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PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society. 



Annual General Meeting, January 28, 1867. — Sir John Lubbock, Bart., President, 

 in the chair. 



The President announced that one of the Prizes offered by the Council for Essays 

 on Economic Entomology had been awarded to Dr. Wallace, of Colchester, for an 

 Essay on the Oak-feeding Silkworm from Japan. 



An Abstract of the Treasurer's Accounts for 1866 was read by Dr. Sharp, one of 

 the Auditors, and showed a balance in favour of the Society of £79 15s. Id. 



The Secretary read the Report of the Council for 1866. 



The following gentlemen were elected to form the Council for 1867, namely: — 

 Messrs. Bates, Dunning, Sir John Lubbock, M'Lachlan, Moore, G. S. Saunders, 

 Dr. Sharp, A. F. Sheppard, Frederick Smith, Stainton, S. Stevens, Weir, and Prof. 

 Westwood. 



The following officers for 1867 were afterwards elected, namely : — President, Sir 

 John Lubbock, Bart. ; Treasurer, Mr. S. Stevens ; Secretaries, Mr. Dunning and 

 Dr. Sharp; and Librarian, Mr. Janson. 



The President read the Annual Address. 



A vote of thanks to the President was carried by acclamation. 



A vote of thanks to Mr. Edwin Shepherd, on his resignation of the Secretaryship, 

 an office which he had held for twelve years, during seven of which he was the 

 principal acting Secretary, was carried by acclamation ; and thanks were also voted 

 to the other officers for 1866. 



February 4, 1867. — Professor Westwood, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The President (by letter) nominated as his Vice-Presidents Messrs. Westwood, 

 Stainton, and Frederick Smith. 



Donations to the Library. 



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

 ' Proceedings of the Royal Society,' Vol. xv. Nos. 84 — 88; presented by the Society. 

 'Journal of the Linnean Society,' Zoology, No. 35 ; by the Society. ' On the Development 

 of Chloeon (Ephemera) dimidiatum,' by Sir John Lubbock, Bart.; by the Author. 

 'Catalogue of the Longicorn Coleoptera of Australia,' by F. P. Pascoe, Esq.; by the 

 Author. 'Catalogue des Lepidopteres des Environs deSt.Petersbouig.'parN.Ersehoff; 

 by the Author. ' The Zoologist ' for February ; by the Editor. ' The Entomologist's 

 Monthly Magazine' for February ; by the Editors. 



