1856.] 5 



1855, and Doc. 7tli, 1855, acknowledging receipt of late Nos. of the 

 Proceedings and Journal and desiring missing Nos. 



From .the Boston Society of Natural History, dated 30th Jan., 1856, 

 acknowledging receipt of late Nos. of the Proceedings. 



February \^th. 

 Vice-President Bridges in the Chair. 



Letters were read 



From the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, dated 18th Feb., 

 1856, acknowledging receipt of the Proceedings, Vol. 7, No. 12. 



From the Smithsonian Institution, dated Washington, Jan. 7th, 1856, 

 of the same tenor. 



Dr. Le Conte presented for publication in the Proceedings, the follow- 

 ing papers : 1. " Synopsis of the Mycetophagidaj of the United 

 States ;" 2. " Synopsis of the Phalacridae of the United States ;" 

 3. "Note on the genus Lithodus of Schoenheer ;" 4. "Notice of three 

 genera of Scarabseidas found in the United States ;" 5. " Analytical 

 table of the species of Chlrenius found in the United States ;" all of 

 which were referred to a Committee consisting of Mr. W. F. Bogers, 

 Mr, Guex, and Dr. Zantzingei'. 



Mr. W. F. Bogers presented a paper for publication in the Proceedings, 

 entitled, "Synopsis of species of Chrysomela and allied genera inhabiting 

 the United States." Beferred to Dr. Le Conte, Mr. Guex, and Dr. 

 Zantzinger. 



Mr. Cassin presented a paper for publication in the Proceedings, en- 

 titled, "Noteson North American Birds in the Collection of the Academy 

 of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia;" which was referred to Dr. Wilson, 

 Dr. Henderson, and Dr. Woodhouse. 



Dr. Leidy presented a paper for publication in the Proceedings, en- 

 titled, "A Synopsis of Entozoa and some of their Ecto-congencrs ob- 

 served by the Author." Beferred to Mr. J. P. Lesley, Dr. Le Conte, 

 and Dr. Carson. 



Also, a paper by the same, entitled, Notices of some remains of 

 extinct Mammalia recently discovered by F. V. Hayden, in the 

 ' Mauvaises Terres' of Nebraska. Beferred to Dr. Henderson, Mr. 

 Isaac Lea, and Dr. Wilson. 



Ftbruavi/ 2Qth. 



Vice-President Bridges in the Chair. 



The Committees on Dr. Hallowell's paper, read 15th January; Dr. 

 Leidy's paper, read 5th Feb. ; on Dr. Le Conte's papers, read 19th Feb.; 

 on Mr. W. F. Bogers' paper, read same date; on Mr. Cassin's paper, 

 read same date; and on Dr. Leidy's papers, read same date, severally 

 reported in favor of publication in the Proceedings. 



