120 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Mr. C. J. Gahan called attention to a larva which he had exhibited 

 at the meeting of the Society on the 1st October last, when some doubt 

 was expressed as to its affinities. He said that Prof. Riley had since 

 suggested that the larva was that of a dipterous insect of the family 

 Blepharocerida ; he was quite of the same opinion, and thought it might 

 probably be referred to Hammatorrhina bella, Low, a species from Ceylon. 



Mr. Tutt exhibited a long series of Agrotis pyrophila, taken last yea r 

 by Mr. Reid, near Pitcaple, in Aberdeenshire, and remarked that this 

 species had been commoner than usual last year in Scotland, the Isle 

 of Portland, and the Isle of Man. He also exhibited long and variable 

 series of Melitaa aurinia (artemis), Triphana orbona, Abraxas grossulariata, 

 and Melauippe fluctuata, all from the same locality in Aberdeenshire. 



The Rev. Canon Fowler exhibited a cocoon of Deiopeia pulchella, 

 recently received from Lower Burmah. 



Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse exhibited specimens of ScyphopJiorus interstitialis, 

 a Mexican species, and Aceraius comptoni, a Ceylon species, recently taken 

 by Mr. Bowring in his greenhouse. He also exhibited, on behalf of Miss 

 Emily Sharpe, a specimen of Daphnis hypothous, Cramer, a native of 

 Borneo, Java, and Ceylon, caught some years ago at Crieff, N.B. The 

 specimen had long been confused with Chcerocampa nerii, under which name 

 its capture was recorded in ' The Entomologist,' xiii. p. 162 (1880). 



The Rev. Dr. Walker exhibited a collection including many species of 

 Orthoptera and Scorpions recently received from Jerusalem. 



Mr. Frederick Enock read an interesting paper entitled " The Life- 

 History of the Hessian Fly." This paper was illustrated, by means of the 

 oxy-hydrogen lantern, with a number of photographs of original drawings 

 showing the fly in all its stages and transformations. Mr. G. H. Verrall 

 said he believed the Hessian Fly was no more a recent introduction into 

 this country than the Cabbage White Butterflies. The discussion was 

 continued by Mr. Godman, Mr. Enock, and others. 



Mr. Roland Trimen communicated a paper entitled " On some recent 

 Additions to the List of South African Butterflies." 



Mr. H. W. Bates communicated a paper entitled "Additions to 

 the Carabideous Fauna of Mexico, with remarks on species previously 

 recorded." 



Mr. W. F. Kirby read a paper entitled " Notes on the genus Xantho- 

 spilopteryx, Wallgr." 



Dr. D. Sharp contributed a paper entitled " On the Rhyncophorous 

 Coleoptera of Japan," Pt. 2. — H. Goss & W. W. Fowler, Hon. Secretaries. 





