164 (December, 
September 29th.— Mr. Elisha exhibited specimens of Ptilophora plumigera, 
Notodonta cucullina, Ennomos erosaria, and Herminia derivalis. Mr. BH. G. Meek 
exhibited a very dark specimen of Epunda lichenea from the Isle of Man, also a 
Nola which he thought might probably prove to be a new species, the specimen in 
question having been captured by Mr. Button. Mr. J. Moore exhibited a fine 
variety of Lycena Adonis. Mr. Healy brought for exhibition the imago, larva, and 
cocoon of Camponiscus Healei, a rare species of Tenthredo that he had been very 
successful in rearing this season. 
The attendance of members at the meetings during this month amounted 
to 121. 
EntomoLoeicaL Society of Lonpon, 7th November, 1870, H. W. Barss, Esq., 
Vice-President, in the Chair, 
T. H. Briggs, Esq., was elected a Member. 
Mr. McLachlan exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Buckler, coloured figures of larvee of 
Deilephila galit, sixteen of which had been taken, relating to varieties and differences 
of age. Also one figure of the larva of D. livornica. 
Mr. Bond exhibited two examples of Nonagria brevilinea, Fenn (see E.M.M. 
vol. i, p. 107), of which a dozen examples had been taken at Horning Fen, by 
Mr. King. Alsoa ¢ Caradrina cubicularis in cop. with a 9 Senta ulve. 
Several communications were made respecting the extreme abundance this 
autumn of Chlorops lineata. 
Mr. E. Saunders exhibited a specimen of Macrotoma heros, Dohrn, from the 
Fiji Islands, being probably the largest known beetle. Mr. Bates said it was not a 
Macrotoma, but belonged to the genus Xizuthrus of Thomson. 
Mr. F. Smith referred to his exhibition, 1st November, 1869, of Melée rugosus. 
He had again taken 25 specimens near Prittlewell. They were of very retired 
habits and never came into the daylight. Two females were placed in a flower- 
pot with earth, for the purpose of obtaining eggs if possible ; but they burrowed 
into the earth and there remained, causing him to think that they naturally hyber- 
nated, and did not lay their eggs till the spring. 
Mr. Pascoe mentioned that he had once seen near Narbonne several examples 
of Melée maialis impaled upon the thorns of Opuntia, in such a state as to render it 
impossible that they could have been placed there by birds. 
Mr. Howard Vaughan exhibited the new species of Phycide described by him 
at p. 130 of the present Vol.; also the true Acidalia ochrata, Leucania albipuncta, &c. 
Mr. Albert Miller exhibited galls of Cynips renum of Hartig, on the under- 
side of oak-leaves from Shirley ; also those of Cynips agama—pea-shaped, and on 
oak, 
Mr. Dunning exhibited Anobium paniceum feeding upon Cayenne pepper : also a 
collection of Lepidoptera from the Snowy Valley near Shanghai, captured by Mr. 
Holdsworth. 
The following papers were read :—‘‘ On Butterflies collected in Basuto-land by 
Mr. Bowker,” by Mr. Trimen: ‘ Contributions to an insect-fauna of the Amazon 
Valley (Cerambycidw, concluded),” by Mr. H. W. Bates: “ Descriptions of new genera 
and species of Australian Curculionide,” by Mr. Pascoe: ‘‘ Notes on Ewrytomine,” 
by Mr. Walker. 
