140 [February 



STATE]) MEETING, February 10. 

 President Newman in the Chair. 

 Twenty seven members present. 



REPORT OP COMMITTEE. 



The Committee on Mr. Norton's paper read January 13th, reported in 

 favor of its publication in the Proceedings of the Society. 



DONATIONS TO CABINET. 



87 specimens of Coleoptera ( Chalcophora liberta and Coccinella b-notata) and 40 

 HoMOPTERA {Aphis avenoe), from T. B. Ashton. 



40 specimens of Coleoptera ( Clcindela marginipennis, Carabus Lapilayi, Callida 

 smaragdina, Lebia moesta, Bolbocerus cornigerus, PolyphyUa occidentalis, Chalcophora 

 fortis, Dicerca mutica, D. tencbrosa, D. lepida, D. pugionata, Cinyra gracilipes, Melan- 

 ophila notata, Thar ops ruficornis, Elater Shir mi i, E. discoideus, E. Sai/i, E. rubricus, 

 E. militaris, Athous equestris, Cory^nbites trivittatus, Plastocerus Schaumii, Odontonyx 

 ornata, Ectopria thoracica, Eucrada humeralis, Apate n. sp., Cistela erythroptera, Ty- 

 lonotus bimaculatus, Sphenostethus scrripennis, Sclerocerus linearis, Necydalis melUtus, 

 Physocnemum Andrean, Phymatodes dimidiatus, Phymatodes n. sp., Purpuricenus hu- 

 meralis (two beautiful varieties), Argaleus nitens and Strangalia emarginata), from 

 George Newman. 



40 specimens of Coleoptera {Calosoma laqueatuni, Cucujtis puniceus, Ancylochira 

 Langii, A. coyifluens, Elater apicatus, Limonius propexus, L. discoideus, Podabrus tor- 

 quatus, Clerus sphcegus, Thanasimus nigriventris, T. rubriventris, Stereopalpus badii- 

 pennis, Horia Stanshurii, Lytta cyanipennis, Asemum atruvi, Crossidius pidchellus, Er- 

 iphus discoideus, Acmoeops vincta, Leptura carbonata and Myzia subvittata), from Jno. 

 Pearsall. 



30 specimens of Coleoptera {Carahus Chamissonis, Calosoma Zimmermani, Agon- 

 um pecticornis, Lichnanthe vulpina, Mcgasoma Thyrsites, Chalcolepiidius rubripennis, 

 Sericosomus ineongruus, Lycus eruentus, Ergates spiculatus, Derobrachus geminatus, 

 Purpuricenus n. sp., Dendrobius quadrimaculatus, Tragidion annulatum, Arhopalus 

 eurystethus, ^dilis n. .sjj., Monohammus clamator and Leptura .sexspilota), from Henry 

 Ulke. 



18 specimens of Coleoptera ( Cychriis angustirollis, C. marginatus. Nebria metallica, 

 Pasimachus sublccvis, Dysrhirius ceneolus, D. hccmorrhoidalis. D. filiformis, Ancylochira 

 rusticorum, A, maculiventris. Chrysobothris n. sp., Ca.mpylus denticornis, Phengodes 

 plumosa, Trichodcs apimrus, Lyniexylon sericeum. Allecula nigrans, Pytho atnericana, 

 Clytns i-maculatus and Centrodera decoloratus). irom James Eidings. 



9 specimens of Coleoptera {Nomaretus caricollis, Olisthopus parviatus, Psephenus 

 Lecontei, Canthon j-)raticola, Chalcophora lacustris, Brachycrcpis bivi/s. Horia sunguin- 

 ipennis, Pr ionus emai-ginatus a.nd C)bcrea perspicillafa) from Dr. T. B. Wilson. 



h sjpeeimens of Coleoptera (Rhadinc larvalis. Cymatodera undulata, Priocera cas- 

 tanea, Cupes cinerea and Gracillia fusca), from Dr. Samuel Lewis. 



4 specimens of Coleoptera (Agrypnus Sallci, Pityobi us anguinus, Tarsostenvs albo- 

 fasciatus and Coccidula lepida), from J. H. B. Bland. 



1 specimen of Coleoptera {Str-angalia cruentata), iVom Charles Wilt. 



