1806 The Zoologist— August, 1869. 



" Observations on Lucanoid Coleoptera ; with Remarks on some new Species, and 

 on the present Nomenclature ; accompanied by a Revised Catalogue of the Species." 

 by Miijor Parry. (First Part). 



" Remarlis on the Genus Ectrephes, and Descriptions of new Exotic Coleoptera," 

 by Prof. Westwood. 



" Notes on Chalcididae ; and description of a new Species of Megastigmus," by 

 Mr. Francis Walker. 



" Descriptions of new Species of the Genus Pison ; and a Synonymic List of those 

 previously described," by Mr. Frederick Smith. 



" Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Exotic Hymenoptera,"' by Mr. 

 F. Smith. 



New Pari of* Transactions' 



The second part of the 'Transactions' for 1869 (published in May) was on the 

 table. 



Jtt/y 5, 1869. — Frederick Smith, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 



Additions to the Library. 



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

 • Transactions of the Linnean Society,' Vol. xxvi., Pt. 3 ; presented by the Society. 

 'Sletiiner Entomologische Zeitunp,' 1869, Nos. 1 — 6; by the Enlom. Soc. of Stettin. 

 'Proceedings of the Royal Society,' No. 1 12; by the Society. Butler's ' Lepidoptera 

 Exotica,' Pt. I ; by E. W. Janson, Esq. ' Descriptions of new Genera and Species of 

 Tenebrionidae from Australia and Tasmania,' by F. P. Pascoe ; by the Author. ' The 

 Zoologist,' for July; by the Editor. 'The Entomologist's ilonlhly Magazine,' for 

 July ; by the Editors. 



The following additions by purchase were also announced : — Thomson, ' Skandi- 

 naviens Coleoptera,' Vol. ix. Geraminger and von Harold, ' Calalogus Coleopterorum,' 

 Vol. iv. 



Election of Member. 



Albert Miiller, Esq., of Eton Villa, Sunny Bank Road, South Norwood, was 

 ballotted for and elected a Member. 



Exhibitions, SfC. 



Mr. J. Jeiiner Weir exhibited a gigantic tick, nearly an inch in length, and half 

 an inch in breadth : it was found on a Greek tortoise. 



Mr-. Colvile Barclay (who was present as a Visitor) gave an account of the damage 

 done to the sugar cane in Mauritius by a species of Coccus, the " pou a poche blanche,'' 

 or " pou blanc." See Proc. Ent. Soc. 1864, pp. 25, 51. 



Mr. Frederick Smith exhibited drawinjjs of the luminous larva shown at the 

 previous Meeting {ante, p. xv.), and supposed to be a Pyrophorus. Dr. Candeze and 

 Prof. Scliiodte (who was present as a Visitor) were both of opinion that the larva 

 belonged to the Elateridae, and were equally of opinion that Mr. Andrew Murray's 

 Astraptor illuminator (Jonrn. Linn. Soc. Zool., vol. x., p. 74, pi. i.) was not an Elater. 



