JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, 
1864. 
February 1, 1864. 
Freperick Smitu, Esq., Member of the Council, in the chair. 
Donations to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the donors :— Pro- 
ceedings of the Royal Society, No. 59; presented by the Society. ‘ Sitzungsberichte 
der K6énigl. bayer. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Munchen, 1863, ii. Part 1; by 
the Academy. ‘Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, Vol. vi. Parts 3—6; by the Entomo- 
logical Society of the Netherlands. ‘The Zoologist’ for February ; by the Editor. 
‘ The Journal of the Society of Arts’ for January ; by the Editor. ‘The Atheneum’ 
for January ; by the Editor. ‘The Reader’ for January ; by the Editor. 
The following addition, by purchase, was also announced: —‘ Genera des Co- 
léoptéres d'Europe,’ Livr. 117 a 120. 
Election of President. 
The Secretary gave notice that, in consequence of Mr. Stainton having declined to 
accept the Presidency, the Meeting to be held on the 7th of March next would be 
made Special, for the purpose of electing a President; and that the Council recom- 
mended Mr, Francis P. Pascoe for election to the vacant office. 
Exhibitions, §c. 
The Rev. Hamlet Clark exhibited a collection of Australian Phytophaga, com- 
posed partly of specimens from the cabinet of Mr. C. A. Wilson, of Adelaide, and 
partly of the proceeds of Mr. F. G. Waterhouse’s journey of exploration across the 
interior of Australia. 
Mr. S. Stevens exhibited specimens of butterflies of exotic hue, but of home ma- 
nufacture ; they were made of feathers, and intended for personal ornament. 
