250 fSepteniber, 



specimen of tho Wild Rose Bedeguar gall and its maimer, Rhodites rosce, L., with 

 one of its parasites, Callimome bedeguaris, L. Mr. Cockerell, larvae of Eriocampa 

 cerasi, Pack., feeding on leaves of pear received from Banstead, where they were 

 doing considerable damage : Hellebore was recommended as a remedy. Mr. 

 Cockerell said the species was common in America as well as in this country. 

 Mr. C. A. Briggs, specimens of Cicada montana, Scop. Mr. Perks, a specimen of 

 Bagous tempesticus, Hbst., from Leigh, Essex. Mr. B. W. Adkin, a spray of oak 

 leaves almost entirely covered with the galls of Neuroterus fumipennis, Hartg. 

 Mr. Cockerell read a list of animals and plants observed in the Leigh, Essex, district, 

 between Southend Pier and Hadleigh Castle, July 25th, 26th, 27th, 1890, showing a 

 total of 160 species and 22 varieties. — I^ W. Barker, Hon. Sec. 



Entomological Society of London: August Gfk, 1890. — Uenrt J. Elwes, 

 Esq., F.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Major-G-eneral George Cardan, of Surbiton, Surrey, and the Army and Navy 

 Club, Pall Mall, S.W. ; and Sir Vauncey Ilarpur- Crewe, Bart., of Calke Abbey, 

 Derbyshire, were elected Fellows. 



Prof. Meldola exhibited a male specimen of Polyommatus (Chrysophaniis) 

 dorilis, Hufn., a common European and Asiatic species, which had been taken at 

 Lee, near Ilfracombe, in August, 1887, by Mr. Latter. At the time of its capture, 

 Mr. Latter supposed the specimen to be a hybrid between Polyommatus Phlceas and 

 one of the "Blues," and had only recently identified it as belonging to a well-known 

 species. Mr. Stainton, Mr. Jenner Weir, and Colonel Swinhoe made some remarks 

 on the specimen, and commented on the additions to the list of butterflies captured 

 in the United Kingdom which had been made of late years. 



Mr. W. F. H. Blandford exhibited, and made remarks on, five specimens of 

 Athous rhombeus, 01., bred from pupae, recently collected by himself in the New 

 Forest. 



The Rev. Dr. Walker exhibited a large collection of Coleoptera which he had 

 recently made in Iceland. The following genera, amongst others, were represented, 

 viz. : — Patrobns, Nehria, Byrrhiis, Apkodius, Phifonthtis, Parynotus, Ckrysomela, 

 Agabus, Creophilus, and Carabus. Mr. Champion, Dr. Sharp, and the Chairman 

 made some remai-ks on the collection. 



Mr. Elwes exhibited three species of the genus Atossa, Moore, three of the 

 genus Elcysma, Butl., and three of the genus Campylotes, West., all from the 

 Himalayas and North-Eastern Asia. The object of the exhibition was to illustrate 

 the remarkable differences of venation in those closely-allied forms of the same 

 family. Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. Warren, Mr. Moore, and others took part in the dis- 

 cussion which ensued. 



Mr. P. Crowley read a paper entitled, " Descriptions of two new species of 

 Butterflies from the West Coast of Africa," and exhibited the species, which he 

 proposed to name respectively Charaxes gabonica and Cymothoe marginata. He 

 also exhibited several other new species from Sierra Leone, which had been recently 

 described in the " Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist." — H. Goss, Eon. Sec. 



