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" Among the most rare species which I have taken, are Vanessa Milberti, Melitasa 

 Phaeton, Xanthidia Nicippe, and Limenitis Arthemis. 



" It may interest you to learn the fact that three species of your English butterflies 

 have become naturalized in this vicinity ; viz., Vanessa Antiopa, V. Atalanta, and 

 Lycrena Phlaeas. All are now abundant. It is perhaps doubtful whether the last is 

 specifically identical.'' 



The President announced that Herr Herri ch-Schsffer, having come into posses- 

 sion of the works of Hiibner and Panzer, would dispose of copies, including the con- 

 tinuations, at greatly reduced prices ; and that he would receive in exchange English 

 entomological books and English and Foreign Lepidoptera. Also that he had for sale 

 or exchange small collections of European Lepidoptera. He intended to terminate, 

 during the ensuing winter, his works on the Lepidoptera of Europe ; and for illustra- 

 tion therein, he begged the loan of new species, especially of extraordinary genera of 

 Nocturnes ; and promised to return them in good condition as soon as possible, and 

 free of expense. 



A MS. list of a collection of Lepidoptera and books for sale by Herr Koch, of Frank- 

 fort, was on the table. 



September 1, 1851. 

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



Previous to the ordinary Meeting, a Special General Meeting was held, at which 

 a revision of the Bye-Laws was made. One of the alterations was, that a new class 

 of Members, called Associates, should be created, for the express purpose of admit- 

 ting working entomologists to the advantages offered by the Society's Meetings, Li- 

 brary, and Collections. 



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

 donors : — ' Entomologische Zeitung ' for July and August ; by the Entomological 

 Society of Stettin. ' Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou,' 

 1849, No. 4, 1850, No. 1 ; by the. Society. ' Abhandlungen der Mathemat.-Physika- 

 lischen Classe der Kcenigliche Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenchaften,' Band v., 

 Abth. 1, and Band vi., Abth. 1 ; Munich, 1851 : ' Bulletin' ditto, 1847, Nos. 1—35: 

 by the Academy. ' Melitemata Entomologica,' auctore Dre. Frederico A. Kolenati, 

 Fasc. 1 ; Petropoli, 1845 ; by the Author. ' On the Hessian Fly,' by Dr. A. Fitch ; 

 by the Author. ' The Athenaeum ' for July ; by the Editor. 'The Zoologist' for 

 September ; by the Editor. A selection from the Hymenoptera collected at the Isle 

 of Wight and exhibited at the last meeting ; by Mr. F. Smith. Four specimens of 

 Lobophora polycommata ; by Mr. T. H. Allis. Two specimens of Cecidomyia Tritici, 

 and two of a new species of Cecidomyia ; by Mr. Brown, Burton-on-Trent. 



Alfred Beaumont, Esq., of Huddersfield, was balloted for and elected a Member 

 of the Society. 



Mr. White exhibited a specimen of the spider-like crustacean, Nymphon gigan- 

 teum, Goodsir (Stromii ? Kroyer), taken at a depth of twenty fathoms, in the sea on 

 the coast of Zetland. 



The President exhibited a moth reared from eggs received from Mr. Parker this 



