148 Thb Zoologist— March, 1866. 



February 5, 1866. — Sir John Lubbock, Bart., F.R.S , &c., President, in the 

 Cliair. 



The President thanked the Society for havin? elected him to occupy the Chair, 

 and nominated as his Vice-Presidents, Messrs. W. W. Saunders, VVesiwood and 

 Pascoe. 



Prize £ssai/s. 



The Prize awarded by the Council for an Essay "On Ailanthiculture " was 

 presented by the President to the author, Dr. Alexander Wallace; and it was 

 announced that the Council renewed the offer of last year, and would nive Two Prizes 

 of the value of Five Guineas eacli to the authors of Essays or Memoirs, of sufficient 

 merit and drawn up from personal observation, on the anatomy, economy, or habits of 

 any insect or group of insects which is in any way especially serviceable or obnoxious 

 to mankind. The Essays should be illustraied by figures of the insects in their different 

 slates, and (if the species be noxious) must show the results of actual experiments made 

 for the prevention of their attacks or the destruction of the insects themselves. On 

 some former occasions the Council has selected a definite subject, as e.tj., the Coccus of 

 the Pine Apple, the hirva of Agrotis Segetum (the large cater|>illar of the turnip), &c., 

 hut on the present occasion the selection is left to the candidates themselves, provided 

 only that the subject be one fairly belonging to the Economic branch of Entomology. 

 The Essays must be sent to the Secretary at No. 12, Bedf<ird Row, indorsed with 

 mottoes, on or before the 30th November, I8ri6, when ihey will be referred to a Com- 

 mittee to decide upon their merits; each must be accompanied by a sealed letter 

 indorsed with the motto adopted by its auihor, and inclosing his name and address. 

 The Prize Essays shall be the property of, and will be published by, the Society. 



Donations In the Library. 

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

 Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales,' Vol. i.. Part 4; 

 presented by the Society. 'The Entomologist,' vol. ii.; by the Editor, E. Newman, 

 Esq. ' On tlie Fossil Insects from Illinois, the Mianiia and Hemeristia,' by Samuel 

 H. Scudder; by the Author. 'Exotic Butterflies," Part 67, by W. C. Hewitson; by 

 W. W. Saunders, Esq. A Ciit.ilogue of the Lepidoptera of Devon and Cornwall,' by 

 J.J. Reading, Part III.; by the Author. ' Proceedings of the Royal Society,' Nos. 79 

 and 80; by the Society. «The Entomologist's Annual,' for 1866; by H. T. Stainton, 

 Esq. 'Stettincr Entomologische Zeitung,' 1866, Nos. 1—3; by the Entomological 

 Society of Siettin. ' The Zoologist,' for February ; by the Editor. ' The Entomolo- 

 gist's Monthly Magazine ' for February ; by the Editors. 



Election of Honorary Members. 

 MM. Guerin-Meneville, of Paris, and Boheman, of Stockholm, were severally 

 ballotted for and elected Honorary Members. 



Exhibitions, |-c. 

 Mr. Dorville sent for exhibition a male specimen of Sierrha sacraria, captured by 

 him at Alphingion, near Exeter, at sugar, in August last (see Ent. Mo. Mag. ii. 1 16); 



