11 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Newport, J. F. Stephens, J. J. Weir, and W. F. Evans, Esqrs., 

 were elected in their stead ; and 



W. Spence, Esq., was elected President ; 



W. Yarrell, Esq., Treasurer ; and 



Messrs. Westwood and Evans, Secretaries. 



The President delivered an extemporary address on the state of 

 the Society, and its proceedings during the past year; whereupon 

 it was resolved, that a vote of thanks should be given to him for 

 his services as President, and for the uniform support he had 

 afforded to the Society, 



Votes of thanks were also passed to the other officers. 



1st February, 1847. 



W. Spence, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Donations. 



The Athenaeum for May, September, October, November and 

 December, 1 846, Presented by the Editor. 



The Agricultural Magazine for January, 1847. By the Editor. 



Notes on the Transformations of ^kis punctata, and the genus 

 Donacia, By M. Mulsant, the Author thereof 



Various insects from the neighbourhood of Cracow. By Percy 

 N. Hart, Esq, 



Edwin Shepherd, Esq., of Fleet Street, London, was Lallotted 

 for and elected an Ordinary M. E. S. ; and C. A. Wilson, Esq., of 

 Adelaide, South Australia, was elected a Corresponding M. E. S. 



The President addressed the Society, returning thanks for 

 his election as President, and nominated W. Yarrell, A. Ingpen, 

 and J. Walton, Esqrs., for the Vice-Presidents for the ensuing 

 year. 



Mr, Edward Doubleday exhibited a box of Lepidopterous in- 

 sects from Caraccas, recently received from Mr, Dyson, contain- 

 ing many new and interesting species, especially a new species of 

 Papilio, which presents all the appearance of a large black and 

 orange Hel'iconia, of which other analogies amongst the moths 

 were also exhibited ; also a monstrous specimen of Glaucopis hel- 

 lalrix, having the apex of the wing double. 



Mr, Wollaston exhibited the female of Jumnos Ruckeri, Saund,, 

 of which the male only had been hitherto known ; also a specimen 



