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pubescent. Since the publication of Gemminger and Harold's 

 Catalogue numerous species of Eletica have been described by 

 Kolbe, von Harold, Ancey, Peringuey, and Fahrseus ; but the 

 present insect appears to be perfectly distinct from any of these. 



It may not be out of place to add here a list of the more 

 recent and more important papers dealing with the Heteromerous 

 fauna of Tropical Africa. These are entirely German : — 



1. " Bericht liber die von den Herren A. v. Homeyer und P. Pogge 



in Angola und im Lunda-Reiche gesammelten Coleopteren," 

 von E. v. Harold, [Col. Hefte, xvi. pp. 109-143 (1879).] 

 (Diagnoses of some of the new species here described were 

 published in the previous year, Mittheil. Miinch. ent. Ver. ii. 

 pp. 106-109.) 



2. " Verzeichniss der von Herrn Major a. D. von Mechow in Angola 



und am Quango-Strom 18/8-1881 gesammelten Tenebrioniden 

 und Cisteliden," von G. Quedenfeldt. [Berl. ent. Zeitschr. xxix. 

 pp. 1-38 (1885).] 



3. " Neue afrikanische Coleoptera des Berliner zoologischen Mu- 



seums," von H. J. Kolbe. [Ent. Nachr. xii. pp. 289-301 

 (1886).] 



4. "Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Koleopteren-Fauna von Central- 



Afrika nach den Ergebnissen der Lieutenant Wissman'schen 

 Kassai-Expedition 1883 bis 1886," von G. Quedenfeldt. [Berl. 

 ent. Zeitschr, xxxii. pp. 183-189 (1 888).] 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE LVI. 



Fig. 1. cJ Taraxidcs gihUpennis, p. 637. 



2. cJ „ picttis, p. 638. 



3. (f Sterccs resplendens, p. 641. 

 3 a. „ „ labium. 



3 h. „ „ maxilla aud maxillary palpus. 



3 c. „ „ anterior tarsus. 



4. Ncsioticus jlavopictns, var., p. 641. 



5. Strong i/Iium atroviolaccum, p. 641. 



6. „ aiironitcm, p. 642. 



7. Xanthothopeia aruwimcnsis, p. 643. 

 7 a. ,, „ antenna. 



8. cJ Eletica bicolor, p. 645. 



December 2, 1890. 

 Prof. Flower, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of November 1890 : — 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of November 1890 were 43 in number. Of these, 22 were 

 acquired by presentation, 17 by purchase, 2 on deposit, and 2 



