3960 The Zoologist — April, 1874. 



shown to be an open net-work allowing of free communication between the 

 right and left auricular chambers. The structure of the truncus arteriosus 

 ■was compared with that observed in other amphibians. 



Mr. R. B. Sharpe communicated the descriptions of two new species 

 of birds recently procured by Mr. H. T. Ausell, of Gaboon ; these were 

 proposed to be called Centropus Anselli and Dryoscopus coronatus. 



Entomological Society of London. 

 February 10, 1874. — Sir Sidney Smitq Saundehs, C.M.G., President, 



in the chair. 



Donations to the Library. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 donors: — 'Proceedings of the Royal Society,' no. 149; presented by the 

 Society. ' Anualcs de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique,' tome xvi. ; 

 by the Society. 'Entomological Contributions,' by J. A. Lintner; by the 

 Author. ' L'Abeille, 1874,' 4e livr. ; by the Editor. ' The Entomologist's 

 Annual for 1874;' by H. T. Stainton, Esq. 'Additions au Synopsis des 

 Cordulines,' par M. Edm. de Selys-Longchamps ; by the Author. ' De- 

 scription of a New Genus and Species of Papilionidae from the South- 

 Eastern Himalayas,' by W. S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. ; by the Author. 



Election of Members. 



Edward A. Fitch, Esq., of Down Hall, Rayleigh; A. Dowsett, Esq., of 

 16, North-street, Brighton ; and James Wood-Mason, Esq., Curator of the 

 Indian Museum of Calcutta, were respectively balloted for and elected 

 Members of the Society. 



Exhibitions, dc. 



Mr. Weir exhibited a sample of wheat from Australia which was infested 

 with the weevil, Sitophilus oryza;, the cargo being so much damaged that 

 about two tons were utterly useless. The weevil was accompanied by Lsemo- 

 phla3us ferruginous. He also showed specimens of Sitophilus granarius 

 and Rhizopertha pusilla infesting wheat from Japan. 



Mr. Higgins exhibited a collection of Cetouiidaj from the Philippine 

 Islands, which had been described by Dr. Mohnike. The collection com- 

 prised the following species, with others : — 



Phtedimus Jagori, Gerstdck., female ? Euglypta attenuata, Mohnike. 



Coryphocera simillima, Mohnike. ,, biplagiata, „ 



„ purpurea, „ Cetonia papalis, „ 



Clinteria formosa, „ „ leucogramma, ,, 



Agestrata Semperi, „ „ purpurisata, „ 



Macronota propinqua, „ „ Boholica, „ 



Glycyphana pulchenima, „ „ teuuicollis, „ 



