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University Zoological Association. 'The Zoologist' for August; by the Editor. 

 'A Manual of British Butterflies and Moths,' No. 19; 'The Entomologist's Weekly 

 Intelligencer,' Nos. 93— 96 ; by H. T. Stainton, Esq. 'The Literary Gazette' for 

 July; by the Editor. ' The Journal of the Society of Arts' for July ; by the Editor.- 

 Four specimens of Laverva phragmitella; by A. F. Sealy, Esq. 



Election of a Member. 



George Fenning, Esq., of Lloyd's, London, was balloted for and elected a Member 

 of the Society. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. Knaggs exhibited a box of beautiful Lepidoptera and other orders of insects 

 from Demerara. 



Mr. Waring exhibited a fine male specimen of Notodonta bicolora, a species hitherto 

 unrecorded as British, taken by Mr. Bouchard, in July last, near Killarney. 



Mr. Hunter exhibited fine specimens of Trochilium Chrysidiformis and Spilodes 

 palealis, taken near Folkestone. 



Dr. Wallace exhibited the following insects, taken in the Isle of Wight this season, 

 viz., Micra ostrina (two specimens), a species hitherto recorded as British on the 

 authority of a single example, taken many years since, by the late Captain Blomer, near 

 Bideford ; fine specimens of Spilodes silacealis ; a Nola, apparently distinct from the 

 known British species ; and a fine series (including both sexes) of Phibalapteryx gem- 

 maria, amongst which, he observed, were specimens similar to those recently recorded 

 in this country as P. fluviata. 



Mr. Westwood read a letter from Herr Nietner, received by Mr. Spence, recording 

 the discovery, in Ceylon, of a Strepsipterous insect, parasitic on an ant. Mr. West- 

 wood exhibited drawings, and read a description of the species, drawn up from the 

 mutilated examples which accompanied Herr Nietner's letter, proposing for it the name 

 of Myrmecolax Nietneri. 



Mr. Walker read a paper on ' Undescribed Neuroptera in the Collection of W. W. 

 Saunders, Esq.' 



September 6, 1 858. 

 Dr. Gray, President, in the Chair. 



Donations. 

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

 donors: — 'Stetliner Entoraologische Zeitung,' Nos. 4 — 9; presented by the Entomo- 

 logical Society of Stettin. The 'Zoologist' for September; by the Editor. The 

 •Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England,' Vol. xix. Part 1; by the 

 Society. 'Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,' Vol. iii. No. 9 ; by the 

 Society. ' Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the Hon. East India Company,' 

 by Thomas Horsfield, M. and Ph. D., F. R. S., Keeper of the Company's Museum, and 

 Frederic Moore, Assistant ; by the Court of Directors. The ' Journal of the Society of 

 Arts ' for August ; by the Society. The ' Literary Gazette ' fur August ; by the Editor. 

 The Atheux-um ' for August ; by the Editor. 



