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variety of Pselaphid.-B, Scarltidfe, includina; tlie Sulenogenys foeda ; StaphylinidEe, 

 including some extraordinary forms allied to Ophites ; also Palpicornes, Calleidae, 

 even Cicindelce ; numbers of Harpalidae, genus Selenophoriis, but no Longicornes, 

 for many night-flying insects appear not to be attracted by light." 



Mr. Stevens stated that ^Ir. Bates proposed to return to England in the spring of 

 next year, having spent the last eleven years in the investigation of the Entomology 

 of the region of the Amazons. 



Mr. Westwood trusted he would receive a hearty welcome from the entomologists 

 of this country, whose collections he had enriched with South-American insects to a far 

 greater extent than had been done by any other individual. 



Mr. Stainton read descriptions of twenty-five new species of Indian Micro- 

 Lepidoptera received from Mr. Atkinson, of Calcutta. 



Mr. Waterhouse read a paper intituled " Notes on the Species of Elateridaj in the 

 Stephensian Cabinet." 



January 3, 1859. 

 Dr. J. E. Geay, President, in the chair. 



Donations. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be presented to 

 the donors: — 'Transactions of the Zoological Society of London,' Vol. iv.. Part 5 ; 

 presented by the Society. ' On the Arrangement of the Cutaneous Muscles of 

 the Larva of Pygaera bucephala,' by John Lubbock, Esq., F.R.S., L.S., G.S., &c. ; by 

 the Author. 'Exotic Butterflies,' Part 29; by W. W. Saunders, Esq. ' Mono- 

 graphic des Gomjihines,' par Edin. DeSelys Longchamps, Merabre de I'Acadeniie 

 Royale des Sciences de Belgique et de plusieurs autres Academies et Societes 

 Savantes ; avec la collaboration de M. le Docteur Hagen, de Koenigsberg; by 

 the Author. ' The Journal of the Royal Dublin Society,' Vol. i. ; by the Society. 

 ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society,' Nos. 363 — 369 ; by the Society. The 

 'Zoologist' for January; by the Editor. The 'Athena;iim' for December; by the 

 Editor. The ' Literary Gazette' for December ; by the Editor. The 'Journal of the 

 Society of Arts' for December; by the Society. The ' Entomolojiists' Annual' for 

 1859; 'A Manual of British Butterflies and Moths,' No. 24 ; The ' Entomologists' 

 Weekly Intelligencer,' Nos, 115—118; by H. T. Stainton, Esq. 



Election of a Member. 



George S. Mosse, Esq., of Eldon Road, Kensington, was balloted for and elected 

 a Member of the Society. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. Waterhouse exhibited a specimen of Tachyusa coucolor of Kraatz = Homa- 

 lota concoJor, Erichs. The insect was found at the uppermost of the Highgate Ponds, 

 on the 25th of May, 1855. Latterly, Dr. Power has taken the same species at 

 Barnes Common and at the Hammersmith Marshes. 



