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The Entomological Society of London was founded in 1833, for 

 the purposes of forming a centre of union for British Entomologists, of 

 amassing a Library of Entomological Books, and of publishing in its 

 " Transactions " papers on Entomological subjects. 



The Society is now producing the 12th volume of its Transactions. 

 During the last year it published 560 pp. of letter-press, illustrated by 22 

 Plates. The inadequacy of its funds to defray the expense of printing and 

 illustrating all the valuable contributions to Science which are offered to it, 

 and which, from the unremunerative nature of such publications, may pro- 

 bably not otherwise issue from the press, induces the Council to make an 

 appeal to the patrons of Science in general to join the Society, and thereby 

 enable it to enlarge its present sphere of usefulness. 



The Council is extremely desirous of increasing the knowledge of the 

 Entomology of our own country, and on that account asks more particularly 

 for the assistance of the many Entomologists who are scattered over the 

 United Kingdom ; especially also is it anxious to devote attention to 

 Economic Entomology, and requests therefore the support of agriculturists 

 and horticulturists, and of all who are interested in the habits and economy 

 of insects, and the best modes of cultivating the useful and of destroying the 

 noxious species. 



The Council has recently offered two Prizes of the value of Five Guineas 

 each, to be awarded at the end of the present year to the Authors of Essays 

 or Memoirs of sufficient merit on subjects belonging to the economic depart- 

 ment of the Science. 



The Society consists of Members (who pay an Admission Fee of Two 

 Guineas and an Annual Contribution of One Guinea) and Subscribers (who 

 pay the same Annual Contribution, but are exempt from any Admission Fee). 

 Both are entitled to attend and introduce Visitors at the Monthly Meetings 

 of the Society, to use the Society's Library, and, if resident more than 15 

 miles from London, to receive gratuitously the " Transactions " as they 

 appear, thus actually obtaining a full equivalent for the amount of the Sub- 

 scription. Members or Subscribers residing within the above limits can 

 purchase the Transactions at half-price. 



Papers of high scientific interest are awaiting publication ; the further- 

 ance of Science is the sole object of this appeal ; and the Council trusts that 

 it will result in a considerable increase of the Contributing Members of the 

 Society. 



Further information will be gladly suppHed by the Secretary, to whom 

 all communications should be addressed. 



F. P. PASCOE, Pkesident. 

 12, Bedfoed Eow, London, W.C. 



February, 1865. 



