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Westwood, containing notices of four new species of Paussidce, re- 

 cently captured in India (detailed descriptions of which have been 

 subsequently published by Mr. Benson in the Calcutta Journal of 

 Natural History). 



A decade of new Cetoniidts, chiefly sent from Cape Palmas by Mr. 

 Savage, was read by the Rev. F. W. Hope. 



Mr. E. Doubleday noticed, with reference to the minutes of the 

 meeting- of the Society on the 2nd of December 1845, as published 

 in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Society, that it is his opinion 

 that Papilio JEdea of Clerck is distinct from, although closely allied 

 to, Eterusia pulchella, Hope ; and that in respect to their antennae, 

 the genera separated by Mr. Hope constitute but one genus. 



February 2nd. — The Rev. F. W. Hope, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Longley exhibited a specimen of one of the species of Ophiusa 

 common on the western coast of Africa, captured on the 23rd of May 

 1845, in latitude 24°lo' north and 24°45' west longitude, the nearest 

 land being the island of St. Antonio, one of the Cape de Verd islands, 

 distant 390 miles, and the main land being 470 miles distant, the 

 wind being from the north-east. 



Mr. Bedell exhibited a specimen of Sphinx Convohuli, taken on 

 board ship on the 9th of September 1845, about forty miles from 

 the Land's End, in lat. 49° 24' north, and longitude about 5° 30' west. 

 The ship left Cadiz on her return on the 11th of August, and the 

 wind at the time of the capture was moderate from the ncrth-east, 

 the insect being observed to fly from the direction of the wind. 



Mr. Westwood exhibited drawings and specimens of the curious 

 cases made by the larva of Clythra 4-maculata found among the 

 debris of ants' nests, from the collection of the Rev. F. "W. Hope. 



The Rev. F. W. Hope read a paper containing descriptions of the 

 following new Coleoptera, collected by Mr. Fortnum at Adelaide in 

 South Australia. 



Corynophyllus Fortnumi, Hope. Female : the male having been 

 previously described and figured by Mr. Hope in the • Transac- 

 tions ' of the Society. 

 Semanopterus, Hope. A new genus, in habit approaching Chei- 

 roplatys, but distinguished by the elevated lines on the elytra 

 and general sculpture. It possesses the grooved thorax of 

 Cheiroplatys, and seems to approach Philenrus. The species 

 are found under dead bark. Detailed descriptions and figures 

 of the parts of the mouth were given. 

 Semanopterus Adelaide, Hope. Niger, clypeo cornu brevi armato ; 

 thorace glabro in medio sulcata, sulco sparsim punctuhto ; elylris 

 lineis elevatis politis, interstitiis punctulaiis, punctis triplici serie 

 impressis. Long. corp. lin. 10j. 

 Semanopterus subsequalis, Hope. Niger, clypeo dente parvo ar- 

 mato ; thoracis sulco hand fortiter impresso, punctato ; elytris 

 fere ceqaalibus, lineis elevatis et punctis triplici serie ordinatis. 

 Long. corp. lin. 10. 



