viii PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Mr. Schrader exhibited a new and beautiful insect of the 

 family Lucanidae, apparently a Syndesus, which he had bred from 

 a larva found in a piece of wood at Manly Beach. 



4th august, 1862. 

 William MacLeay, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The President read a paper containing descriptions of twenty 

 new species of Australian Coleoptera, belonging to the families 

 Cicindelidce and Cetoniid^. 



Dr. Cox exhibited a number of insects, chiefly Coleoptera 

 from Dabee, near Rylstone : among the novelties was a very 

 fine and new species of Helceus. 



Mr. Salting exhibited a very cm'ious insect allied to Scyrtes, 

 which he had found near Lambing Flat, under bark. 



Mr. Schrader exhibited a specimen of a Curculionideous 

 insect, which he said he had frequently found in the old galls of 

 Bracliyscelis ovicola, (Schrader.) 



Dr. Cox stated that he had received a letter from Mr. 

 Edwards of Ballaarat, expressing his wish to enter into a system 

 of exchange with any of the members of the Society. 



1st SEPTEMBER, 1862. 

 WiLLUM MacLeat, Esq., President, in the Chan-. 



The President read a paper descriptive of twenty new species 

 of Stigmodera from the northern parts of Australia. 



The Honorable A. W. Scott, Esq., M.A., read a paper on the 

 history and habits of an Ovo- viviparous Moth of the genus Tinea. 



Mr. Scott also exhibited some beautiful drawings by the 

 Misses Scott, of Charagia virescens, Bamsayi, and scripta. 



Mr. Schrader exhibited a drawing of a species of Psylla, 

 obtained from a gall of Eucahjiytus hoemastoma. 



An Entomological excursion was arranged for Saturday, 21.st 

 September, in the neighbourhood of Penrith. 



