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colour were beautifully retained. He also stated that the collection of insects belong- 

 ing to M. Saville, containing types of all the species described by him, was offered 

 for sale. Mr. Saunders also exhibited some leaves of Rhododendrons greatly at- 

 tacked by Otiorhynchus sulcatus ; also two different kinds of pupae enclosed in net- 

 like cases, and an anomalous pedunculated little bag which appeared to be full of 

 eggs of an insect, this receptacle being in the centre of a much larger bladder-like 

 formation ; all collected at Santarem by Mr. Wallace. 



Mr. Weir exhibited a singular Lepidopterous insect recently captured, more like 

 an Argyresthia than any other genus, but not agreeing with any known species. 



Mr. Smith, on the part of Mr. Gould, exhibited four different species of Bombi 

 found impaled on thorns, and stated that it was Mr. Gould's opinion that they were 

 not so fixed by shrikes as commonly believed. Mr. Smith also exhibited a quantity 

 of the eggs of Meloe, and said that another batch, deposited by a female on the 7th 

 of April, had hatched on the 2nd of June. On the 27th of April he took eleven spe- 

 cimens of Pediculus Melitta from the bodies of Melecta punctata, which was much 

 earlier than any larvae of Meloe were ever known to be hatched ; and this fact tended 

 more strongly than ever to confirm his opinion that Pediculus Melittae of Kirby, was 

 not the larva of a Meloe. He mentioned as a curious fact, that all bred specimens 

 of Hymenoptera, were larger than those captured at large. He then exhibited a new 

 British species of Nomada, a new British species of Crabro, and a new species of 

 Chrysis, taken near Bristol ; all from the collection of Mr. Hewitson. 



Mr. Stainton, on behalf of Mr. Logan, exhibited some small Lepidopterous larvae, 

 which drew up the tops of Helianthemum vulgare, at Arthur's Seat, near Edinburgh ; 

 and he stated that from the leaves of Helianthemum, exhibited at the April meeting, 

 he had reared Elachista Staintoni. 



The following descriptions of some new Aculeate Hymenoptera from Epirus, by 

 Mr. S. S. Saunders, were then read, accompanied by some observations on their 

 structure and habits : — 



Family Mutillidje, Leach. 

 Genus Mtrmosa, Latr. 

 Myrmosa nigricevs. 



Niger, thorace rufo, antice recte truncato, angulis acutis ; abdominis segmenti- 

 bus pilis albidis fimbriatis ; alis obscuris ; antennis pedibusque nigris. Mas. 



Long. corp. ^ — I unc. Exp. alar. 1 unc. 



Family Scoliad^;, Leach. 

 Genus Paeameria, Savigny. 



PaRAMERIA GRiECA. 



Castanea, pilis albidis dense vestita ; femoribus, tibiis, mandibulorum apice, 

 costaque marginem internum circumflectenti, piceis ; abdominis segmentibus 

 quatuor basalibus (praeter petiolum) nigris ; secundo tertioque fascia apicali 

 medio interrupta, utrinque emarginata, lateribus haud attingenti alba, alis 

 abbreviatis, obscuris, anteriorum margine externo profunde sulcato deinde 

 disco usque medium inciso ; oculis nigris. Femina. 

 Long. corp. ^ unc. Exp. ^ alar. £ unc. 



Family Eumenid2e, Westwood. 

 Genus Raphiglossa, Saunders. 

 Caput magnum subrotundum, subtus oblique complanatum, thoraci fere latitudine 

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