234 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Extracts from the printed Proceedings of the Entomological 

 Society, November 7 and 21, 1870. 



DeilephilaGalii and Chasrocampa Celerio. — Mr. M'Lachlan 

 exhibited coloured drawings by Mr. Buclder of the larvse of 

 Deilephila Galii and C. Celerio. Of the former no less than 

 sixteen different varieties were represented, all found during 

 the present year. 



Nonagrla hvevilinea. — Mr. Bond exhibited specimens of 

 Nonagria brevilinea, of which a dozen were taken by Mr. G. 

 H. King, at sugar, in the first week of August, 1870, at 

 Horning Fen, Norfolk. The hitherto unique specimen was 

 captured by Mr. Fenn atRanworth, on the 4th of August, 1864. 



[Nonagria brevilinea is figured at p. 271 of Newman's 

 * British Moths,' from Mr. Fenn's specimen, taken 4th August, 

 1864. I may add that my friend Mr. Doubleday has seen 

 Mr. King's more recent specimens, and is unable to refer them 

 to any previously described species. — Ed. of ' Entomologist.''^ 



Leiicania albipuncta. — Mr. H.Vaughan exhibited Leucania 

 albipuncta from Folkestone; and two remarkably dark varieties 

 of Tryphanna orbona, from Mr. Norman, of Forres. 



[Leucania albipuncta is figured and described at p. 475 

 (No. 438*) of Newman's 'British Moths ;' and three specimens 

 are mentioned as having been taken in England : ihe first, at 

 Folkestone, on the 15th of August; the second, in the second 

 week of October, at the same place ; and the third was 

 obtained by the late T. H. Allis, of the Yaxley collectors. 

 The dark variety of Tryphaena orbona, so called, is the 

 Tryphsena consequa of Curtis, the Tryphaena Curtisii of 

 Newman : the larva is described at p. 223 of this number of 

 the 'Entomologist.' — Editor of 'Entomologist.''] 



Meloe rugosus. — Mr. F. Smith, referring to his previous 

 remarks on Meloe rugosus (Proc. Ent. Soc. 1869, p. xx.), 

 mentioned that he had again visited Priltlewell this autumn, 

 and taken twenty-five specimens of this beetle ; they were 

 found under the herbage, and never came into daylight, only 

 the tip of the abdomen of the female being visible; the 

 males appeared to fight furiously with one another, not 

 only When in confinement, but in a state of nature; most of 

 the females were full of eggs, and Mr. Smith placed two in a 

 flower-pot, in the hope of breeding the species; instead of 



