THE ZooLocist—Marcg, 1875. 4387 
Entomotogicat Society or Lonpon. 
January 4, 1875.—Sir Srpyey Sire Saunpers, O.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. 156; presented by the 
Society. ‘Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencas exactas existente 
en la Universidad de Cordova,’ Estrega III.; by the Academy. ‘Stettiner 
Entomologische Zeitung,’ xxxv., nos. 10—12; by the Society. ‘The 
Canadian Entomologist,’ vol. vi., no.10; by the Editor. ‘ L’Abeille,’ t. xi., 
livr. 23; by the Editor. ‘Newman’s Entomologist’ and ‘The Zoologist’ 
for January; by the Editor. ‘The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine’ for 
January; by the Editors. ‘Tlustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera,’ part vi., 
Lyceenide, by William C. Hewitson; by the Author. ‘Descriptions de 
plusieurs Neuroptéres-planipennes et Trichoptéres nouveaux de J’ile de 
Célébes et de quelques espéces nouvelles de Dipseudopsis, avec considéra- 
tions sur ce genre,’ par M. R. M‘Lachlan; by the Author. ‘Note sur les 
caractéres d'une larve d’insectes Orthoptéres de la famille des Ephémérines 
(genre Cenis),’ par le Docteur Emile Joly; by the Author. ‘Note sur les 
Géotrupides qui se rencontrent en Belgique,’ par A. Preudhomme de Borre: 
by the Author. ‘On the Insects more particularly associated with Sarra- 
cenia variolaris (spotted trumpet-leaf),’ by Charles V. Riley; by the Author. 
‘Un Parasite de Cheiropteres de Belgique (Nycteribia Frauenfeldii, Kol.),’ 
par M. Félix Plateau; by the Author. 
Exhibitions, de. 
Mr. Stevens exhibited varieties of Diloba cexruleocephala and Hibernia 
defoliaria, bred from larve taken near Brighton. 
Mr. Smith exhibited a fine collection of Hymenopterous insects forwarded 
from Calcutta by Mr. Rothney. Amongst the Formicide were Polyrachis 
bicolor and Dorylus longicornis. Amongst the Fossores were Mutilla sex- 
maculata, Pompilus dorsalis, Sphex sericeus, Chlorion lobatum, Ampulex 
compressa, Ammophila nigripes, Trirogma cerulea, Larrada aurulenta and 
Bembex lunata. Amongst the Vespide were Eumenes petiolata, EK. conica, 
E. flavopicta, Rhynchium transversum, R. argentatum and Vespa cincta. 
The specimen of Rhynchium transversum had been attacked by Stylops. 
There were also (of Apide) two new species of Nomia—one of them with 
capitate antennze—and a new species of Nomada. Also several small, unde- 
scribed species of bees of the genera Prosopis, Halictus and Ceratina; and 
a fine series of Stelis carbonaria. The whole were in beautiful condition. 
Mr. M‘Lachlan stated that one evening, about thirty-six hours after the 
breaking up of the recent intense frost, he had noticed the December moth 
(Cheimatobia brumata) attracted in great numbers to the gas-lamps in the 
