ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. Iv 



*' Schonherr distinguished himself also by agricultural pursuits, 

 in cultivating land on his estate, clearing stony ground, draining, 

 &c. He also for a long course of years made experiments to 

 naturalize maize in Sweden. 



" Schonherr was struck by a fit of apoplexy, which in a few days 

 ended his life on the 28th March, 1848, at his estate of Sparresater. 



" He was twice married; first in 1795, to Helena Catherina 

 Ferelius (born in London, where her father was minister of the 

 Swedish Church, Princes' Square, RatclifF Highway, afterwards 

 Archdeacon in Sweden), by whom he had one son and two 

 daughters; secondly, in 1811, to Benedicta Charlotta Bilbery, 

 daughter of Archdeacon E. Bilbery), by whom he had five 

 daughters. 



" Schonherr was honorary and corresponding member of more 

 than twenty learned and scientific societies in Europe, America 

 and other parts of the world. 



" His portrait has been twice lithographed. 



" Besides his well known Entomological works, Schonherr pub- 

 lished in the Swedish language various essays on agriculture and 

 manufacture." 



Mr. E. Doubleday read an extract from a letter he had received 

 from Dr. Schaum announcing the death of Dr. Erichson. 



A paper by Mr. West wood, on new species of Cetoniadce from 

 India, was read ; also 



A paper by Captain Parry, containing descriptions of some new 

 Coleoptera. This paper was accompanied by a plate presented by 

 the Author ; also 



A paper by Mr. Douglas, on the Genus Gelechia of Zeller. 



A memoir on the Genera Depressnria and Exairetia, containing 

 descriptions of nine new species, by Mr. H. T. Stainton, was read. 



Mr. E. Doubleday remarked, on the subject of the memoirs on 

 Microlepidoptera by Zeller and others, that as yet few genera of 

 nocturnal Lejndoptera have been correctly and clearly charac- 

 terized ; insects of this order having rarely been investigated in 

 the same searching manner that is usual in Coleoptera, Hyme- 

 noptera, and some other orders. He was, however, happy to 

 find that more attention was now bestowed on the characters fur- 

 nished by the palpi, wings and legs. 



A discussion ensued, in which some of Mr. E. Doubleday's re- 

 marks were objected to by Messrs. Waterhouse and Douglas as 

 too severe and sweeping. 



