2266 The Zoologist — August, J 870. 



' Mittheilungen der Schweizerischen entotnologischeu Gesellschaft,' vol. iii. 

 No. 4; by the Society. 'Exotic Butterflies,' Piirt 75; by W. Wilson 

 Saunders, Esq. ' Lepidoptera Exotica,' Part 5 ; by E. W. Janson, Esq. 



The following additions by purchase wei'e also announced : — Gemminger 

 and Harold, ' Catalogus Coleopterorum,' vol. vii. Thorell, ' Remarks on 

 Synonyms of European Spiders,' No. 1. 



Election of Members. 

 The Rev. F. A. Walker, M.A , of Elm Hall, Wanstead ; and Edward 

 Mackenzie Seaton, Esq., of 28, Belsize Park ; were severally ballotted for, and 

 elected Members. 



Exhibitions, dc. 



Mr. E. G. Meek exhibited various species of Dianthoecia, including 

 D. Barrettii, D. compta and D. conspersa from Ireland, and D. conspersa from 

 the Isle of Man. Also a remarkable Bombyx from near Douglas, Isle of Man ; 

 which was considered by Mr. Stainton to be a dark variety of Glyphisia 

 crenata. 



The Hon. T. De Grey exhibited a series of Oxyptilus laetus (Zeller), from 

 Brandon, Sufifolk. 



Mr. M'Lachlau, on behalf of Mr. Tegetmeier, exhibited some nature-printed 

 butterflies, the bodies and antennae being painted by hand : they were so 

 admirably e.xecuted as to have been taken for lithographs, and were offered for 

 sale as such by an eminent firm. 



Mr. Blackmore exhibited a number of insects, chiefly Lepidoptera and 

 Coleoptera, the result of last winter's collecting in Tangier. Among the butter- 

 flies was a fine series of the true Authocharis EuphiBuo (Linu. sp.), a species 

 tifl recently mistaken. Among the Coleoptera was a curious monstrosity of 

 Pimelia scabrosa; the right-hand antenna was doubly furcate, or rather there 

 were two antennae, of which the two basal joints were united ; branching from 

 the third joint, the right hand fork was of normal form, but the left hand fork 

 was again furcate, a small two-jointed limb springing out (at the top, not at the 

 side) of the 8th joint of the fork (/. e. the 10th joint of the antenna). 



Mr. F. Moore exhibited cocoons of a Sagra from Bombay, collected by 

 Mr. Newton ; three cocoons with the beetles which had emerged therefrom 

 were shown in situ, and lay contiguous within a large swelling in the stem of a 

 creeper (Cocculus macrocarpus). 



The President read the following extract from a letter, dated " Sarawak, 17th 

 April, 1870," from Mr. A. Everett;— 



" My brother has found two remarkable spiders. One, which we had not 

 the means of keeping at the time, was lying with its legs pressed closely 

 beside its body, and was white streaked with black in irregular fashion : when 

 be called me to see it, I looked closely but in vain for it, the only thing visible 



