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L., S. luctatoriiis, L., and lairator, Fab., Colpognathus celerator, 

 Gr., Dic<2lotus pumilius, Gr,, PJtcBogenes planifrons, Gr., and 

 P.fulvitarsis, Gr., Hemiteles bicoloriniis, Gr,, and Pezomachus 

 distinctus, Foerst. The only representatives of the Oxyuridse 

 being Proctotrypes ater, Hal., Codriis apterogynus, Hal., 

 Lagnodes pallidus, Foerst., and Chelogynus lapponicus, Hal. 

 Callimome regiiis, Ns., and Syntonaspis caudata, Ns., served 

 as types of the Chalcididae. The Cynipidae also had only 

 two representatives in Rhodites roses, L., and R. eglatttericBy 

 Hartig. The only species representing the saw-flies were 

 Lophoriis pint, L., and Hylotoma cyanea-crocea, Cam. The 

 only species of Coleoptera taken were Scaphisoma agaricinuni, 

 Ol., Cistela murina, L., CEdemera lurida, Marsh., Magdalinus 

 aterrima, L., and Clytiis arietis, L. The types of Hemiptera 

 were Pantilus tunicaUis, Fab., Stiphrosoma leucocephahcm, L. ; 

 the only species of Homoptera being Phil(Bnus exclmnationis, 

 Thunb., Neuroptera being badly represented in a solitary 

 specimen of Stenopsocus cruciatus, L. To the above might be 

 added three species of Arachnida — Marpera nervosa, Clerck., 

 Dysdera camhridgii, Thor., and Nemastoma bimaculata, 

 Meig. 



On behalf of Mr. Cooper, Mr. Billups read a note and 

 exhibited a large number of the Scarabideous coleopteron, 

 Trox scaler, L., which had been swarming in thousands over 

 the leaves in a large vinery in Kent. 



Mr. Tugwell exhibited the common butterwort {Pinguicula 

 vulgaris, L.), a plant which he said occurred on northern 

 bogs and mosses in profuse abundance. It was an interesting 

 plant, as the Laplanders and Norwegians used the leaves for 

 preparing milk for food ; the action was somewhat similar to 

 that of rennet. He also exhibited the broad-leaved cotton 

 grass {Eriophorum latifoliuni, Hoppe) and the great English 

 sun-dew {Drosera anglica, Huds.), which latter he stated 

 was not so common as the other two species of Drosera. 

 Mr. Adkin said that D. intermedia, L., occurred throughout 

 the district around Woking ; and Mr. West (Streatham) said 

 he had met with it in the New Forest. 



Mr. Carrington stated he had been staying in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Abbot's Wood, Sussex, and he wished to put it 

 on record that he had never found lepidoptera so scarce ; 

 sugaring was an entire failure, and one looked with pleasure 

 at the odd specimens of Melanippe inontanata, Bork., that were 

 occasionally seen ; he had found Melitcea athalia, Rott., 

 occurred very freely at its headquarters in the wood, although 

 throughout the other parts of the same wood it only occurred 



