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The President announced that Herr de Haan, an Honorary Member of this Soci- 

 ety, had for a long time made researches into the venation of the wings of butterflies, 

 with reference to their metamorphoses, general structure, and economy, in which be 

 had received great assistance from M. Milne-Edwards, at Paris, and he now sought 

 the help of English entomologists, in furnishing him with specimens of diurnal Lepi- 

 doptera, stating that it would be sufficient for his purpose if there were but an upper 

 and an under wing free from damage. 



Herr Helfrich, of Berlin, had also intimated his desire to exchange with any of the 

 Members, specimens of the larger European Lepidoptera for English species. 



It was announced that Part 5, Vol. I. n. s. of the Society's 'Transactions,' was 

 ready for delivery. 



July 7, 1851. 

 J. O. Westwood, Esq., President, in the chair. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be given to the 

 donors thereof: — ' The American Currant-moth, (Abraxas P Ribearia) ;' by Asa Fitch, 

 M.D. : ' A Catalogue with References and Descriptions of the (Homopterous) Insects 

 collected and arranged for the State Cabinet of Natural History, New York;' by Asa 

 Fitch, M.D. : both presented by the author. 'Transactions of the Linnean Society,' 

 Vol. xx. part 3: 'Proceedings of the Linnean Society,' Nos. 41 — 44, pp. 49— 112: 

 ' List of Members of the Linnean Society, 1850 : ' all presented by the Society. 

 'The Zoologist' for July; by the Editor. A Blatta and a Pentatoma, on which were 

 living larvae of one of the Tenebrionidae, imported from Abyssinia in a parcel of the 

 new vermifuge called " Kousso ; '' presented by William Mansell, Esq. 



Mr. Edwin Shepherd exhibited specimens of Phibalapteryx polygrammata, Har- 

 palyce Sagittata, Eupithecia sparsata, Psecadia funerella, Cosmopteryx Lienigiella, 

 and a new species of Gelechia allied to dimidiella ; all recently captured at Burwell 

 Fen, Cambridgeshire : also Phoxopteryx Upupana, Ephippiphora obscurana, and a 

 new Spilonota allied to dealbana ; all from Darenth Wood: and a very fine Stauvopus 

 Fagi, captured at Black Park, Bucks. 



Mr. Augustus Sheppard exhibited a fine series of Depressaria assimilella, reared 

 from larva? found on broom. 



Mr. J. Jenner Weir exhibited Bucculatrix Cidarella from alders, Gracilaria Ono- 

 nidis from Genista tinctoria, .Echniia oculatella from Eupatorium Cannabinum, and 

 jE. metallicella ; all captured near Pembury, Kent. 



Mr. Smith exhibited the specimen of Gastropacha Ilicifolia caught by Mr. Atkin- 

 son, mentioned at the June meeting; also living specimens of Chrysomela cerealis, 

 which had fed for the last fortnight on leaves of wild thyme, on which plant Mr. Fox- 

 croft found them in the Pass of Llanberris, N. Wales. 



Mr. Douglas exhibited, in illustration of the natural history of the following Tor- 

 trices : — 



