ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FRANCE. 285 



M. Antonio Villa, of Milan. " Saggio della Storia Naturale 

 del Monte Legnone e del Piano di Colico Dissertazione Inau- 

 gurate ;" also, " Coleoptera ex Fontibus Tanari, in Alpibus 

 Niracensibus." 



M. Guerin communicated to the Societe the ravages occa- 

 sioned by a species of Alucita, which had destroyed the wheat 

 in the department of Indre. This insect in certain years, 

 though at unequal periods, appeared in great abundance ; in 

 other years a parasitic Ichneumon destroyed the greater part of 

 them. These observations had been transmitted to M. Guerin 

 by M. Herpin, a physician at Neboursin, near Vatan, on the 

 road from Paris to Toulouse. M. Guerin was requested by 

 the Society to point out the various remedies proposed for the 

 ravages of those insects, which have been found to attack corn 

 whilst they are in the larva state. They are collected in a 

 pamphlet, entitled " Programme des prix proposes par la Societe 

 Roy ale oV Agriculture, dans sa seance publique (PAvril, 1831. ,,> 



M. Buquet gave a satisfactory report of M. Leprieur, who 

 is engaged in traversing the interior of Guiana. 



The death of M. Albert Alavoine, of La Basse (Nord), 

 was announced. He had been a member of the Society. He 

 died on the 25th June, 1835. His collection is now in the 

 museum of Valenciennes. 



M. Von Geheur, of Paris, having been previously pro- 

 posed by M. Solde, was admitted a member of the Societe. 



Sitting of the 3d of August, 1836. 

 M. Duponchel in the Chair. 



The following list of donations was announced :— 



M. Alphonse Karr. " Du Ver Blanc: expose dans des 

 ravages, etc. par M. Vibert." 



M. Duponchel. " Supplement a l'Histoire Naturelle des 

 Lepidopteres," 6 Livr. 



M. Guerin. " Memoirs sur les Hyperines." " Recueil 

 No. XXVI. de la Societe libre d' Agriculture, Sciences, &c 

 d'Evreux." " Memoires de la Societe de Physique et Histoire 

 Naturelle de Geneve," Tome VII. 



M. Klug. " Insectes de Pile du Prince, du Voyage d'Er- 

 mann,decrits par M. Klug :" also " Trois Genres de Carabiques 

 louveaux, extraits des Annales de Wiegmann." 



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