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In the volume before us the Mammalia, Roptilia, and Pisces, are treated of by 

 Dr. Gunther himself, already so well known as a first-rate authority in everything 

 relating to Erpetology and Ichthyology ; the Birds are elaborated by Mr. Alfred 

 Newton ; the Mollusca by Dr. Martens ; the Molluscoida, Rotifera, Annelida, and 

 Echinodennata, by Professor J. Reay Greene ; the Crustacea by Mr. Spenco. Bate ; 

 the Helminthes by Dr. Cobbold ; and the Arachnida, Myriapoda, and Insecta, by 

 Mr. Dallas ; the Insecta alone occupying 260 pages, or very nearly half the volume. 



Mr. Dallas is already well and favourably known as a writer on Hemiptera ; 

 and it is satisfactory to find that so large a portion of the Record has fallen into 

 the hands of one whom Entomologists generally will agree in considering com 

 petent for the task. 



The subject Insecta is divided into eight chapters. 



1 The General Subject 8 pages. 5 Diptera 33 pages. 



2 Coleoptera 121 „ 6 Nev/ropterch... 5 „ 



3 Hymenoptera 17 „ 7 Orthoptera . . . 17 „ 



4- Lepidoptera 55 „ 8 BhyncTwta.., 15 „ 



Each of these chapters is divided into three sections. 



A. Separate Works. B. Works in progress. C. Papers published in Journals, 

 &c. And, in each of these sections, the works or papers are enumerated alpha- 

 betically, according to the name of the author. 



After these sections follow " General remarks on the order," in which, however, 

 the order of arrangement is not so apparent. 



Had our space permitted, we would gladly have extracted some specimens of 

 the work, but we apprehend all real students are already acquainted with it ; if 

 not, we can assure them that the loss is their's. 



Entomological Society of London, November 6th, 1865. — F. P. Pascoe, Esq., 

 F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



H. Reeks, Esq., of The Manor House, Thruxton, and S. McCaul, Esq., of The 

 Rectory, London Bridge, were elected Members. 



The President regretted to have to announce the decease of one of the Mem- 

 bers, Major-General Sir J. B. Hearsey, K.C.B., which had occurred at Boulogne a 

 few days previously. He also mentioned the death of Mr. Peter Bouchard, so well 

 known to all British Entomologists. Mr. Bouchard had proceeded to Santa Martha, 

 in New Granada, in order to collect insects, and had already sent home a valuable 

 collection, when he was seized with fever, which carried him oif in four days. 



Professor Westwood exhibited an example of Acherontia Atropos in which the 

 right antenna was absent ; this had been bred by Mr. Stone. He also exhibited 

 the pupa-skin from which it had emerged, this skin showing a remarkable mal- 

 formation in the antennaj-cases, the right hand one corresponding to the missing 

 antenna of the imago, being short and distorted, sticking out like a ram's-hom. 

 With reference to the great abundance of this insect during the present season, 

 Mr. Smith remarked that a living specimen had actually been found in the British 

 Museum. 



Mr. McLachlan exhibited the example of Sterrha sacraria captured by his 

 nephew at Worthing (Ent. Mo. Mag., Vol. 2, p. 92) ; and, also, the six specimens 



