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Brewer, who had proceeded to the Azores with the same object. To 

 all who take an interest in the geographical distribution of animals, 

 the result of an investigation of the insect fauna of those islands will 

 be looked forward to with great interest. Among the insects 

 exhibited was a specimen of Apate capucina, Linn., a handsome boring 

 beetle, captured in Bishop's Wood by Mr. Edgar Smith, which, 

 although once taken by Sir Thomas Pasley, but under rather suspicious 

 circumstances, in Pembroke dockyard, and by the Bev. F. W. Hope, 

 has not been admitted into the British list. Mr. F. Moore read a 

 paper on the genus Saturnia, with descriptions of new species. 



July. — The Bev. Hamlet Clark read a letter from Mr. Fry respect- 

 ing the simultaneous flashing of the light of the fire-flies (Lampyridce). 

 A letter was also read from the Bev. Douglas Timmins, giving an 

 account of the winter entomology of Cannes (Dep. Var.). Dr. Armitage 

 exhibited the cocoon of a female CEceticus from Monte Video, to which 

 three males had resorted at the same time, and had been killed while 

 their abdomens were still in the cocoon. Mr. Bates read a letter 

 from Mr. Walsh, of Illinois, giving an account of the habits, and 

 particularly of the hybernation, of the American species of Limenitis. 



August. — Mr. W. Wilson Saunders brought for exhibition a large 

 grasshopper (Steirodonf), which, with others in a young state, had 

 been imported in a case of orchids, and having made their escape 

 had done great injury in one of Mr. Saunders's hothouses. What was 

 remarkable, they fed only during the night, and when not feeding 

 appeared to be constantly engaged in cleaning their legs and antennae, 

 by drawing them through the mouth. Although Mr. Bates remarked 

 that he had not met with any of nocturnal habits in South America, it 

 is known that our Acrida viridissima is frequently found feeding at 

 night. A Cryptocephalus (C. decem-pundatus), recently taken at Ban- 

 noch, and new to the British list, was exhibited by Mr. Sharpe. A 

 collection of insects of all orders, made by Mr. Bouchard, at Santa 

 Martha, was also laid before the meeting. Lieutenant Beavan sent 

 from India some very beaTitiful drawings of the Tusseh silk- worm. A 

 letter was read from Mr. S. Stone respecting the extraordinary abun- 

 dance of female wasps last April, notwithstanding it appeared from the 

 observations of many members that none were now to be found. No 

 adequate explanation was given. A paper was read from Mr. C. A. 

 Wilson, of Adelaide, on the Buprestidas of South Australia. Mr. Baly 

 also read a paper on the Phytophaga. 



