Ixxxviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Mr. Douglas read a continuation of his memoir on the genus 

 Gelechia of Zeller. 



Mr. Stainton read a paper on the synonymy of Elachista cera- 

 tella of Zeller, 



The President announced that he was instructed to offer as a 

 prize the work of Fischer von Roslerstamm, on Lepidoptera, for 

 the best monograph of some genus of Tortrices, subject to the 

 following conditions : — 1. The prize to be awarded to the writer 

 of the best monograph of some genus of Tortrices (the genus not 

 to contain less than twelve species). 2. The monograph to be 

 forwarded to the President of the Entomological Society, not later 

 than April 15th, 1850. 3. The President to appoint three Ento- 

 mologists (who are not contending for the prize) to act as exami- 

 ners, and to decide which of the monographs sent in is the best. 

 4. Their decision to be announced at the May meeting of the 

 Entomological Society. 



The Secretary announced that vol. v, part 8, of the Society's 

 Transactions was on the table. 



December Srd, 1849. 

 G. R, Watevhouse, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Donation. 



The following donation was announced, and thanks ordered to 

 be given to the Donor. 



The Zoologist for 1849, July to December, by E. Newman, 

 Esq. 



Exhibitions, Memoirs, &c. 



Mr. Stainton stated, in allusion to the latter portion of the 

 Minutes of the preceding Meeting, it was his own intention to 

 offer the three first volumes of the " Linnsea Entomologica" as a 

 prize for the second best monograph of Tortrices. 



Mr. Stainton exhibited some specimens of Tinea ferrvginella, 

 Hbn. (ustella, Haw., St), taken in a coal mine near Glasgow by 

 Mr. Scott, and remarked that it was not a little singular that 

 though bred in the dark the specimens were very brightly co- 

 loured. 



Mr. Westwood exhibited a box of exotic Coleoptem from the 

 Collection of A. Melly, Esq., containing a further series of Austra- 



