3964 The Zoologist — ApkiI/j 1874. 



MarcJi 16, 1874. — Sir Sidney Smith Saunders, 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 Boston Society of Natural History,' vol. xiv., 

 DOS. 15 — 27 ; vol. xv., parts, 1 and 2 ; presented by the Society. ' Bulletin 

 of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences,' uos. 2 and 3 ; by the Society. 

 ' On the Carboniferous Myriapods preserved in the SigiUarian stumps of 

 Nova Scotia,' by Samuel H. Scudder ; by the Author. 



Exhibitions, dx. 



Mr. Champion exhibited specimens of Euryporus picipes taken near 

 Chatham, by JNlr. Walker. 



Mr. Edward Saunders exhibited a box of Buprestidte from the Philippine 

 Islands, collected by Dr. Semper. 



Mr. Srtjith directed attention to an article in ' Household Words' of 30th 

 December, 1855, in which a description was given of the ravages of locusts, 

 and stating that the locusts devoured woollen materials and leather, a fact 

 of which he was not hitherto aware. 



At the request of Dr. Sharp, the Secretary read the following note : — 



" I find that in his Address at the recent Anniversary Meeting of the 

 Society, the late President noticed a pamphlet recently published on the 

 subject of Zoological Nomenclature. 



"In this notice the President states that Dr. Sharp proposes to have 

 ' three names for each species.' This statement, however, does not only not 

 represent what I propose, but is calculated to convey such a misconception 

 about my propositions, that I do not tliink it would be right to allow it to 

 pass without observation from me. 



" So far from having ' three names for each species,' it is my object to 



have but one name for each species. I do not consider it desirable that the 



classificatory name shall be used pt all as a part of the name of a species. 



And the main object of the pamphlet noted by the learned President is to 



facihtate the complete separation of species nomenclature from classification 



nomenclature. Till this object be attained there can be no solution of the 



nomenclature question ; and the only way of obtaining it is either to establish 



a separate mononymic system of species names, or to adopt the compromise 



proposed by me." 



Papers read. 



" Notes on a Collection of Buprestidae from the Philippine Islands, with 

 Descriptions of New Species." By Edward Saunders, F.L.S. 



" Illustrations of several additional Species of Lucauidse in the Collection 

 of Major F. J. Sidney Parry." By J. 0. Westwood, M.A., F.L.S., &c.— 

 F.G. 



