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fleas in the two ears, and that they looked as if smeared inside with black 
paint. He believed the rabbits were not much troubled by the presence of 
the parasites, as he had never noticed any inflammation, however many fleas 
there might have been. He also found that hedgehogs usually swarmed 
with fleas. Mr. Gorham said he had received fleas from a friend who had 
found them on mice. 
Mr. Dunning directed attention to an interesting paper by Dr. Leconte 
on Entomological Nomenclature and Generic Types, which appeared in the 
December part of the ‘ Canadian Entomologist.’ 
Paper read. 
The Rey. H. 8. Gorham communicated a paper containing descriptions 
of eighteen new species of Endomycici from various tropical countries. 
March 15, 1875. 
Sir Sipney SmirH SaunperRs, C.M.G., President, in the chair. 
Donations to the Library. 
The following donations were announced and thanks voted to the 
donors :—‘ Proceedings of the Royal Society,’ vol. xxiii., no. 159; presented 
by the Society. ‘Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique,’ tome 
xvii., fasc. 2; by the Society. ‘Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung,’ 1875, 
nos. 1—3; by the Society. ‘The Canadian Entomologist,’ vol. vii., no. 1; 
by the Editor. ‘Entomologische Nachrichten,’ nos. 1—4; by the Editor. 
‘L’Abeille,’ 1875, 8e livr.; by the Editor. ‘L’ennemi de la Pomme-de- 
terre: Notice sur le Doryphora decemlineata,’ par Oswald de Kerchove de 
Denterghem; by the Author. 
By purchase :—Boisduval, Dr. J. A., ‘Species général des Lepidopteéres 
Heterocéres; tome lre, Sphingides, Sesiides, Castnides;’ and Atlas of 
eleven platés. 
Exhibitions, dc. 
Mr. Sealy, who had recently arrived from India, exhibited some fine 
examples of a species of Ornithoptera, bred from larve taken in Malabar, 
feeding on Aristolochia indica. 
Prof. Westwood exhibited drawings of several undescribed Coleoptera, of 
remarkable forms, of which it was his intention to forward descriptions to the 
Society. Amongst them was an insect from the collection of M. Mniszech, 
which bore a strong resemblance to a Rhysodes, and which he had named 
Rhysodina Mniszechii, but which was really a Heteromerous insect. 
