4888 Tue ZooLtocist—Aprit, 1876. 
Paper read, dc. 
Mr. M‘Lachlan directed attention to an article, by M. Flaminio Baudi, 
in the ‘ Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques,’ respecting the habits of Cychrus 
cylindricollis, which he had taken on Monte Codeno feeding on the body of 
a snail (Helix frigida), into the shell of which the beetle was enabled to 
thrust its head and long narrow prothorax. Some interesting remarks 
were made by Mr. Bates and others on the peculiar structure and habits of 
the insect, which appeared to have been found only on a very sterile portion 
of the plateau of the mountain, and in no other part. 
A valuable paper was communicated by Dr. D. Sharp, entitled ‘‘ Con- 
tributions to an Insect Fauna of the Amazon Valley—(Staphylinide).” Of 
this important group of Coleoptera 487 species were enumerated as inhabiting 
the valley, of which 463 were described as new—suggesting forcibly how 
little is really known of the Staphylinidee of Tropical America. Dr. Sharp 
also stated that he had devised a method of covering and hermetically 
sealing the type specimens, which, he believed, would accomplish their 
ginee complete preservation, and that he hoped soon to be able to publish 
a description of the method. The author concluded with remarking on 
the great importance of certain sexual characters in distinguishing the 
species. 
March 1, 1876.—Professor J. O. Westwoop, M.A., President, in the 
chair. 
Donations to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 
donors :—‘ Proceedings of the Royal Society,’ vol. xxiv., no. 166; presented 
by the Society. ‘ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society,’ 1871, 
parts 1 and 2; 1872, parts 1 and 2; 1873, parts 1 and 2; 1874, parts 1 
and 2; 1875, part 1; by the Society. ‘The Journal of the Linnean 
Society—Zoology,’ vol. xii., nos. 6(0—62; by the Society. ‘The Naturalist,’ 
vol. i, no. 7; by the West Riding Consolidated Naturalists’ Society. 
‘The Zoologist’ for March; by the Editor. ‘Newman’s Entomologist’ 
for March; by the Editor. ‘The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine’ 
for March; by the Editors. ‘Journal of the Quekett Microscopical 
Club’ for January; by the Club. ‘Canadian Entomologist,’ vol. vii., 
no. 12; by the Editor. ‘Transactions of the American Entomo- 
logical Society’ for March; by the Society. ‘The American Naturalist,’ 
vol. x., nos. 1 and 2; by the Editor. ‘L’Abeille,’ tome xiii., livr. 28; by 
the Editor. ‘Mittheilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesell- 
schaft,’ vol. iv, heft 8; by the Editor. ‘Briefe an C. Th. E. v. Siebold 
von R.y. Willemoes-Suhm,’ nos. iii—vi.; by Prof. Siebold. ‘Annales de la 
Societe Entomologique de Belgique,’ tome xviii. . fase. ili.; by the Society. 
