THE YOUNG NATUBALIST. 



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Ilfracombe ; and others were found by Mr. Waterhouse on blades of grass 

 in the Warren ot Folkestone. M. E. A. Fitch remarked \hsX Eriopeltis fes- 

 tucce had been recorded as British at a meeting of the Society held about 

 thirty years ago. 



Mr. Douglas sent for exhibition leaves of Euonymus japonicus, received 

 from M. Lichtenstein, infested by Chionaspis euonymi % which occurred in 

 great numbers at Montpellier and Nismes, and always destroyed the shrubs 

 attacked by it. 



The President exhibited specimens of Tettix australis{ Walker), received 

 from Mr. Oliff, of the Sydney Museum, who had captured them at the 

 River Nepean, New South Wales. Mr. Oliff stated that the insect was de- 

 cidedly sub-aquatic ; he had found the insects not only on the surface of 

 pools of water, but also eight or ten inches below the surface on the stems 

 of water plants, 



Mr. W. F. Kirby exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Ralfe, several specimeus of 

 Lyccena corydon of a very extraordinary character. 



The Rev. W. W. Fowler exhibited a specimen of the almost unique beetle, 

 Harpalus calceatus, taken by himself at Bridlington, Yorkshire; also a 

 specimen of Apion Lemoroi (Brisont). a new French Apion taken on the 

 coasts of Normandy and Brittany. He also exhibited several species of 

 British Helophori, and read notes on their synonymy. 



Mr. H. Goss read an analysis of M. Brongniart's recent work on "Les 

 Insectes Fossiles des Terrains Primaires" (Rouen, 1885), and expounded 

 that author's views on the Classification of Insects from Geological data. 



The Rev. W.W. Fowler read notes on " A small collection of Langiiriiace 

 from Arran, wit descriptions of two new species." 



Dr. Baly communicated a paper entitled, " Descriptions of new genera and 

 species of Galenicidce" 



Mr. T. Edwards communicated the first part of a synopsis of British 

 Homoptera-Cicadina. — H. Goss. 



HAGGERSTON ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The meeting of January 28th was well up to the average, and a very in- 

 teresting discussion on Limenitis Sibylla took place, the subject being in- 

 troduced by Mr. Russell, who has had great experience of this species in its 

 favourite haunts at the New Forest — more particularly in the larval state. He 

 stated that the larvse, which are full fed about the first or second week in 

 June, are in the habit of feeding upon the shoots of honeysuckle, trailing 

 along the ground, but after a sharp shower of rain they ascend the climbing 



