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from the first species of Leptalis in uearly the same manner as the second species of 

 Helicouia differed from the first, and this was] easily comprehensible, its companion- 

 ship with the Heliconia having exposed it to exactly the same disturbing influences. 



4th. This class was that to which Messrs. Bales and Wallace referred all these 

 resemblances, and it was the only one that could correctly be spoken of as mimicry ; 

 the colour of the Heliconia, without any reference to common descent or to the 

 operation of similar external agencies, being the determining cause of the colour of 

 the Leptalis. 



Paper read. 



Messrs. Crotch and Sharp read a joint paper entitled ' Additions to the Catalogue 

 of British Coleoptera, with Descriptions of New Species." The additions were no less 

 than se\eiiiy-one in number, the whole of which were exhibited; of these sixty had 

 been described by continental authors, and eleven, belonging to the genera Plilium, 

 Alomaria, Telephorus, Sitoues, Anlhicus, Gyrophiena, Philonlhus, Laihrobium and 

 Steuus, were characterized as new to Science. 



December 3, 18(53. — Sir Jo. in Luuhock, Bart., President, in the chair. 



Additions to the Library. 



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

 ' Memoires de la Societe Linneenne de Normandie,' Vol. xiii. and xiv. ; ' Bulletin de 

 la Socieie Linneeune de Normandie,' Vol. x. ; presented by the Society. ' Etudes 

 Hymcnopterologiques,' par J. Sichel ; by the Author. ' Memoir of the late Stephen 

 Stone, Esq., F.S.A., &c, of Brighlhampton, Oxon ; ' by Prof. VVestwood. 'The 

 Zoologist' for December; by the Editor. 'Tbe Entomologist's Monthly Magazine' 

 for December; by the Editors. 



The following additions by purchase were also announced : — ' Zoological Record,' 

 Vols. i. and ii. 'British Beetles,' by E. C. Rye. 'British Bees,' by W. E. 

 Shuckatd. 



Election of Members. 



E. T. Hipigins, Esq., of 21, Bloomsbury Street, and Andrew Swanzy, Esq., of 

 122, Cannon Street, were elected Members; H. L. Schrader, Esq., of Shanghai, a 

 Foreign Member; and F. Lovell Keays, Esq , of 4, Harri'igay Villas, N., and Walter 

 Tbornborrow, Esq., of 4, Provost Road, N.W., Annual Subscribers. 



Exhibitions, fyc. 



Mr. Stainton exhibited living specimens of Gracilaria scalariella, bred from larva; 

 mining in the leaves of Echium vulgare at Cannes, which he had received a fortnight 

 ago from M. Milliere. 



Mr. Stainton also exhibited a fi it pouch-like gall formed on the leaves of Pistacia 

 lentiscus apparently by Aphides, but which was inhabited by a Phycideous larva. 

 This he had received from Mr. J. T. Mogfridge, who met with it at Meutone. 



