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The Chairman read an address on the progress of entomological science in 

 1867, and the proceedings closed with votes of thanks to the officers and retiring 

 Members of Council ; with an especial acknowledgment of indebtedness to Mr. 

 Dunning for his munificent gift of 100 guineas towards liquidating the heavy 

 expenses incurred in publications during the past year. 



February 3rd, 1868. H. W. Bates, Esq., P.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Bond exhibited a female example of Drilus Jiavescens (Suail-beetle) which 

 had been found by Mr. Hartiug, on the 1st April last, at Harting, Sussex, amongst 

 a number of shells of Helix ericetorwn. Also a singular specimen of Bombijx 

 quercCis, exhibiting the colour of both sexes in longitudinal bands on the wings. 

 Also a number of cast skins of Dermestes larvse, which latter had caused great 

 damage by devouring the bladder used to cover jam-pots : with reference to these 

 larvae, Messrs. Janson, Smith, and McLachlan mentioned instances in which they 

 had bored into and fed upon wood ; the latter gentleman remarking that he had 

 found them far in the interior of ship-timber. 



Dr. Wallace exliibited two examples of Bomhyx Yama-mai bred in England last 

 season; also B. Pernyi from China, another oak-feeding and silk-producing species ; 

 and Pachypusa effusa, an Acacia-feeder from South Africa, which promised to be of 

 little value to sericiculture. 



Mr. Smith exhibited a number of examples of the " Bugong" moth of New 

 South Wales (Agrotis spina), and read a letter from Dr. Bennett, of Sydney, in 

 which that gentleman stated that last year they had appeared in immense swarms, 

 filling the houses and churches to such an extent as to interfere with Divine service. 

 Dr. Bennett said they appeared to be all of one sex, but the specimens sent were 

 about equally male and female. He also exhibited examples of the Australian form 

 of Pyrameis cardui, captm-ed off Cape Otway, where it had appeared in great 

 quantities. 



Mr. Trimen exhibited a specimen of the very rare Apatura Tonia from Asia 

 Minor, and made some remarks on its affinities. 



The Hon. T. De Grey exhibited a number of examples of Hypercallia Christier- 

 nana, which he had captured last season in Kent, between Shoreham and Sevenoaks ; 

 likewise specimens of Acidalia rubricata and Opostega r eliqn clla {vom Suffolk. 



Mr. Dunning exhibited an example of the rare spider, Pholcus phalangioides, 

 taken by Lord Cawdor at Stackpool Court ; and read a letter from Mr. Blackwall, 

 stating that he possessed a gynandromorphous example of an Indian species, 

 P. Lyoni. 



Mr. Smith exhibited a beautiful new species belonging to the genus Oryssus, 

 from the Gold Coast. 



Mr. Hewitson communicated a letter from Dr. Pelder respecting the date of 

 that gentleman's work on the Butterfiies of the " Novara" voyage, and stating that 

 the work was actually published (text and plain plates) at the time stated on the 

 title page, and that the doubt as to the correctness of this, expressed by some 

 English entomologists, was owing to the fact that coloured copies only were 

 ordered from England, and these had to be prepared, thus accounting for the delay. 

 The President also read a letter from Dr. Felderto the same effect. 



Mr. Smith read " Observations on the economv of some Brazilian insects" from 



