5. Argas persicus ("the poisonous bug of Persia"). The specimen 

 exhibited had been forwarded to Prof. Westwood by the late Herr Wester- 

 maun, of Copenhagen, who had received it from Col. Motschulsky. 



Papers read, &^c. 



Major Parry read " Descriptions of some new species of Lucanoid 

 Coleoptera, with remarks upon the species comprising the genus Can- 

 tharolethrus of Thomson." The new species (which were exhibited by Major 

 Parry) were Cantharolethrus Buckleyii from Ecuador; Spheuognathus 

 armatus from Columbia; Leptinopterus affinis and L. paraneusis from 

 Parana. 



Mr. Bates remarked that during his residence at Para he had never 

 found any species of this division ; it was therefore extremely interesting to 

 him to see the two species now exhibited. 



M. Snellen van Vollenhoven communicated a description and figure of 

 an insect belonging to the same division from Java(?), under the name 

 Prosopocoilus Piosenbergii. 



Prof. Westwood read a description of a further addition to the division, 

 and exhibited a figure thereof. This was named Ceratognathus rufipennis. 



19 February, 1873. 

 Prof. J. 0. Westwood, M.A., F.L.S., President, in the chair. 



Election of Members. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and elected Annual Subscribers 

 to the Society:— Dr. W. H. Kansom, F.R.S., of Nottingham; H. W. 

 Livett, Esq., M.D., of Wells, Somerset; J. H. A. .Tenner, Esq., of Lewes ; 

 and G. B. Rothera, Esq., of Nottingham. 



Donations to the Library. 



The following donations wei'e announced, and thanks voted to the 

 donors:— ' Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naluralistes de Moscou,' 

 1871, Nos. 1 and 2 ; presented by the Society. ' The Journal of the 

 Quekett Microscopical Club,' No. 17; by the Club. ' Recherches experi- 

 mentales sur la position du centre de gravite chez les Insectes, par M. Felix 

 Plateau ' ; by the Author. 



