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formerly distributed it under the name of Aspidiotus riifcsccns, but had since satisfied 

 himself that it was identical with A. articulattis from Demerara. He added that the 

 species fed on a variety of plants, and was known from Demerara, Jamaica, and 

 Barbados. Mr. F. D. Godraan contributed a paper by the late Mr. Henry Walter 

 Bates, with an introduction by himself, entitled "Additions to the Longicornia of 

 MexicD aud Central America, with remarks on some previously-recorded Species." 

 The Rev. A. E. Eaton communicated a paper entitled "On new Species of 

 Ephemeridse from the Tenasserim Valley." 



March 23, 1892. — Dr. David Sharp, M.A., F.R.S.. Vice-President, in the chair* 

 The Hon. Mrs. W. Carpenter, of Kiplin, Northallerton, Yorkshire ; and Mr. S. G. C. 

 Russell, of 19, Lombard Street, E.C., were elected Fellows of the Society. The 

 Secretary read a letter from the City of London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society on the subject of a proposed Catalogue of the Fauna of the London District. 

 Mr. G. C. Champion exhibited a number of new species of Longicornia from Mexico 

 and Central America, recently described by the late Mr. H. W. Bates, in his paper 

 entitled " Additions to the Longicornia of Mexico and Central America, with remarks 

 on some previously recorded species," read at the last meeting of the Society. Mr. 

 S. Stevens exhibited three very rare species of Noctiia, viz., Noctua flammatra, Leucania 

 vitellina, and Laphygma exigua, all taken by Mr. H. Rogers at Freshwater, Isle of 

 Wight, in the Autumn of 1891. Mr. F. C. Adams again exhibited the specimen of 

 Telephonis rusticus in which the left mesothoracic leg consisted of three distinct femora, 

 tibiae, and tarsi, originating from a single coxa, which he had shown at the meeting 

 on the 24th of February last. The specimen was now reversed, to show the 

 structural peculiarities upon which Dr. Sharp, Mr. Champion and Mr. Jacoby made 

 some remarks. Mr. Osbert Salvin exhibited a series of mounted specimens of the 

 clasping organs in the male of several species of Hesperida. Dr. Sharp exhibited, for 

 Mr. F. D. Godman, a collection of Orthoptera recently made in the Island of St. 

 Vincent, W^est Indies, by Mr. H. H. Smith, the naturalist sent to that Island by Mr. 

 Godman in connection with the operations of the Committee appointed by the 

 British Association and the Royal Society for the investigation of the Fauna and 

 Flora of the Lesser Antilles. It was stated that the collection had recently been 

 referred to, and reported on by Herr C. Brunner von Wattenwyl and Professor J. 

 Redtenbacher. Mr. J. W. Tutt exhibited and made remarked on a series of various 

 forms of Orrhodia vaccinii and 0. (spadicea) ligula. Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited and 

 made remarks on a series of specimens — including some remarkable varieties — of 

 Bomhyx quercns and Odonestis potatoria. A long discussion ensued as to the probable 

 causes of variation exemplified, in which Mr. Tutt, Mr. E. B. Poulton, Mr. H. Goss, 

 Mr. Jacoby, Mr. Salvin, Mr. Bethune-Baker, Dr. Sharp, and Mr. Distant took part. 

 Mr. G. A. James Rothney sent for exhibition a number of specimens of Camponotus 

 compressns, C. micans, CEcophila smaragdina, Sima rufonigra, Solenopsis geminata var 

 armata, and other species of Ants, from Calcutta, together with certain species of 

 Aphida kept by them for domestic purposes ; also certain of their enemies and 

 parasites. He also communicated a short paper on the subject, entitled " Notes on 

 certain species of Calcutta Ants and their habits of life. — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



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February 25th, 1892.— C. G. Barrett, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. J. 

 W. Larkin, of Streatham, and Mr. A. L. Stephens, of Blackheath, were elected 

 members. Mr. Cooper exhibited some specimens of Porthesia chrysorrhcea, received 

 some years ago from Whittlesea Mere, Cambridgeshire, and pointed out that there 

 were a number of black dots on the wings. Mr. J. Jenner Weir exhibited some 



