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STATED MEETINCr, July 8. 



President Newman in the Chair. 

 Sixteen members present. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE. 



The Committee on Dr. Horn's paper read June 10th, reported in favor 

 of its publication in the Proceedings of the Society. 



DONATIONS TO CABINET. 



8322 specimens of Coleoptera, presented by Henry Ulke. 



G4 specimens of Hymenoptera , 56 Hemiptera, 40 Dlptera, 15 Ortliop- 

 tera^ and 7 Cohoptera, presented by Dr. George H. Horn. 



92 specimens of Coleoptera, 60 Hcmqitcra^ 29 Hi/menoptera^ 16 Dip- 

 tera, and 4 Ortlioptera, presented by William Evett. 



34 specimens of Coleoptera, presented by John Pearsall. 



31 specimens of Colcoptera, presented by J. H. B. Bland, 



4 specimens of Coleoptera., presented by Robert Jack. 



2 specimens of Coleoptera^ presented by Dr. James C. Fisher. 



2 specimens of Dlptera^ presented by George Newman. 



Total, — 3776 specimens. 



WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. 



A letter was read from the Lyceum of Natural History, dated New 

 York, June 24th, 1861, acknowledging the receipt of No. 1, Vol. 1, of 

 the Proceeding's. 



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The following paper was presented for publication in the Proceedings, 

 entitled " Catalogue of the described species of Tenthredinidae, and Uro- 

 ceridae, inhabiting North America, by E. T. Cresson. " 



And was referred to a Committee. 



NEW BUSINESS. 



On motion of Mr. Ridings, the Publication Committee was authorized 

 to publish in the Proceedings of the Society, such reports of the capture of 

 insects made by members up to the commencement of publication, as 

 they may deem necessary. 



ELECTION. 



Or -jullot. iMr. Daniel Wiest, of Philadelphia, was elected a member. 



