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December 3, 1866. 
Sir Jons Luczock, Bart., President, in the chair. 
Additions to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the donors:— 
‘Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie, Vol. xiii. and xiv.; ‘ Bulletin de 
la Société Linnéenne de Normandie,’ Vol. x.; presented by the Society. ‘ Etudes 
Hymenopterologiques, par J. Sichel; by the Author. ‘ Memoir of the late Stephen 
Stone, Esq., F.S.A., &c., of Brighthampton, Oxon;’ by Prof. Westwood. ‘The 
Zoologist’ for December; by the Editor. ‘The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine’ 
for December; by the Editors. 
The following additions by purchase were also announced :—‘ Zoological Record, 
Vols. i. and ii. ‘British Beetles, by E. C. Rye. ‘ British Bees,” by W. E. 
Shuckard. 
Election of Members. 
E. T. Higgins, Esq., of 24, Bloomsbury Street, and Andrew Swanzy, Esq., of 
122, Cannon Street, were elected Members; H. L. Schrader, Esq., of Shanghai, a 
Foreign Member; and F. Lovell Keays, Esy., of 4, Harringay Villas, N., and Walter 
Thornborrow, Esq., of 4, Provost Road, N.W., Annual Subscribers. 
E\ hibitions, §c. 
Mr. Stainton exbibited living specimens of Gracilaria scalariella, bred from larve 
mining in the leaves of Echiuia vulgare at Cannes, which he had received a fortnight 
ago from M. Milliére. 
Mr. Stainton also exhibited a flat pouch-like gall formed on the leaves of Pistacia 
lentiscus, apparently by Aphides, but which was inhabited by a Phycideous larva. 
This he had received from Mr. J. T. Moggridge, who met with it at Mentone. 
Mr. Janson exhibited a collection of insects, chiefly Coleoptera, made by Mr. W. 
Hume in the neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. 
Mr. W. F. Evans sent for exhibition a number of insects found in wool imported 
fzom New Zealand, accompanied by the following note:— 
“Some time ago I brought under the notice of the Society the circumstance 
of the large number of Pyronota festiva found in wool imported from New Zealand. 
Since then I have requested my friend to continue sending me every insect 
which might be found in the fleeces from that locality, and now beg to exhibit 
the various insects, larve, animals, a seed and a shell, &e., &c., which have been thus 
found. The Pyronota seems to be in the greatest profusion, and the specimens vary 
very much in colour.” 
Mr. Duer (who was present as a visitor) exhibited a pupa of Vanessa, having 
some extraordinary projections from both wing-cases. 
Dr. Sharp exhibited specimens of Stenus major, Mudsant, taken at Southend: this 
insect was new to our Fauna, and was hitherto known only as a native of the South of 
France. 
