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Entomological Society. 



" Herr Toepffer, of Stettin, explained how he had succeeded, by means of a breeding 

 apparatus, in obtaining healthy larva? and imagos from the eggs of Bombyx Mori 

 brought by the Prussian expedition from Japan, so that he had already distributed 

 eggs gratis amongst 150 breeders, who were, almost without exception, very well 

 satisfied with the results; the species seemed well acclimatized and produced each 

 year better cocoons. Herr Toepffer expressed himself little satisfied with the 

 Aflanthus and Ricinus larvae recommended by Guerin-Meneville. In conclusion 

 he exhibited cocoons of the different races, and various manufactures of Pomeranian 

 silk." 



"Wednesday, September 23, 1863; under the Presidency of Herr Schulrath 

 Suffrian. 



"Professor Miinter spoke concerning the Fungi parasitic on insects, and exhibited 

 a larva of Bombyx pudibunda with a huge Gordiceps, and a Carabus nemoralis with 

 Sphaerius entomorhiza. He called on entomologists to direct their attention to these 

 objects when collecting. 



" Herr Stein, of Berlin, Director Loew, and Dr. Hagen spoke of similar 

 appearances amongst exotic insects. 



" Dr. Hartig, from Brunswick, made a communication respecting the Calobates 

 Rhizomae, recently discovered by him, and exhibited a specimen. It is an insect 

 allied to Aphis, which occurs at the roots of fir trees, aud is distinguished by a per- 

 fectly anomalous structure of the legs, since the tibia and tarsus are grown together in 

 one straight piece. He also stated that Hylesinus micans, and especially Pissodes 

 Hercyniae, had lately become highly injurious to the forests of Brunswick and 

 Hanover, and that along with them their foes, Cryptus impressus, Conites Her- 

 cyniae, &c, had appeared, of which he exhibited several bred from Pissodes larvae. 



" Director Loew made a long discourse on the anatomical peculiarities of Oncodes 

 varius ; his conclusion (which, in reference to the allied anatomy of the Cyrtidae, 

 seemed well founded) was, that Oncodes should be referred to the neighbourhood of 

 the Bombylidae. 



" Dr. Hagen spoke concerning the respiratory organs of Euphaea splendens, on 

 which a discussion arose, in which Director Loew, Professor Grube, and others took 

 part. 



" Dr. Rogenhofer, from Vienna, exhibited specimens of both sexes of Pyralis 

 luridalis of Fischer, of which the older name was connectalis of Hiibner; he also 

 spoke concerning the habits of Cephus spinipes and Cephus compressus. 



" Professor Hering, of Stettin, remarked that Leucania Elymi, now that its habits 

 were known, had been obtained in considerable plenty on the sand-hills near the 

 Baltic amongst Elymus areuarius." 



Paper read. 



Mr. Baly read a paper entitled " Descriptions of New Phytophaga," in which were 

 described fifteen new species, nearly all belonging to the true Chrysomelidae. 



New Pari of 1 Transactions.' 

 A new Part of the * Transactions,' Third Series, Vol. i. Part 7, being the third 

 quarterly part for 1863, was on the table. — J. W. D. 



