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September 3, 1860. 



H. T. Staintox, Esq., V.P., in the chair. 



The fol]owin<r donations were announced, and thanks ordered to he presented to 

 the donors : — ' Monographic des Elaterides,' par M. E. Caiideze, Tome troisieme ; 

 presented by the Author. ' Verhandlungen der Kaiserlicli-Koni^ilithen Zoologisih- 

 Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien,' Vol. ix. ; by the Society. ' The Proceeiiin;iS of 

 the Zoological Society of London,' 1860, Parts 1 . and II. ; by the Society. ' Steltinev 

 Entomologische Zeitung,' 1860, Nos. 4 — 9 ; by the F"ntomological Society of Stettin. 

 ' Coleopteies des lies Agores,' par Frederic Tarnier ; by the Author. ' The Zoologist' 

 for September; by the Editi>r. ' Proceedings of the Literary and Philosophical So- 

 ciety of Liverpool during the Forty-ninth Session, 1859 — 60;' by the Society. 'The 

 Journal of the Society of Arts' for August;, by the Society. 'The Entomologist's 

 Weekly Intelligencer,' Nos. 201 — 204 ; by H. T. Stainton, Esq. 



Election of a Subscriber. 



John EUerton, Esq., of 9, Westmoreland Place, Westbourne Grove, was elected a 

 Subscriber to the Society. 



JExhibitions. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited two examples of Diachromus germanus, recently captured 

 in the town of Deal; one having been found by Mr. Smith, jun., crawling on the 

 pavement; the other by himself, on the wall of a house. 



Mr. Waterhouse exhibited examples of the larva, pupa and i uago of Trr.chodes 

 hispidus, forwarded to him by Mr. Plant, of Leicester. 



Mr. Waterhouse also exhibited two species of Dorcatoma, both bred from rotten 

 wood brought from Richmond Park. The first was D. flavicornis, and was merely 

 exhibited for comparison with the second, which Mr. W. believed lo be the D. chryso- 

 melina of Sturn). It differs in being more oblong than D. flavicornis. The three 

 terminal joints of the antennae are much more dilated in the male, and the penulti- 

 mate and antepenultimate joints have the upper edge emarginate. In specimens 

 which appear to be females the corresponding joints differ much less from those of 

 D. tlavicornis ; still the upper edge is slightly emarginate, and the three club joints 

 are more unequal in size, the first being relatively larger. 



Mr. Janson remarked that Mr. Frederick Smith had captured, some twelve years 

 back, on old oaks near Peckham, a species of Dorcatoma which agreed well with 

 Sturm's figure and description of D. chrysomelina ; he had himself likewise taken the 

 insect in the same locality, and had labelled it in his collection without doubt as 

 D. chrysomelina, Slwvi. 



Mr. Pelerin exhibited a beautiful variety of Staphyiinus casareus, having the 

 pubescence entirely fulvous. Also, Plalystethus uitens and Mycetophagus 4-guttatus, 

 taken at Hornsey, both these species being of very rare occurrence in Britain. 



Mr. G. King exhibited some fine varieties of Crambus paludellus, Argynnis Eu- 

 phrosyne, Arctia villica and Calligenia miniata. Also, a series of Acentropus niveus, 

 from Horning Fen, Norfolk. 



Mr. Lewis exhibited specimens of Hallomenus humeralis, which he had lately 

 found in abundance on a fence at Charlton. Tliis species was first recorded as British 

 in the ' Entomologist's Annual' for 18;59. 



