216 rPebruary, 1866. 



murina, (p. 305), Phytosus (p. 453), Conurus pedicularius (p. 479), and Stenus 

 Bogeri (p. 512). Lastly, tho necessity of accuracy in notes, &c., — so insisted upon 

 (and so pre-eminently exampled) by Mr. Wollasfcon, — is sufficiently shown by the 

 instances hero afforded of carelessness of French authors ; M. Brulle (Webb et 

 Berthelot, Hist. Nat. des Isles Can.) being especially obnoxious through his loose 

 and unreliable list : and tho suppression by Du Val of Mr. Wollaston's genua 

 Gloeosoma (p. 93), in favour of his own Moronillus, appearing to deserve especial con- 

 demnation. 



Haqgerstone Entomological Society. — The Half-yearly General Meeting of 

 the above was held at the Society's Room, on Thursday, December 7th, 1865, when 

 the usual business was transacted, and the Officers for the ensuing half-year were 

 elected. Several collections of Lepidoptera taken by the Members during the past 

 season were exhibited, containing, amongst many others, fine specimens of C. Ed^csa, 

 I. letulcB, A. atropos, L. Asellus, E. russula, A. villica, plantaginis, and urticos^ 

 L. quercifoUa, E. dolobra/ria, E. fuscantaria, A. prodromaria, P. hamida, C. furcula 

 and bifida, N, dodonea, C. ridens, N. glareosa, I. leucographa, C. asteris and 

 lychnitis, E. venustula, S. sticUcalis, &c., &c. 



This Society (now in the eighth year of its existence) still continues to pro- 

 gress, and numbers at the present time nearly forty Members. Tho Library is 

 now well stocked with Entomological works, and the Cabinet contains a very fair 

 collection. 



Entomologists desirous of joining are requested to apply to the Secretary, 

 10, Brownlow Street, Queen's Road, Dalston. — C. J. Biggs, Secretary and Curator. 



Entomological Society of London, 1st January, 1866, F. P. Pascoe, Esq., 

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



H. Adams, Esq., of Hanover Terrace Villas, Netting Hill ; Dr. E. Percival 

 Wright, of Clare Street, Dublin ; Capt. Julian Hobson, of Sattara, Bombay ; and 

 C. 0. Rogers, Esq., of St. George's Terrace, Lower Clapton, were elected Members : 

 and T. Blackbui-n, Esq., of Grassmead, Wandsworth, and W. P. Piyer, Esq., of 

 Shanghae, were elected Subscribers. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited four large cases of insects of all orders from tho Hima- 

 layas. They were remarkable for their fine state of preservation, many of the 

 Lepidoptera having been bred. Among them were Buprestis Buquetii and Dynastes 

 Hardwickii. 



Professor Westwood read some extracts from a letter received from M. Sneller 

 von VoUenhoven. The latter remarked that 3Iacroglossa stellatarum had been 

 unusually abundant in Holland during the past autumn ; Cliareas gramvnis and 

 Heliophohus popularis had appeared in immense numbers in certain districts, and 

 proved very destructive. M. Van VoUenhoven also mentioned that a variety 

 of the male of Hepialus hurmdi, with the coloration of the female, had recently 

 been found. 



Mr. Baker mentioned that he had just received a letter from Mr. E. Bartlett, 

 who had proceeded up the river Ucalayi. He announced that a lai'ge collection of 

 insects, &c., collected by Mr. Bartlett, was on its way to this country. 



Mr. Hewitson communicated a paper on new species of Hesperidm, belonging 

 to the genus Hesperia. 



The President read a catalogue of the species of Longicorn beetles collected by 

 the late Mr. Bouchard at Santa Martha ; there were fifty-three species, of which 

 twenty were new. 



