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long-continued domestication, the effort is to revert from a sickly io a healthier condi- 
tion, and not to a different species.” The remainder of the paper was a criticism of 
the Darwinian theory of Natural Selection, the writer’s views being principally 
enforced by arguments beyond the province of the Entomological Society. 
April 1, 1867. 
Sir Jonn Lussock, Bart., President, in the chair. 
Donations to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the donors:— 
‘Exotic Butterflies, Part 62; and ‘Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Part 3, 
Lycenide, by W. C. Hewilson; presented by the Author. ‘On the Data affurded by 
the Burchellian Collection as to the Geographical and Modificational Ranges of 
certain Brazilian Insects, by J. O. Westwood; by the Author. ‘The Zoologist’ for 
April; by the Editor, ‘The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine’ for April; by the 
Editors, 
Exhibitions, §c. 
Mr. S. Stevens, on behalf of Mr. Higgins, exhibited six specimens of Damaster 
blaptoides from Japan: the species appeared to be very local, and to be found only 
near Nagasaki, whilst its smaller congener D. Fortunei was found in the North of 
Japan. 
Mr. Pascoe exhibited, and read the following description of, a new species of 
Toxotus from Greece :— 
Toxotus LacorpaIrRil. 
“T.(%) fuligineus, pube griseo-argentea tectus; segmentis duovus ultimis abdo- 
minis, femoribusque apicibus exceptis luteis; tibiis anticis et intermediis | 
dimidio basali lutescentibus; antennis basi luteis, articulo tertio quinto | 
longiore. 
(Q) mare vix robustior; in toto nigrescens, sparse argenteo-pubescens; tibiis 
intermediis et posticis articulis basalibus dilatatis; antennarum articulo quinto 
tertio duplo longiore. 
Long. 8 lin. 
“The male somewhat resembles T. quercus, but in the comparative length of the | 
joints of the antenne it is more like T. meridianus. The female is scarcely stouter 
than the male, and differs from it, as well as from all other European species of the 
genus, in having the third and fourth joints of the antenne equal, and the two 
together not longer than the fifth; as well as in having the basal joints of the four 
posterior tarsi as broad as the succeeding joints: the same is also the case with the 
anterior tarsi, but the character occurs in other species. In both sexes the two 
tubercles on the prothorax are strongly marked and have a slightly linear form. 
“T have not dwelt on colour, as that will probably be found to vary. The pair 
from which the above descriptions were made have been for some years in my cabinet, 
and were originally obtained at Mr. Stevens's, from a collection made in Greece.” 
