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A paper was read entitled "Notes on the Ephemeridae," by Dr. H. A, 
Hagen, compiled by the Kev. A. E. Eaton, M.A. 
2 June, 1873. 
Sir Sidney S. Saundees, Vice-President, in the chair. 
Donations to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 
donors : — ' Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences,' vol. i. no. 1 ; 
presented by the Society. ' Bullettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana,' 
vol. V. trim. 1 ; by the Society. ' The Journal of the Quekett Microscopical 
Club,' nos. 20, 21 and 22 ; by the Club. ' Fifth Annual Report on the 
Noxious, Beneficial and other Insects of the State of Missouri,' by Charles 
V. Riley ; by the Author. ' Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Dipterenfauna 
Galiziens,' von Dr. Max. Nowicki ; by the Author. 'Les Papillons 
Diurnes de Belgique, Manuel du jeune Lepidopterologiste,' par Louis 
Quaedvlieg; by the Author. ' West Kent Natural History, Microscopical 
and Photographic Society : the President's Address ; the Council and 
Auditors' Reports for 1872 ; and a Lecture on the Aquarium and its Con- 
tents, delivered in the Crystal Palace, by J. Jenner Weir, Esq., President, 
at the Soiree, November 6, 1872 ; ' by the Society. ' Note sur les Genus 
Peribleptus, Scli., Paipalesomus, Sch., et Paipalephorus, Jekel,' par M. H. 
Jekel ; by the Author. * The Zoologist ' and * Entomologist ' for June ; by 
the Editor. 'The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine' for June; by the 
Editors. 
Exhibitions, dc. 
Mr. Bond brought to the meeting some seeds of Gleditschia Sinensis, 
received from Japan, which were all destroyed by a species of Bruchus, of 
which he exhibited living specimens. 
Mr. Miiller exhibited a Psyche case sent by Mr. Rothney from Calcutta. 
It was composed of the spines of some tree arranged longitudinally, so that 
the points were all at the upper end. 
Sir Sidney Saunders exhibited a series of living Hymenopterous larvae 
and pupae in briar-stems, lately received from Albania. These briars having 
been recently split, showed the occupants in their natural cells. Specimens 
of the perfect insects reared from the larvae were also exhibited, consisting of 
the following: — Trypoxylon figulus, Smith; Raphiglossa Eumenoides, 
Saunders; Psihglossa (Stenoglossa, S'awss.) Odyueroides, iSaw^cZ. ; Odynerus 
laevipes. Shuck. ; Prosopis rubicola, Saund. ; Osmia tridentata, Duf. d Ferris; 
and 0. leucomelana, Kirb. 
