THE ZooLoGiIsT—JANUARY, 1875. 4305 
Society. ‘The Canadian Entomologist,’ nos. 6—8; by the Editor. 
‘Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections — Monographs of the Diptera 
of North America,’ part iii., by H. Loew; by the Smithsonian Institution. 
‘L’Abeille,’ 1874, livr. 13 and 15—18; by the Editor. ‘ Iconographie 
et Description de Chenilles et Lepidopteres, inédits par P. Milliere,’ 
t. iii., livr. 33 and 34; by J. W. Dunning, Esq. ‘The Entomologist’s 
Monthly Magazine,’ August—November; by the Editors. ‘Newman's 
Entomologist’ and ‘The Zoologist,’ August—October; by the Editor. 
‘Exotic Butterflies,’ part 92; by the Author, W. C. Hewitson, Esq. 
‘ Observations on Bees and Wasps,’ by Sir John Lubbock, Bart., F.R.S., 
M.P., F.L.S., Vice-Chancellor of the University of London; by the Author. 
‘On a New Genus and Species (Hyleocarcinus Humei) of Land Crabs from 
the Nicobar Islands,’ by James Wood-Mason, of Queen’s College, Oxford ; 
by the Author. ‘Canons of Systematic Nomenclature for the Higher 
Groups;’ ‘ Fossil Insects from the Rocky Mountains;’ ‘ The Curious History 
ofa Butterfly ;’ ‘The two Principal Groups of Urbicole (Hesperida, auct.);’ 
‘ Note on the Species of Glaucopsyche from Eastern North America ;’ ‘ Ten- 
tamen determinationis Digestionis atque Denominationis Singularum Stir- 
pium Lepidopterorum, peritis ad inspiciendum et dijudicandum communi- 
catum, a Jacobo Hiibner;’ by the Author, S. H. Scudder. 
By purchase :—‘ Catalogus Coleoptorum hucusque descriptorum Synony- 
micus et Systematicus, autoribus Dr. Gemminger et B. de Harold ;’ tome xi. 
Chrysomelidz (pars i.). 
Exhibitions, dc. 
Mr. Stevens exhibited three specimens of Deiopeia pulchella, taken at 
Arundel and Deal, and a Noctua from Dover that he had not been able to 
identify. 
Prof. Westwood remarked that the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. B. Hearsey had 
frequently observed D. pulchella to be very destructive in gardens in different 
parts of India. He also stated of the specimens of Pronuba Yuccasella sent 
to him by Mr. Riley from Missouri, as noticed at last meeting, several of 
them had emerged from the pupa-cases a few days after, and the remainder 
had continued to emerge during three months. He further remarked that 
he had recently seen the collection of Lepidoptera of Herrich-Scheffer, now 
in possession of his son Dr. Scheffer, of Ratisbon, but that, unfortunately, 
they had been so much neglected that the greater part were in the worst 
condition. ‘The collection of Tortrices formed by the late Herr Fischer v. 
Réslerstamm were, however, still in good preservation. At Geneva he had 
visited the new buildings erected for the scientific collections; but those 
buildings having been erected in the old moat of the town, he regretted to 
observe that the unarranged portions of the collections, which were deposited 
in the lower floors, had suffered in consequence from damp. The collection 
