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January \^ih, 1866. The Secretary exhibited the following three 



species of Coleoptera, taken by himself, and not previously recorded 



as occurring in the Keigate district : — 



PrognatJia quadricornis, Kirby. Under bark of dead tree, 



Mickleham. 



Mycetoporus lucidus, Er. ^ „ ^, . i ^ 



•^ rx 1 h From moss, Shirley Common. 



Canopsis Waltoni, Schou. J 



He also exhibited the following seven species of Coleoptera on 



behalf of Dr. Power, all new to the Reigate district : — 



Aqaricophagus conformis,] ^, ,t- 1 1 i 



^ ' •> •' '^ From Mickleham. 



Oligota ajncata, Er. ' 



Phyllotreta sinuata, Steph. Hills east of JNIerstham. 



Hydrohkis pitnctattis. Purley Oaks. 



Epurea diffusa, \ 



Apion Hookeri, Ivirby ^From Shiriey. 



Sibynes primitus, Herbst.-' 



Mr. John Linnell, junior, e.xhibited the foUovviug three species of 

 Homalota, taken by himself, and new to the Reigate district : — 



Homalota intermedia. From a dead hedgehog, in Redstone 

 Wood. 

 „ autumnalis. In rotten wood, Gatton Park. 



„ nigritida, Gr. In Fungi, Redstone Wood. 



Mr. Sydney Webb sent for exhibition three specimens of Nonagria 

 Typha, a rare species of Noctua, and new to the Reigate district : 

 they were bred from pupa taken by himself on Earlswood Common. 



The President called the attention of the Meeting to the amount 

 of rain which had fallen during the year 1865, amounting to 34-87 

 inches, exclusive of 6 inches of snow. This is the largest amount of 

 rain registered during the last eight years, except in 1860, when the 

 quantity in inches was 35-76. The greatest amount of rainfall during 

 one month in the same period occurred last October, when !:i03 inches 

 fell. He also alluded to the heavy snow-storm which had just taken 

 place, showing its local character, the south and south-eastern counties 

 of England being chiefly under its influence : the density of the 

 snow causing it to crush down trees and shrubs, particularly ever- 



