Mr. Cameron communicated a paper on East Indian Tenthredinidæ; and Mr. Butler a paper on the Lepidoptera of the Amazon Valley, collected by Dr. Trail in the years 1873–75.
Mr. Baly communicated "Descriptions of new Species of Halticidæ," and Mr. C.O. Waterhouse, "A Monograph of the Australian Species of the Coleopterous family Lycidæ."
Mr. Frederick Smith read "Descriptions of new Species of the Genera Pseudomyrma and Tetraponera belonging to the Family Myrmicidæ.
May 2, 1877.— J.W. Dunning, M.A., F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair.
Messrs. H.J. Adams, Charleston Adams, and J.W. Slater were elected Members of the Society.
Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited a large silken cocoon from the Cape of Good Hope, supposed to be a spider's nest. On being opened it was found to contain, among other débris, a number of skins of small spiders and remains of the elytra of a beetle of the genus Moluris. Mr. Weir also exhibited a spider's nest from Montserrat.
Mr. F. Grut exhibited a large species of Chelifer from North Spain.
Sir Sidney Saunders exhibited a spider, Atypus sulzeri, taken on Hampstead Heath; it was found inhabiting tubes concealed under bushes in hedges. These tubes project about four inches above the ground and extend about ten inches beneath the surface. Mr. Jenner Weir remarked that he had observed the same or an allied species on the South Downs.
Mr. Champion exhibited a series of Alaus Parlyssi from Thaso Island.
Mr. C.O. Waterhouse exhibited specimens of Dohrnia miranda (Newm.), a Heteromerous beetle from Tasmania; also Creophilus erythrocephalus and Forficula erythrocephala from the same region, these two last insects having some resemblance to each other. Mr. Bates suggested that the resemblance might possibly be accounted for by the two insects mimicking some other species.
Sir Sidney Saunders communicated a paper "On the Adult Larvæ of Stylopidæ and their Puparia," and exhibited specimens in illustration.
Mr. H.W. Bates communicated a paper "On Ceratorhina quadrimaculata (Fab.), and Descriptions of Two new Allied Species." Specimens of the new species and also of C. Morgani (Westw.) were exhibited by the author.
Mr. Dunning urged upon authors of papers the advisability of exhibiting specimens of the new species described in their communications in all cases where possible.—R. Meldola, Hon. Sec.
