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Mr. Enock exhibited a stem of barley showing the appearance of the plant 

 under an attack of Hessian Ely. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a number of galls collected at By fleet, Surrey, in 

 July last, by Mr. Leonard Stevens ; also a specimen of Coleophora solitariella, 

 with ichneumons bred from it. 



Mr. Edward Saunders exhibited a specimen of Catephia alchym,ista, cap- 

 tured by his son at St. Leonards, in June last. He also exhibited specimens 

 of a rare Ant {Anochetus ghiliani) , which were taken at Tangier by Mr. G. 

 Lewis. One of these he had submitted to Dr. Emery, of. Bologna, who 

 thought that, although ocelli were present, the specimen was probably inter- 

 mediate between a worker and a female, and that possibly the true female did 

 not exist. 



Mr. Pascoe exhibited a number of species of Coleoptera recently collected 

 in Germany and the Jurar Mountains, and read a note correcting the 

 synonymy of certain species of Bracliycerus recently described by him in the 

 "Transactions" of the Society. He stated that the corrections had been 

 suggested by Mons. Peringuey and Mons. Aurivillius. 



Prof. Westwood communicated a paper entitled " A List of the Diurnal 

 Lepidoptera collected in Northern Celebes by Dr. Sidney Hickson, with 

 descriptions of new Species." — H. Goss, lion. Secretary. 



CITY OF LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



August 2, 1888. — Mr. Huckett, Yice-President, in the chair. The meeting 

 was numerously attended and the exhibits were of interest. Amongst others 

 Mr. Hanes exhibited B.furcula, H. chlorana, Lychnitis, and a fine variety 

 of Glabraria, the fore-wings being very dark, these were all bred, and some 

 nice specimens of D. Oo taken at sugar in Epping Eorest. Mr. J. A. Clark 

 had been to the New Eorest, and exhibited L. sybilla and T. subsegua, 

 Mr. Cripps, Balininus nucum, Clytus mysticus, Tanymecus palliatus, &c. 

 Mr. Lusby, a series of A. villica, two specimens having smoky hind-wings. 

 Mr. Hillman made a handsome donation of 40 species of preserved larvse to 

 the cabinet. Mr. S. A. R. Skertchley was balloted for and elected a member. 

 Mr. J. A, Clark read an interesting account of his visit to the New Eorest, 

 giving a list of the lepidoptera, birds, &c, either seen or captured during 

 his stay. Mr. Sheldon had paid a visit to Deal, and whilst in a room with 

 a lamp burning, a female D. galii had flown in and was captured by him. 

 Mr. Anderson read a paper called " Random notes on a common species." 

 This paper dealt in a very amusing way with the keepers and owners of the 

 various properties in and around London, stating their various pecularities, 



