Entomological Society, 7269 



Mr. Synie exhibited a female specimen of Sphinx Coiivolvuli, which had emerj^ed 

 from the pupa on the 15th ult. It had been produced from a larva found in a potato 

 field at Deal in the autumn of last year, and had remained nearly a year in the pupa 

 state ; ihe eggs contained in ihe abdomen were, however, extremely small. 



Mr. Smith exhibited a specimen of a Danish humble-bee {Boinbus equestris) caught 

 by Mr. J. Sievens on board a steamer at sea, midway between Hamburg and Lowes- 

 toft, and coiise({uently about two hundred miles from land. 



Mr. Smith also exhil)ited two parasites found on Anobium paniceum, received from 

 Dr. Power. The insects, which were a species of Pteromalus, had been found by that 

 gentleman on the Anobia, bred in a preparation of a human arm which had been 

 laid aside for some time. 



Mr. Janson observed that he had frequently met with Anobium paniceum asso- 

 ciated with a minute Hymenopterous ))arasite closely resembling, he would not say 

 identical with that exhibited by Mr. Smith, in druggists' shops, amongst pearl barley 

 and coriander seed. 



Mr. Stainlon exhibited, on behalf of the Rev. Mr. Hellins, drawings of the larvae of 

 the nine British species of the genus Melanipjje, admirably executed by Mr. W. Buckler. 

 The larvse delineated had in all instances been bred from the eggs, and were repre- 

 sented both of the natural size and magnified. 



Mr. Bond exhibited some Lepidoptera from the I.-^le of Wight, including a fine 

 example of Leucania vitellina, and the female ofAgrotis cinerea, both captured by 

 Mr. Rogers; and a beautiful series of Heliophobus hispida taken by himself. 



Mr. Stevens communicated some extracts from a letter received by him from 

 Mr. R. Trimen, on the Entomology of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Mr. Janson said that he was desirous of contradicting a report in circulation rela- 

 tive to Donacia Comari, exhibited by him at the previous meeting as a species hitherto 

 unrecorded as British, to the effect that it is described by the late Mr. Stephens under 

 the name of Donacia Proteus, and had therefore been long known as indigenous. He 

 stated that the facts are simply as follows. First, Stephens' Latin diagnosis of D. 

 Proteus is copied verbatim from Kunze; his description is an abridged translation from 

 the same author. Secondly, D. Proteus of Kunze is identical with D. sericea of Lin- 

 "neus, and has been cited on all hands for the past twenty years as a synonym of that 

 species. Thirdly, D. sericea of Linneus and D. Comari of Ahrens and Suffrian 

 (D. sericea, Ahrens olim nee Linn.) being a distinct species it is obvious that Stephens' 

 description cannot refer to D. Comari. Moreover the "prominent anterior angles of 

 the thorax " of Stephens' description of D. Proteus apply incontestably to D. sericea 

 of Linneus and not to D. Comari, which has those angles obtuse and dedexed. 



Supposed new Species of Nonayria. 



Dr. Knaggs exhibited some specimens of an undescribed species of Nonagria? 

 taken at Folkestone, and read the following remarks and description : — 



" It may be recollected that specimens of Nonagria concolor were taken for the 

 first time in this country at Whiltlesea Mere, in the year 1849, and for the last time, 

 in the same locality, in 1850. The spot was afterwards destroyed by fire, and subse- 

 quently cultivated, since which the insect has been seen no more. Its time of appear- 

 ance was June, and it came to ' sugar.' In 1859, at Folkestone, I captured specimens 

 of a Nonagria which bore considerable resemblance to this species, and which was 

 returned by M. Guenee as N. concolor. Through the kindness of my friends Messrs. 



