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insects, which at first appeared lo be a Coccus, but proved on examination a species 

 of Psylla. 



Mr. Reading exhibited a living pair of Carabus iutricatus fioui the neighbourhood 

 of Plymouth. 



Mr. Robinson exhibited some Coleopteia found near Gravesend, including Cryp- 

 tocephalus Coryli, C. nitens, C. Lineola, Chrysomela Banksii, &c. 



Mr. Pascoe called attention to Mr. Thomson's ' Archives Entomologiques,' the last 

 published parts of which work he had brought with him from Paris, and, after remark- 

 ing on its small cost and the beauty and accuracy of the Plates, said he regretted lo 

 hear from the author that there were only six subscribers in this country ; he also gave 

 a short account of the recent congress of naturalists at Montpellier, at which he ob- 

 served he was ihe only Englishman present. 



^Ir. Douglas proposed a vote of thanks to the President for his hospitable recep- 

 tion of the members and their friends on the occasion of the Society's field-day excur- 

 sion to Reigate on the 26th ult., which was very cordially agreed to. 



August 3, 1857. 

 H. T. Stainton, Esq., V.P., in the chair. 



Donations. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be given to the 

 donors: — 'Proceedings of the Royal Society,' Vol. viii. No. 26 ; presented by the So- 

 ciety. ' Revue et Magasin de Zoologie,' No. 6 ; by the Editor, M. F. E. Guerin-Me- 

 neville. 'The Zoologist' for August; by the Editor. 'The Journal of the Society 

 of Arts' for July; by the Society. 'The Literary Gazette' for July; by the Editor. 

 'The Athenieum' for July; by the Editor. ' The Entomologist's Weekly Intelli- 

 gencer,' Nos. 41 to 44 inclusive ; ' Elements of Entomology,' No. 11 ; by H. T. Stain - 

 ton, Esq. ' Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung,' Nos. 4 to 9 ; by the Entomological 

 Society of Stettin. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. Waterhouse exhibited some insects received from Mr. Foxcroft, amongst 

 which was a fine species of Xylophaga with its pupa case, and an apterous Ichneumon 

 which Mr. Foxcroft considered was a parasite on Anchomenus Ericeli. 



Mr. Waring exhibited fine specimens of Trochilium Chrysidiforme, Pionea mar- 

 garitalis, P. palealis and Melia bipunctana, taken near Deal ; also Hemithea smarag- 

 daria, taken by Mr. Bouchard at Southend. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited fine specimens of Trochilium Chrysidiforme, taken near 

 Folkestone. 



Mr. Westwood exhibited a species of Pangonia, sent from Ceylon by Mr. Thwaites, 

 with the following remarks: — 



" I send you a few specimens of the ' elephant fly,' a great plague to man and 

 beast in some parts of the island, and not sparing the elephant. They bring blood, 



