October, 1843.J 295 



Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. No. 27, 

 Vol. 3, May 25th to 30th, 1S43. From the Society. 



Ancient Egypt, &c, by George R. Gliddon, late U. S. Consul 

 at Cairo. Revised edition. New York, April, 1S4 3. From 

 Dr. Morton. 



WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. 



Letters were read 



From the Secretary of the Royal Academy of Sciences of 

 Turin, dated 16th June, 1843, accompanying the above do- 

 nation of the Society's Transactions. 



From M. Arago, Perpetual Secretary of the Royal Acade- 

 my of Sciences of France, dated Paris, 3d July, 1843, return- 

 ing the thanks of the Academy for Nos. 24 and 25 of the 

 Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences. 



From the Secretary of the American Philosophical Society, 

 dated September 18, 1843, acknowledging the receipt of 

 Nos. 26, 27, 28, and 29 of the Academy's Proceeedings. 



BUSINESS BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION.' 



By permission of the Academy, the Committee to whom 

 was referred the following paper, made a report in favour of 

 its publication. 



Catalogue of the Carabideous Coleoptera of South-Eastern Pennsylvania. 



By S. S. Haldeman. 



Megacephala virginica? Casnonia pensylvanica, L. 



Cicindela purpurea, Oliv. Galerita americana, L. 



splendida, Hentz. Cymindis americana, D. 



sexguttata, Fabr. pilosa, Say. 



hirticollis, Say. *neglecta. 



repanda, Dejean. pustulata, D. 



vulgaris, Say. lucidula, D. 



punctulata, 0. platicollis, S. 



micans, F. limbata, D. 



unipunctata, F. laticollis, S. 



patruela. D. Calleida smaragdina, D. 



marginipennis, D. viridipennis, S. 



