9458 Entomological Society. 



prey have not been found to carry off Opbidian reptiles, what is the origin of the 

 vignette at the foot of page 59, second edition, of Bell's valuable work on the animals 

 of this class ihal are found in Britaiu ? — G. Gordon ; Birnie, Elgin, November 7, 1864. 



Proceedings of Societies. 

 Entomological Societt. 

 January 2, 1865. — F. P. Pascoe, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Additions to the Library. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the donors: — 

 Hewitson (W. C), ' Exotic Butterflies,' Part 53; presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 Bates (H. W.), 'The Naturalist on the River Amazons,' 2 vols.; by J. \V. Dunning. 

 'The Entomologist's Annual for 1865'; by H. T. Stainton, Esq. 'The Zoologist' 

 and 'The Entomologist' for December; by the Editor. 'The Entomologist's Monthly 

 Magazine' for December; by the Editors. 'The Journal of the Society of Arts' for 

 December; by the Society. 'The Reader' for December; by the Editor. 'The 

 Athenaeum' for December; by the Editor. 



The following addition by purchase was also announced : — Gerstaecker (A.), 

 ' Bericht iiber die wissenschaftlicben Leislungeu im Gebiete der Entomologie 

 wahrend des Jahres 1862.' 



Election of Members. 



Edward Saunders, Esq., of Hillfield, Reigate, was elected a Member of the 

 Society ; M. H. Hartogh Heys van de Lier, of Delft, was elected a Foreign Member; 

 and Mr. James A. Brewer, of Newgate Street, London, was elected an Annual 

 Subscriber. 



Exhibitions, ^c. 



Mr. Bond exhibited a fine series of Ephestia ficella, bred from cork ; specimens of 

 Depressaria olerella, a species recently added to the British list, and captured by 

 Mr. C. G. Barrett near Haslemere; and some remarkable examples of Hepialus 

 Humuli, captured during the past season by Mr. Rich, at Lerwick, in the Shetlands. 

 Of the last mentioned, some more extraordinary specimens from the same source had 

 been placed in the British Museum ; the males, instead of having their anterior wings 

 (as hitherto universally known) of an unicolorous white, varied from dull white to 

 orange-brown and even brownish black, and the majority of them exhibited all the 

 markings usually found on the anterior wings of the females ; the ground colour of 

 the females was in some cases dull orange-brown, in others dull dirty white. Thus 

 each sex appeared in the garb of the other. The number of the typical form of the 

 insect was a small fraction of the total number captured ; and but for the occurrence 

 of the few normal specimens, the variety would doubtless have been regarded as a 

 completely distinct species. 



Mr. A. R. Wallace exhibited some Longicorn beetles collected by Mr. James 

 Lamb at Penang and in the province of VVellesley. Mr. Lamb had collected Cole- 

 optera in that locality during the last four years, and amongst his captures were a 



