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was synonymous with Dasyo, and that his Pachypcza implex appeared to be the 

 Cacostola leucophsea of the same author. 



Mr. Smilh read some notes on the economy of the Ichneumons constituting the 

 genus Pezomachus of Gravenhorst, with ohservatious on Pezomachus fasciatus. 



Mr. Waterhouse read two papers, intituled " Notes on the British Species of 

 Donacia," and " Notes on the British Species of Cissidije." 



Part 2 of the current volume of the Society's ' Transactions ' was on the table. 



August 1, 1859. 



J. O. Westwood, Esq., F.L.S.. in the chair. 



Donations. 

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

 (he donors: — 'Proceedings of the Rjyal Society,' Vol. x.. No. 35 ; presented by the 

 Society. 'Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,' Vol. iv.. No. 13 ; by 

 the Society. ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,' Nos. 370 — .391 ; by 

 the Society. ' Catalogus Heraipterorum, Herausgegeben von dera Entomologischen 

 Vereiu zu Stettin;' by the Society. ' Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Koniglichen 

 Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, Jahrgang 1858;' by the Society. 

 * Erriuerung an Mitglieder der Mathemalisch-Physikalischen Classe der Koniglich 

 Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, von Dr. Carl Friedrich Philipp von Mar- 

 tins, Sccretari der gennanlen Classe;' ' Monumenta Secularia, II. Classe;' 'Alma- 

 nack fiir das Jahr 1859 ;' by the Koniglich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaf- 

 ten. ' Farm Insects,' No. 2 ; by the Author, J. Curtis, F.L.S., &c. ' The Zoologist ' 

 for July ; by the Editor. ' The Literary Gazette ' for July ; by the Editor. ' The 

 Journal of the Society of Arts ' for July ; by the Society. 



The following works were announced to have been recently purchased for the 

 Society's Library : — Mulsant, ' Coleopteres de France,' 8 Vols. Silberman, ' Revue 

 Entomologique,' 5 Vols. Erichson, ' Naturgeschichte der Insecten Deutschlands,' 

 Vol. i. Fas. 1—3; ii., 1 — 6; iii. and iv., 1 and 2. Ratzeburg, ' Die Forst Insecten,' 

 (i Vols. Germar, ' Zeitschrift fiir Entomologie,' 5 Vols. Koch, ' Arachniden,' 16 

 Vols.; and ' Uerbersicht des Arachniden Systems,' 5 Paris. 



Mr. H. W. Bates, Corresponding Member of the Society, who had lately arrived 

 in England, was present, and very cordially received by the Meeting. He has 

 devoted the last thirteen years to the investigation of the Entomology of the Valley 

 of the Amazons ; and the collections which he has from time to time forwarded to 

 this country sufficiently attest his energy and perseverance under the dangers and 

 hardships to which he has been exposed. 



E.vkibiiions. 



Mr. M'Lachlan exhibited specimens of Cochylis Francillana, with the pupa-cases 



from which they were bred, projecting from a stem of the wild carrot, in which the 



larva feeds ; they were found in February last, at Forest Hill. Also specimens of 



Rhodophsea rubrotibiella, taken recently at Forest Hill, in the same locality as the two 



