216 [May 



STATED MEETING, June 9. 



Presideut Newman in the Chair. 

 Fourteen members present, 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE. 



The Committee on Mr. Grote's paper read May I2th, reported in favor 

 of its publication in the Proceedings of the Society. 



DONATIONS TO CABINET. 



lOU specimens of Coleoptera, 4 Hymenoptera. and 2 Hemiptera 

 (for exchange), from Robert Nuttell. 



40 specimens of Hymenoptera {Lophyms ahietis, Sdamlrla rossa^ 

 Macrophya albomaculatus, Macrophya flavicoxse, Macropliya niger^ Tcn- 

 threclo ru/oj^ectus, Strongylogaster rufocinctus, Stronyylogaster terminalu, 

 Ophion biltneatus, Ophion jnirgatus^ from Edward Norton. 



34 specimens of Coleoptera {Helodes nehuloms, Lycus craentas, Olytun 

 undulatus, Chrysumcla adonidis, Coccidula kpida), from E. T. Cressoii. 



20 specimens of CoIjEOPTEUA {Callid(( smaragdina, Pelfis /erruginea, 

 Caipophihts Jloralis, Elater aj)icatus, Horia Stdnshurii, Crymodes disci- 

 coUiii, Crossidius jJuhhellus^ Acmseops hivilatfa, Leptura cnhnprniiis (bl'k 

 var.), Coscinoptera vittigerd)^ from John Pearsall. 



9 specimens of Coleoptera {Cicindela hemorrlmgira, Lebia atripes, 

 Epirauta pharmacites, Pyrota Germart, Scaphinus sphser'icolli.s\ from 

 Dr. Samuel Lewis. 



I specimen of Ortuoptera {Achcta rittaftts), from J. Frank Knight. 



DONATIONS to LIBRARY. • 



Prairie Fartifr {Chicago, 111?), No/;. 20 to 1':-! of Vol. !». From the 

 Editors. 



Procei'dings of the Boston Society of Natyral Hiiitory. Inl. S, pagen 

 305 to 330. and Vol. 9, pagex 1 to 32. From the Society. 



Smith sovid)! Riport for 1858. l)eposited by Dr. Samuel Lewis. 



