7/D {| August, 1871. 
Mr. Champion exhibited Emus hirtus, captured by him in cow-dung in the 
New Forest, being the only instance of its occurrence since the late Mr. Haward 
found an example many years ago. He also exhibited Drymus latus and Corizus 
Abutilon, new to Britain, recently described in this Magazine by Messrs. Douglas 
and Scott. 
Mr. Blackmore exhibited a collection of all orders of insects from Tangiers. 
Locusts, Acrydium peregrinuwm, were extremely abundant and destructive there, and 
often lay ancle-deep along the sea shore. They were destroyed by wisps of straw, 
and he had not observed that trenches were dug to stop their ravages. Mr. Mo 
Lachlan having remarked that the Chinese held, or did hold, an opinion that 
locusts were developed from the eggs of craw-fish, Mr. Blackmore said that the 
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Spanish word ‘‘langosta” signified both locust and lobster. 
Mr. Dunning read a communication from the Rev. Mr. Wayne, of Much Wen- 
lock, complaining of the damage occasioned to his strawberries by asmall myriopod, 
which eutered into the interior of the ripe fruit. Mr. Wayne also said that his young 
carrots were destroyed by a Dipterous larva, probably that of Psila rose, which 
bored down the centre of the root. Mr. Druce had observed similar ravages at 
Kingston. 
Mr. Druce exhibited a collection of rare Diurnal Lepidoptera, including species 
of Papilio, Euryades, Heliconia, Eresia, Catagramma, Agrias, Paphia, &c. 
Mr. Stainton exhibited, for the Rev. R. P. Murray, an example of Botys fuscalis, 
captured by the latter gentleman in the Isle of Man. To the head of this still 
adhered a portion of the puparium, the antennz and haustellum being disengaged ; 
the case of the latter projected at right angles from the under-surface of the head, 
simulating the rostrum of a Panorpa. Notwithstanding that the insect must have 
been nearly blind, it was flying briskly at the time of capture. 
Mr. Albert Miiller exhibited a vine-leaf, from Basle, covered with the fur-like 
spots, known as Hrineum vitis, caused by Phytoptus vitis, an Acarus. 
Mr. Riley, State Entomologist of Missouri, exhibited a collection of North 
American insects and their transformations. Among them were Coleopterous 
larvee, which Dr. Le Conte, who was present, referred to Pyrochroa flabellata. 
Prof. Westwood read a paper on new species of exotic Papilionide. Having 
used the term “ sub-species,” he explained this by saying that a sub-species he con- 
sidered to be a modified form of a species as originally created. Mr. Jenner Weir 
objected to the use of the word “ created” in scientific communications. 
Mr. 8. S. Saunders read a monograph of the Strepsiptera. The genera and 
sub-genera described amounted to 8, and the species to 21, comprising Halictopha- 
gus 1, Stylops 5, Hylecthrus 3, Elenchus 3, Myrmecolaw 1, Xenos 1, Pseudowenos 3, and 
Parawenos 8. Sixteen of these were European (seven British) and five exotic. He 
considered the group as undoubtedly Coleopterous and allied to Rhipiphorus. 
Mr. H. W. Bates read descriptions of three new species of Cicindelide. 
Mr. C. O. Waterhouse read a paper on some black species of Cantharis, with 
red heads and filiform antennz. 
Baron De Selys Longchamps communicated “Apercgu statistique sur les 
Névroptéres Odonates,” in which he estimated the number of known species of 
dragon-flies at 1344. 
The first meeting after the recess will be held on the 6th November. 
