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Cataulacus," accompanied by a plate containing figures of all the species, 

 twelve in number ; thus raising the number of species described by him to 

 forty-eight. The descriptions were preceded by some interesting particulars 

 relative to the habits of these insects, especially of Meranoplus intrudeus, 

 which constructs its formicarium in the thorns of a species of Acacia, some 

 four to five inches in length ; and at a distance of about half an inch from 

 the pointed end a small round hole was made by the ants, which served for 

 ingress and egress to and from the nest. The thorns contained a kind 

 of spongy pith, in which the channels and chambers of the nest were 

 constructed. 



New Part of the Society's Catalogue of British Insects. 

 "A Catalogue of the British Hemiptera-Heteroptera and Homoptera 

 (Cicadaria and Phytophthires)," compiled by Messrs. J. W. Douglas and 

 John Scott, was on the table. This was the fifth Catalogue of British 

 Insects published by the Society. 



November 1, 187G. 

 Professor Westwood, M.A., President, in the chair. 



Additions to the Library. 

 The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 donors: — ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society,' 1876, parts ii. and iii. ; 

 by the Society. 'The Zoologist' and 'Newman's Entomologist' for 

 November ; by the Representatives of the late Edward Newman. ' The 

 Entomologist's Monthly Magazine' for November ; by the Editors. 'The 

 Naturalist ; Journal of the West Fading Consolidated Naturalists' Society,' 

 no. xvi. ; by the Editor. 'Nature,' nos. 363 — 365; by the Publishers. 

 ' L'Abeille,' nos. 180 and 181 ; by the Editor, M. S. A. de Marseul. 

 ' Iconographie de Chenilles et Lepidopteres inedits,' par E. Milliere, tom. iii., 

 part 35 (concluding the work); by J. W. Dunning. ' Catalogo della Colle- 

 zione di Insetti Italian! del R. Museo di Firenze,' serie la, Coleotteri ; ' Bul- 

 letino della Societa Entomologica Italiana,' anno ottavo, trimestre iii. ; by the 

 Society. ' Home Societatis Entomologicse Rossicse,' t. xi., nos. 2, 3 and 4 ; by 

 the Entomological Society of Russia. ' The American Naturalist,' vol. x., 

 nos. 9 and 10 ; by the Editor. * Transactions of the Academy of Science of 

 St. Louis,' vol. iii., nos. 1 — 3 ; by the Society. 



Exhibitions, dc. 

 Mr. F. Smith exhibited some remarkable specimens of thorns from 

 Natal and Brazil, which had been taken possession of by certain species of 



