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sects in the Collection of the British Museum,' Part III. Lepidoptera Heterocera; 

 by the Author, Francis Walker, Esq., F.L.S. A box of Indian insects; by Major 

 Hamilton. A specimen of Sirex gigas; by G. H. Drew, Esq. Bembidium Clarkii 

 (6) and Bembidium obliquum (8) from Northamptonshire; by the Rev. Hamlet 

 Clark. 



Election of Members. 



Mons. F. Pictet, Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy in the Academy 

 of Geneva, was elected an Honorary Member in the room of Dr. De Haan, deceased; 

 and Edward Henry Burnell, Esq., 32, Bedford Kow, was elected an Ordinary Member 

 of the Society. 



Exhibitions. 



Dr. Power sent for exhibition some rare British Coleoptera, including Agrilus 

 chryseis, Anthraxius nitidula, Rhyncolus ater, Microrhagus pygmaeus, all from the 

 New Forest, and Drypta emarginata (2), recently taken by himself near Portsmouth. 



Mr. Bond exhibited some Lepidoptera recently taken by him in Cambridgeshire: 

 the more remarkable species were Pionea margaritalis, Nascia cilialis, Eupithecia 

 sparsaria, Anesychia funerella, Opadia funebrana, Argyrolepia Schreibersiana, and a 

 singular dark variety of Arctia villica. 



Mr. Baly exhibited a specimen of Cryptocephalus nitens, taken from an ash tree 

 at Cobham, Kent. Mr. Stevens said he captured an example of this species yester- 

 day on a birch tree at Mickleham. 



Mr. Doubleday sent for exhibition specimens of Caradrina blanda and C. alsines, 

 species quite distinct, but mixed in collections under the former name. 



Mr. Weir exhibited a remarkable variety of AnthroceraFilipendulae, with only five 

 spots on each of the upper wings, taken in copula with an ordinary six-spotted speci- 

 men. He likewise exhibited Penthina sauciana bred from Vaccinium myrtillus, 

 Anarsia Genistae bred from Genista tinctoria, and other rarities. 



Mr. Dutton exhibited some Lepidoptera recently captured in the Isle of Wight, 

 among which were fine specimens of Agrotis lunigera. 



Mr. Douglas exhibited a specimen of Trocbilium Chrysidiforme taken by Mr. J. A. 

 Brewer, of Reigate, while sweeping for Coleoptera, near Dover, on the 25th of June 

 last, and presented alive to Mr. Douglas. This species had hitherto only two British 

 representatives; one, now in Mr. Edwin Shepherd's collection, stated in Mr. Stephens's 

 'Illustrations' to have been captured by Mr. Francillon ; the other, in Mr. Curtis's 

 collection, taken by Mr. Leplastrier near Dover. 



Mr. Douglas also exhibited Asychna aeratella from Darenth Wood, and Butalis 

 fusco-aenea from Headley Lane: both species were taken last month. 



Mr. Westwood exhibited a living scorpion brought from Mexico with plants for the 

 Horticultural Society. He also exhibited eggs and living larvae of the flea of the dog, 

 and stated that Mr. Haliday bad recently dissected some of the larvae, and found that 

 his former opinion, grounded chiefly on the characters of the perfect insect, that the 

 flea belonged to the order Diptera, must be abandoned, and the insect referred to the 

 distinct order Aphaniptera of Kirby. He added that the eggs of the flea were not at- 

 tached to the surface on which they were laid, as had been stated ; for upon moving 

 the cloth or nig on which his dog was accustomed to lie the eggs rolled off. 



