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M. Feisthamel announced to the Society the death of 

 M. Picard, a naturalist, who had been employed by an associ- 

 ation of scientific men, most of them members of that society, 

 to collect objects of natural history on the coast of Guinea. 

 The youthful and unfortunate naturalist had survived only a 

 few days after arriving in the country which he was about to 

 explore. 



After this communication the Society proceeded to the 

 election of a Secretary in the place of M. Lefebvre, and 

 M. Brullk was chosen for that office, and M. Pieruet was 

 chosen Assistant Secretary in the place of M. Brulle. 



M. Serville addressed the Society to the following effect. 

 He expressed his wish that the Society should adopt towards 

 M. Lefebvre, on his resignation of the secretaryship, a course 

 altogether unprecedented. He considered it right that one 

 who had really founded a society, one who had long meditated 

 its establishment, and had finally triumphed over every ob- 

 stacle, should receive from that society a mark of gratitude 

 entirely at variance with its ordinary regulations; and he would 

 therefore propose that the name of M. Lefebvre be added to 

 the list of Honorary Members, although that list was already 

 full : he thought the position in which the Society stood with 

 regard to M. Lefebvre fully justified the proceeding, however 

 irregular. This proposition, after full discussion, was even- 

 tually abandoned, and the Society came to the resolution of 

 abiding strictly by its laws ; it was then agreed that the regret 

 of the Society at not being empowered by its laws to make 

 M. Lefebvre an Honorary Member should be expressed to 

 that gentleman, but that on the earliest occasion that offered, 

 M. Serville's proposition would be adopted. 



A notice by M. Pierret on two new species of Lepi- 

 doptera ; and 



A notice by M. Feisthamel on the female of Pachiipus 

 exaratus, were then read. 



M. GuERiN remarked, that he had observed on a Cactus, in 

 the Conservatory of the Museum of Natural History, a great 

 quantity of the cochineal insect, and many males amongst 

 them, — a circumstance wliich appeared very extraordinary at 

 this time of the year, Isl. Guerin also remarked that he had 

 figured the male in the " IconograpJde du Rerine A)twial^' from 

 a specimen he had received in spirits. 



