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chiefly to comparative anatomy, especially that of birds, a subject on which he had 

 already made his mark in connection with the prosectorship of the Zoological 

 Society, to which post he was appointed after the premature decease of his friend 

 Prof. Garrod. His vacations were always devoted to zoological expeditions ; in 

 1880 he paid a visit to Brazil, in 1881 to the United States. The more extended 

 visit to the Niger was commenced in July, 1882, with the melancholy result we all 

 deplore ; that malarious i-egion soon made of him another martyr to the cause of 

 science. All who watched his career saw in him one who was destined, if he lived, 

 to make a great name for himself, and his exceedingly amiable disposition causes 

 his premature death to be lamented by hosts of private friends. 



Entomological Society of London : Uh Ajjril, 1883. — J. W. Dunning, 

 Esq., M.A., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



L. Hill, Esq., of Ealing, and L. Peringuey, Esq., of Cape Town, were elected 

 Members. 



The President, in announcing the death of Prof. Zeller, gave a brief sketch of 

 the career of the late illustrious Honorary Member of the Society. 



Mr. W. F. Kirby exhibited specimens of an Acridium (believed to be A. sue- 

 cinctum, L.), which was stated to be causing great devastation in India. 



As an item of " economic entomology," Prof. Westwood stated that the Myrio- 

 Tpodi. Polydeanius complanatus, L., had been gravely accused in a Sussex newspaper of 

 being the cause of the potato disease. 



The Rev. A. E. Eaton exhibited a revolving " holder," which he had found of 

 great service in microscopic manipulation. 



Mr. Fitch exhibited galls of Cecidomyia vioIcB, Low, found by Mr. Corder on 

 Viola sylvatlca in Epping Forest ; also an Aphis gall on Pistacia from Cannes ; 

 and a cui'ious pouch-like gall oi & Cecidomyia on Juniper, found at Mentone, by 

 Mr. Thomas Boyd. 



Sir S. S. Saunders read further communications respecting fig-insects. 



Mr. H. Goss exhibited Pimelia angulata, F., from the Egyptian Pyramids. 



Mr. Olliff read a paper on new species of Clavicorn Coleoptera from North 

 Borneo, collected by Mr. W. B. Pryer. 



Mr. Cameron communicated descriptions of new genera and species of Hymeno- 

 jptera, chiefly exotic. 



Mr. Kirby read notes on new, &c., Hymenoplera from New Zealand. 



"ind May, 1883. — The President in the Chair. 



This being the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Society, the President 

 read an historical sketch, in which he succinctly embodied all points of interest 

 concerning its career, and the benefits it had conferred upon entomological science 

 in general. Only six of the original Members still survive, viz. : Prof. C. C. Babing- 

 ton, the Rev. L. Blomefield, Sir S. S. Saunders, Mr. W. B. Spence, Mr. G. R. 

 Waterhouse, and Prof. Westwood. He expressed a hope that the number of 

 Members would be very largely increased before the end of the jubilee year.* In 

 concluding his address, he suggested that Prof. Westwood be elected titular Life- 



* A hojie wc most cordi;ill\" .sh;irc. — Eds. 



