Xlii JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Lieut-Col. Sykes exhibited a specimen of the Land Crab of the 

 Deccan, and made some observations upon its Habits. 



The Secretary, on behalf of Mr. Waterhouse, exhibited a Collec- 

 tion of rare exotic Coleoptera, selected from the cabinet of the Pre- 

 sident, with a view to illustrate some of the analogies existing 

 amongst various groups of beetles . 



The Secretary exhibited several new British species of Decapod 

 Crustacea, collected on the Southern Coast near Hastings by Mr. 

 Hailstone, upon which he made some remarks. 



The President exhibited, by permission from the United Service 

 Museum, three new Coleopterous insects from New South Wales, 

 belonging to the genera Chlcenius, Lamia, and to a new genus allied 

 to Hispa ; also a large species of Scarabccus from Sierra Leone, and 

 two specimens of a gigantic larva of the family Lampyridee ; also a 

 beautiful specimen of the nest of Vespa Britannica taken from a fir- 

 tree near Durham ; and a drawing of a crustaceous animal taken 

 from the mouth of a whale, which appeared to be allied to Cymothoa 

 CE strum. 



Mr. Pickering made some observations on the Coleoptera exhibit- 

 ed by the President, and gave a description of the Lamia, which he 

 proposed to name (in honour of Lieut. -Col. Despard, by whom it 

 was collected,) Lamia Despardi. 



Read, "A Monograph upon the genus Castnia." By G. R. Gray, 

 Esq., which was illustrated by the exhibition of a beautiful and ex- 

 tensive series of species from the Collection of Mrs. Children. 



" Memoir upon the Habits of the Pomegranate Butterfly of the East 

 Indies." By J. O. Westwood, F.L.S., &c., by whom the insects and 

 their nests were exhibited. 



Mr. Ingpen communicated an extract from Miller's ' Gardener's 

 Dictionary,' relative to the planting of the canes in sugar-cane plan- 

 tations sufficiently apart, so as to prevent injury from the attacks of 

 insects. 



A discussion upon the various subjects brought forward during the 

 evening took place. 



The Secretary gave notice that the Council had determined to 

 extend the period for i-eceiving the Prize Essays upon the Turnip- 

 fly until the Anniversary Meeting in January, 1836. 



