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Museum, and the only male specimen known, by M. de 

 Romand, original Member of the Entomological Society of 

 France, who was present. The paper being written in French, 

 a translation was read by Mr. Shuckard. 



A further portion of a paper, addressed to Mr. Kirby, 

 being a miscellaneous detail concerning various Foreign 

 insects, was read. 



Mr. BowERBANK exhibited four living specimens of an 

 African Cerambyx, reared in the London Docks. They were 

 imported in the larva state in wood from Fernando Po. Spe- 

 cimens of the wood, with the living larva3, were exhibited by 

 Mr. Bowerbank, who stated that the perfect insects had been 

 in his possession two or three weeks, fed only with a little 

 water daily. They were in fine condition, and very lively. 

 He presented them to the Society. 



Mr. AsHTON wished to mention a remedy he had found 

 successful for removing the oil or grease that so frequently 

 disfigured the cabinet. — Apply the purest spirit of turpentine 

 to the grease spot, and afterwards some powdered pipe-clay, 

 upon the removal of which in a day or two, the grease would 

 be found to have disappeared ; and nothing but a very faint 

 mark of the turpentine remain. He was aware this remedy 

 had been used for the cure of the grease in the insects them- 

 selves, but thought its application to the removal of grease 

 spots on the paper was new. Mr. Bowerbank said it was the 

 old remedy employed by collectors to remove grease and dirt 

 from valuable prints, &c. with the addition of spirits of wine 

 being several times lightly painted over the parts, which would 

 completely remove the mark left by the turpentine. Mr. 

 Shuckard stated, from M. de Romand, that a lye made 

 from charcoal was perfectly effectual. Mr. Newman doubted 

 the success of any method that had yet been discovered, as he 

 had invariably found the grease to return after a while, being 

 removed only from the surface, and the cork of a cabinet 

 acting as a reservoir of the exudation. 



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