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including the following: — ' On the First State of some Phycideee ;' hy J. v. Hornig. 

 The natural history of the following species is given : — 



Gymnancyla canella (a rare British species). The larvae feed, in September and 

 October, on Salsola kali, eating the stems of the plant, and living under a whitish 

 leathery web, which never contains more than one larva. 



Spermatophthora Hornigii, Led. The larva feeds, in September and October, on 

 the seed-vessels of Atriplex angustifolia. 



Homceosoma binaevella. The larva lives, in May and June, inside the flower- 

 heads of Carduus Acanthoides. 



Cryptoblabes Rutilella, F.-v.-R. The larva, which is very local near Vienna, lives 

 in the autumn on alder bushes, changes to pupa at the beginning of October, and 

 appears in the perfect state the following May. 



There are also ' Descriptions of two new Geometridse,' by Mann ; viz., Psodos 

 alticolaria and Geometra Beryllaria. * Dipterological Fragments;' by Dr. Schiner 

 and Dr. Egger. ' Contributions towards a Knowledge of Ants,' containing descriptions 

 of several new species, by G. L. Mayr. ' Contributions towards the Monography of 

 the Genus of Spiders, Dysdera ; ' by K. Doblika. A continuation of the ' Versuch, die 

 Europaischen Spanner;' by J. Lederer. 'Notes on the Lepidoptera of Siberia;' by 

 J. Lederer. ' On the Myrmicidae, and a New Genus thereof;' by G. L. Mayr. 



The Common Broom (Genista scoparia), the food-plant of Anarsia Genista. 



Under this title Mr. Newman communicated the following note ; — 



" The following memorandum, placed in my hands by Mr. William Machin, of 

 35, William Street, Globe Fields, Mile End, will give our members an idea when 

 and where to look for this scarce insect, the larva of which appears, from Mr. Stainton's 

 1 Tineina,' to have been bred only from Genista tinctoria : — ' Having collected a 

 quantity of larvae from the common broom in a number of localities, and placed them 

 altogether in a breeding-cage, I reared from them, on the 6ih of July last, two 

 specimens of Anarsia Genistas ; thus proving not only the food-plant of the insect, but 

 also that it appears in the perfect state in the beginning of July.' '' 



New Entomological Works. 



Mr. Stainton informed the Meeting that Professor Boheman had recently published 

 a Pteport on the Entomological Works and Papers of 1851 and 1852, which he 

 characterised as very complete and effective: its title is ' Beraittelse om framstegen i 

 Insekternas, Myriapodernas och Arachnidemas Natural Historia for 1851 och 1852:' 

 Stockholm, 1854. 



Mr. Stainton also said that during his recent visit to Paris he had seen a very 

 useful work, published by Mons. Leon Fairmaire and Dr. Laboulbene, entitled ' Faune 

 Entomologique Franchise,' and containing descriptions of all known French insects : 

 two parts of the Coleoptera are published, price five francs each. 



Rectifications of Misstatements. 



Mr. Westwood stated that he felt it necessary to make the two following rectifica- 

 tions of misstatements recently published in the Society's ' Transactions :' — 



" I. In p. 58, vol. iii. New Series, Mr. Curtis has stated, in a foot-note, that the 

 characters of Conioptcryx given by Mr. Westwood in the ' Introduction to the Modern 



