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* Insects of the Dutch Settlements,' the hitherto uuiqiie specimen of which is in tlie 

 Leyden Museum, and was seen by Mr. VVestwood on his visit husl year ; he had also 

 little doubt that the female would prove to be the O. Victoria of G. R. Gray, figured, 

 some time since, in the ' Proceedings of the Linnean Society,' from a specimen taken 

 by Mr. M'Gillivray in one of the islands of the Eastern Archipelago, and now in the 

 British Museum collection, 



Mr. Shepherd thought, with Mr. Westwood, that Mr. Wallace's description agreed 

 with O. Tithonus, but considered it hardly possible that Mr. Wallace was not 

 acquainted wiih De Haan's figure. Previous to leaving this country for the East, 

 Mr. Wallace had carefully investigated the works containing descriptions and figures 

 of the entomological productions of the countries he was about to visit ; and it seemed 

 almost incredible that he could have overlooked or forgotten this fine insect. 



Mr. Baly read a paper on new species of Phytophagous insects, together with the 

 characters of a new genus, Paralina : this latter is closely allied to Lina and Chryso- 

 tnela, and is separated from these genera on account of its produced meta-sternum, 

 which, passing forwards between the meso-coxae, ariicnlates with the base of the pro- 

 sternum, entirely concealing the meso-steruum ; its type is Lina Indica, Hope. 



July 4, 1859. 

 Dr. Grav, President, in the chair. 



Donations. 



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

 donors: — 'Proceedings of the Royal Society,' Vol. ix. No. 34; presented by the 

 Society. 'Farm Insects; being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects 

 injurious to the Field-crops of Great Britain and Ireland, and also those which infest 

 Barns and Granaries ; with suggestions for their destruction.' By John Curtis, F.L.S., 

 &c. Part I. ; by the Author. ' The Zoologist' for July ; by the Editor. ' A Manual 

 of British Butterflies and Moths,' No. 33 ; ' The Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer,' 

 Nos. 141 to 144; by H. T. Stainton, Esq. 'The AtheniEum ' forJune; by the Editor. 

 'The Journal of the Society of Arts' for June; by the Society. 'The Literary 

 Gazette ' for June ; by the Editor. ' Exotic Butterflies,' Parts 30 and 31 ; by W. W. 

 Saunders, Esq. 



The following works were announced as having been recently purchased for the 

 Society's Library : — Olivier, ' Entomologie,' 8 Vols. Boisduval and Guenee, ' Species 

 General des Lepidopteres,' 7 Vols, and 7 Fasciculi of Plates. Fabricius, ' Systema 

 Antliatorura.' MacLeay, ' Annulosa Javanica,' Part I. Martyn's ' Spiders.' Walcke- 

 naer, ' Faune Parisienne, Insectes,' 2 Vols. ' Zoological Journal,' 5 Vols. Spinola, 

 ' Essai Monographique sur les Clerites,' 2 Vols. Guerin-Meneville, ' Iconographie 

 du Regne Animal, Insectes.' Redtenbacher, ' Fauna Anstriaca der Kafer.' 



