XV 



April 12,1869. 

 President Robinson in the Chair. 



Twelve members present. 



The following- donations to the Library were announced : — 



Entomologists' Monthly Magazine for March 1869. From the Conductors. 



American Journal of Science and Arts, March 1869. From the Conductors. 



American Entomologist, for March and April 1869. From the Editors. 



Canadian Naturalist, Vol. 1, No. 2. From the Editor. 



Bulletin of the Essex Institute, Vol. 1, Nos. 1 and 2. From the Institute. 



American Naturalist, Vol. 3, No. 2. From the Editors. 



Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, Vol. 12, pp. 225 — 3.36. 

 From the Society. 



A Guide to the Study of Insects, by A. S. Packard, Jr., M. D. Part 6. From 

 the Author. 



An Entomological Essay read before tlie Fruit Grower's Association of Easton 

 Pennsylvania, by S. S. Rathvon. From the Author. 



Revision of the large Stylated Fossorial Crickets, by S. H. Scudder. From the 

 Author. 



Six plates of Lepidoptera, engraved on copper by Prof. T. Glover. From the 

 Dept. of Agriculture. 



The following were presented by Dr. Jno. L. LeConte: — 



Descriptions of tliree new species of the genus Cremastocheilus, by T. W. Har- 

 ris, M. D. 



Upon the Economy of some American species of Hispa, by T. "W. Harris, M. 

 D. (1835.) 



A Monograph of North American Insects of the genus Cicindela, by Thomas 

 Say. (In MS. 1817.) 



Verzeichniss der in "Dejean's species general des Coleojjteres" beschriebenen 

 Carabiden, by Dr. Zimmermann. (In MS.) 



Verzeichniss der Lamellicornia Melitophila, von Dr. Schaum. (1848.) 



Versuch einer systematischen Feststellung der Insecten-Familie: Panorpatse 

 und Auseinander setzung ihrer Gattungen und Arten. 



Synopsis Hymenopterologias Scandinavicae, I — II. 



The following papers were presented for publication in the Trans- 

 actions : — 



" Biological Notes on Diptera, (Galls on Solidago.) by Baron R. 

 Osten Sacken." 



" A Summers Study of Hickory Grails, with descriptions of supposed 

 new insects found therein, by Henry Shimer, M. D." 



May 10, 1869. 



Vice President LeConte in the Chair. 



The following donations to the Lihrarij were announced : — 

 Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, Vol.12, pp.337 — 400. 

 From i\\<i Society. 



