ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF N. S. WALES. xxxvii 



4th APRIL, 1864. 

 The Rev. R. L. King, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Michael was elected a Member of the Society. 



Mr. W. MacLeay, Jan., read some notes on the modern 

 nomenclature of the Longicorns described in MacLeay's appendix 

 to King's intertropical sm-vey of the Coasts of Australia. 



Dr. Cos exhibited a collection of Insects from Mr. Waterhouse, 

 South Australia, including a number of fine Buprestidce, Stigmodera 

 Bakewellii, a beautiful Tetracha from the interior of the Continent, 

 and some fine Longicorns and Phytornsliaga. 



The second part of the Transactions of the Society was laid 

 on the table. 



2nd may, 1864. 

 William MacLeat, Esq., in the Chair. 



Mr. Holroyd, and Mr. K. Cox, were elected Members of the 

 Society. 



Miss Scott, of Ash Island, and Mrs. Edward Forde, were 

 elected Honorary Members. 



Mr. MacLeay exhibited a minute insect, with the body of a 

 Pselaphus, and antennee approaching those of Paussns, evidently 

 a link between the two families. 



Mr. Scott exhibited specimens of three species of large 

 Dynastidm from Manilla. 



Mr. Krefift exhibited a piece of wood taken from the Museum, 

 entirely destroyed by dry rot, and the ravages of a small species 

 of Colydium. Some discussion arose as to whether the dry rot 

 preceded or followed the attack of the insects. 



Dr. Cox exhibited a large nest of a species of Polistes from 

 the Nepean. 



