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known specimen of the female of this species, with the exception of one in Mr. L. 

 de Niceville's collection, which he had described in the Journal of the Bombay 

 Natural History Society in 1893 ; he also exhibited a male of the same species for 

 comparison. 



Mr. C. G-. Bai'rett exhibited abnormal forms of Pararge Megcera, P. Mgeria, 

 Melitcea Athalla, Chrysophanus Phlceas, Charceas graminis, Lophopteryx camelina, 

 Plusia gamma, Cucullia chamomillcB, Boarmia repandata, var. conversaria, Cidaria 

 psittacata, and other species, all collected by Major J. N. Still on Dartmoor, Devon ; 

 he also exhibited for Mr. Sydney Webb, of Dover, a long series of most remarkable 

 varieties of Arctia Caja and A. villica. 



Mr. Gervase F. Mathew exhibited seven beautiful and striking varieties of 

 Arctia villica, bred from larvse obtained on the Essex Coast near Dovercourt, in 

 March and April, 1893 and 1894. 



Herr Jacoby exhibited two specimens of Blaps mucronata, with elytra which 

 had not hardened, although the insects had been kept for some time, taken on a wall 

 at Hampstead. The Rev. Canon Fowler and Mr. Gr. C. Champion made some re- 

 marks on the subject of the elytra of immature beetles. 



Mr. H. Goss exhibited a specimen of Periplaneta australasioe, received from 

 Mr. 0. E. Morris, of Preston, near Brighton. Mr. McLachlan said the species had 

 been introduced into this country, but was now considered a British insect. 



Mr. B. Gr. Eye exhibited specimens of the following rare or local species of 

 Coleoptera, and gave the names of the localities in which they had been taken : — 

 Cicindela germanica, Eiimicrus rufus, Triarthron MdrJceli, Mezium afflne, Homa- 

 loplia ruricola, Anomala Frischi, vav.Juiii, Synaptus filiformis, TAxus paraplecticus, 

 Balanimis oerasorum, Asemum striatum, and Zeugophora flavicoUis. 



Mr. McLachlan exhibited for Mr. G-. C. Bignell, of Plymouth, two new species 

 of IchneumonidcB from Devonshire, viz., Pimpla Bridgmani, Bign., a parasite on a 

 spider, Drafssus lapidicolens, Walck., and Praon absinthii, Bign., a parasite on Sipho- 

 nopliora absinthii, Linne, together with Pimpla epeirce, Bign., also a parasite on a 

 spider. 



Mr. C. O. Waterhouse stated that the Acridium received from Capt. Mont- 

 gomery, and exhibited by Mr. Gross at the last Meeting, was Acridium septemfascia- 

 tiim, and he exhibited the species with the wings extended. 



Mr. Ridley exhibited a species of a scale insect (? Lecaniuni) found on a nutmeg 

 tree in Malacca, and made some remarks on Formica smaragdina, which makes its 

 nest on the trees, joining the leaves together by a thin thread of silk at the ends. 

 The first step in making the nest is for several ants to bend the leaves together and 

 hold on with their hind legs, and one of their number after some time runs up with 

 a larva and irritating it with its antennae makes it produce a thi-ead with which the 

 leaves are joined ; when one larva is exhausted a second is fetched, and the process 

 is repeated. 



Mr. Waterhouse read a paper, entitled, " Some remarks on the Antennse of 

 Insects." A discussion followed, in which Messrs. Champion, Jacoby, McLachlan, 

 and Gahan took part. — H. Gl-oss and W. W. Fowler, Ron. Secretaries. 



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