Ixxxvi 
rence and dread,” of pheasants, partridges, young wild ducks and tomtits for the 
“gooseberry caterpillar:” it did not, however, clearly appear whether the writer 
referred to the larva of Abraxas or the grub of Nematus. 
Paper read. 
Professor Westwood communicated a paper entitled “ Descriptions of New Species 
of Mantispide in the Oxford and British Museum.” 
May 6, 1867. 
Professor Wrstwoop, Vice-President, in the chair. 
Donations to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the donors:— 
‘Proceedings of the Royal Society, No. 89; presented by the Society. ‘ Proceedings 
of the Holmesdale Natural History Club for the year 1865-66; by the Club. ‘ List 
of Coleoptera collected in the Mountains of Lycoming County,’ ‘ List of Coleoptera 
collected near Fort Whipple, Arizona, by Dr. Elliott Cones, in 1864-65,’ * Additions to 
the Coleopterous Fauna of the United States, No. 1, and ‘ Revision of the Dasytini 
of the United States; by the Author, Dr. J. L. Leconte. ‘Muscardine, and ‘ Revue 
de Sériciculture Comparée,’ for 1863-64-65-66 (Nos. 1—9) ; by M. Guérin-Méneville. 
‘ Essai d’une Faune Monographique de |’ Archipel Indo-Néerlandais, I. Monographie 
des Scutellérides, IT. Monographie des Piérides;’ by the Author, M. 8S. C. Snellen 
van Vollenhoven. ‘ Natural History of the Tineina, vol. ix.; and ‘The Tineina of 
Syria and Asia Minor; by the Author, H. T. Stainton, Esq. ‘A Monograph of the 
British Psocide ;’ by the Author, R. M‘Lachlan, Esq. ‘Stettiner Entomologische 
Zeitung,’ 1867, Nos. 4—6; by the Entomologica! Society of Stettin. ‘ The Zoologist’ 
for May; by the Editor. ‘The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine,’ for May; by the 
Editors. W.S. Macleay, ‘Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa; Chenu, 
‘ Encyclopédie d’Histoire Naturelle,’ Coléopterés, vol. i.; Blanchard, Castelnau and 
Brulle, ‘ Histoire Naturelle des Insectes;’ Hentschius, ‘Epitome Entomologie 
Systematic secundum Fabricium ;’ ‘ Prodromus Lepidopterorum Britannicorum,’ by 
a Fellow of the Linnean Society; Schmiedleins, ‘ Kinleitung in die nahere Kenntnis 
der Insectenlehre ; Panzer, ‘ Deutschlands Insectenfaune oder Entomologisches 
Taschenbuch fiir 1795;’? Nees von Esenbeck, ‘Hymenopterorum Ichneumonibus 
affinium Monographie; Fuessly, ‘ Archives of Entomology; Humphreys, ‘The 
Genera and Species of British Butterflies; presented by J. W. Dunning. 
Election of Members. 
J. Sidebotham, Esq., of 19, George Street, Manchester, was elected a Member. 
M.S. C. Snellen van Vollenhoven, of Leyden, was elected a Corresponding Member. 
Exhibitions, §c. 
Mr. 8. Stevens exhibited a number of Australian Coleoptera, chiefly Carabidae, 
selected from a collection sent by M. Damel, from the district of Cape York. 
