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Mr. Tugwell exhibited a number of insects from New 

 Caledonia. Among these was a specimen of Chcerocampa 

 celerio, L., which he stated was exactly similar to the type 

 found in this country. There were also in the box several 

 species of Syntomis, allied to S. phegea. 



Dr. P. Rendall exhibited a specimen of Noctua /estiva, 

 Hb., v. conflna, Tr., taken by him at sugar, in the New Forest, 

 between the 20th and 28th July. He stated that during this 

 time he took not a single specimen of the ordinary form of 

 /estiva, although this had been common about the 17th to 

 20th June. An interesting discussion then took place as to 

 whether conflua was distinct from /estiva. 



Mr. Hall exhibited a specimen of the large green grass- 

 hopper, Locusta viridissima, taken at sugar. Mr. Tugwell 

 said, that on the sandhills at Deal it was a very common 

 experience, in the course of an evening's sugaring, to find 

 this species, and he was of opinion that they came there to 

 catch the moths that were attracted by such sugar, and he 

 had frequently seen them attack and make a meal of even so 

 large an insect as Phlogophora meticulosa, L. Mr. Billups 

 said that this species of grasshopper was not at all particular 

 as to its food. He had kept them alive by feeding them with 

 small pieces of beefsteak or worms. 



Mr. Billups exhibited a species of Coccidae (or Plant Lice), 

 Aleurodes vaporariorum, Westw., taken from a greenhouse at 

 Snaresbrook, Essex, December 2nd, on the leaves of Tomato 

 {Ly coper sicum escidentum), where it had been doing an im- 

 mense amount of damage to the plant, and read the following 

 note : — 



" This species was first described and figured by Prof. 

 Westwood in the 'Gardener's Chronicle/ 1856, page 182; 

 but for a later description I would refer Members to the 

 'Entomologists' Monthly Magazine' for this month, page 

 165, where the insect is more fully' described by Mr. J. W. 

 Douglas, to whom I am indebted for identification." 



