lii PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Ornitliojptera, several species of Danais, a Messaras, and a 

 Cethosia. 



Mr. MacLeay exhibited a specimen of Damaster Fortunei from 

 Japan. 



5th JUNE, 1865. 

 The Hon. A. W. Scott in the Chair. 



Mr. Forde exhibited a collection of Insects which he had 

 made at the MacLeay River, including a very remarkable 

 Orfchopterous Insect, and some curious Curculionidce among 

 them, a new Anthribus and ChrysolojfJnos. 



Dr. Cos sent for exhibition a fine collection of Coleoptera 

 from the Richmond River and Van Dieman's Land, particularly 

 rich in Carahidce, CtirculionidcB and Heteromera generally. 



Mr. Masters exhibited a very large collection of Lepidoptera 

 and Coleoptera, made by himself during the months of Api-il and 

 May of the present year, at the Pine Mountains, near Ipswich, 

 Queensland. Among the Lepidoptera there was but little new ; 

 but the Coleoptera contained many new species, and some alto- 

 gether new forms, the most remarkable being an Ant-shaped 

 Brachelytrous insect with an oblong head, and nearly linear thorax. 



7.TH AUGUST, I860. 

 Hugh Houston, Esq., in the Chair. 

 Mr. George Wall was elected a Member of the Society. 

 The Secretary laid on the table the following works pre- 

 sented to the Society by the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 

 U. S. :— 



1. List of Coleoptera of N. America, by L. Leconte, M.D. 



2. Monograph of the Diptera of N. America, by H. Loew, 



3. New species of N. American Coleoptera, by L. LeConte. 



4. Catalogue of publications of Smithsonian Institute. 



5. List of foreign Correspondents of the Institute. 



6. Annual Report of the Institute. 



Mr. MacLeay read a paper on the " Genera and species of 

 the AmycteridcB" accompanying his descriptions with the exhi- 

 bition of 145 species of the family. 



