of a new Species of Chernitidæ (Pseudoscorpionidæ) from Spain." "On the different forms occurring in the Coleopterous Family Lycidæ, with Descriptions of new Genera and Species."
Part IV. of the 'Transactions' for 1877 was on the table.
March 6, 1878.— H.W. Bates, F.L.S., F.Z.S., President, in the chair.
Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted to the donors.
Mr. John Woodgate, of Richmond Road, New Barnet, Herts, was ballotted for and elected a Member.
Mr. F. Moore exhibited, at the request of Sir W. H. Gregory, late Governor of Ceylon, a large series of beautifully executed drawings, by native artists, of the transformations of the Lepidoptera of that island. These drawings were made under the supervision of Dr. Thwaites, and represent the life-history of many species hitherto unknown. Mr. Moore expressed a hope that the Government of Ceylon would accede to the proposition of having them published.
Mr. M'Lachlan exhibited four parts—relating to Entomology—of the great Russian work, Fedtschenko's 'Travels in Turkestan;' they consisted of two parts on Hymenoptera, &c, one on Coleoptera, and one on Arachnida.
The President called attention to the excellence of some of the plates, drawn, engraved, and coloured in Russia.
Mr. H. Goss exhibited a small collection of fossil insects obtained by Mr. J. S. Gardner, F.G.S., from the Bournemouth Leaf-beds (Middle Eocene). The collection comprised numerous elytra of Coleoptera, chiefly Curculionidæ and Buprestidæ, also wings of an Æschna and other Neuroptera, &c.
Mr. J. P. Mansel Weale read some "Notes on South African Insects."
Mr. Edward Saunders contributed a paper entitled "Remarks on the Hairs of our British Hymenoptera."
Mr. A.G. Butler read a paper "On the Natural Affinities of the Lepidopterous Family Ægeriidæ," in which he showed that the structural characters of these insects presented no resemblance to the Sphingidæ, with which they had hitherto been allied; but that they were more related, on the one hand, to the Pyrales, and on the other to the Gelechiidæ.
Mr. Peter Cameron communicated a paper "On some new Genera and Species of Tenthredinidæ."
The Secretary read a paper by Mr. A.H. Swinton entitled "The Biology of Insecta, as determined by the Emotions." The author has collected a large number of observations showing the various means by which insects express fear, love, rivalry, &c. The present paper deals chiefly with cases of simple muscular contractions and secretions.—R. Meldola, Hon. Sec.
