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also the larva of a Coleophora found feeding on a capsule of Silene inflata, and Tor- 

 trix dumetana from Lewes. 



Mr. Edwin Shepherd exhibited Coleophora Vulnerariae, Heliothis peltigera, Odon- 

 tia dentalis, Pionea margaritalis, and two specimens of an albino variety of Eudorea 

 pyralella, all from the neighbourhood of Dover. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a remarkable dark variety of Limenitis Sybilla from Essex, 

 and a new British species of Simaethis from Arundel, captured in August. 



Mr. Edleston sent for exhibition the head of a Plusia bractea, which he had sepa- 

 rated from the moth in order to ascertain the nature of a singular body firmly attached 

 to each eye, and which he had ascertained to be an anther of honeysuckle, from the 

 flowers of which the moth is known to feed. These anthers were strongly affixed by 

 their viscid extremities ; and Mr. E. mentioned that he had seen several other exam- 

 ples on this species of moth. 



Mr. Wing exhibited Ypsolophus Verbascellus, a new British species, bred from 

 leaves of Verbascum floccosum, from Norwich, and Exaeretia Allisella, beaten from 

 Artemisia campestris near Lowestoft. 



Mr. Douglas exhibited some Lepidopterous larvae mining in leaves of Cornus san- 

 guinea, from which, when full fed, they cut out an oval case in which to pass the win- 

 ter. These larvae, he said, were destitute of true legs, and harl ouly indications of 

 eight ventral and two anal prolegs. The species of moth produced from them is un- 

 known. He likewise exhibited Gelechia Brizella, a species hitherto known as British 

 only by a single specimen, and Coleophora binotapennella (F. v. R.), Dup., both 

 taken by him on the coast at Brighton in August, having been previously discovered 

 there by Mr. Hemmings ; the former among Statice Armeria, the latter among Che- 

 nopodium maritimum and Salicornia herbacea. 



Mr. Stainton exhibited some larvae of Gracillaria Phasianaepennella in the curious 

 cases formed by them in the leaves of Polygonum Hydropiper, received from Professor 

 Zeller, of Glogau. These cases closely resemble the truncated cones figured by Reau- 

 mur on leaves of sorrel, which figures are copied in Rennie's ' Insect Architecture.' 

 He also exhibited larvae of Cosmopteryx Zeiglerella, feeding on leaves of the hop, and 

 larvae of Elachista testaceella, feeding on leaves of Torilis Anthriscus, Sison Amomum, 

 and other Umbelliferous plants, observing that the larvae of E. Illigerella probably 

 feed in a similar manner on the under side of the leaves of some of the Urabelliferae. 



Mr. Waring exhibited a specimen of Eudorea phaeoleuca, recently captured by him 

 in the Isle of Portland. This species is probably identical with E. Portlandica. 



The Secretary read an extract of a letter from Dr. Candeze of Liege, stating that 

 he was about to commence a Monograph of the Elateridae, and wished to enter into 

 correspondence with English entomologists, with a view to exchange specimens of 

 Belgian and French species for those of England and other countries. 



Read the following note on a letter from Mr. Weaver to Mr. Douglas : — 



" Mr. Weaver writes from Loch Rannoch, September 1st, that he has this year 

 taken several larvae of the Lasiocampa described by Dr. Palmer in 1847, under the 

 name of L. Callunoa (Zool. 1665) ; and that he is more than ever convinced that it is 

 distinct from L. Quercus. He has now noticed that these larva? changed their last 

 skin in June, and spun their cocoons to assume the pupa state, from the middle to the 

 end of August : and they will not appear as perfect insects till next year. He has in- 

 variably found that this moth takes two years to go through its changes, whereas L. 



