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June 23, 1840. 

 William Yarrell. Esq.. V.P., in the Chair, 



A letter from the Society's Corresponding Member, Dr. Cantor, 

 was read. The writer states that he is on liis way to Penang, Sin- 

 capore, and China, where he hopes to make extensive collections of 

 objects of Natural History for our museums. 



Dr. Cantor also states that he met with a specimen of the Ursus 

 Syriacus, or isabelUnus , in captivity. This animal is not known to 

 tlie natives of Bengal, but abounds in the mountains of Cashmere, 

 where the natives know it by the name ' Reetck' or ' Ritck.' The di- 

 mensions of the specimen referred to are — total length (the very 

 short tail not included), four feet two inches ; height at the shoulders, 

 three feet ; height at hip, two feet eight inches. 



The Rev. F. W. Hope read a paper entitled " Observations on 

 the Slenochoridtc of New Holland, with descriptions of new species." 

 Of this paper the following is an extract : — 



Fam. Stenochouid^, Leach. 

 Type of the family Stenochorus semipunctatus. Fab. 



Section 1. ArmigerL 

 Antennis thoraceque spinosis, apicibus elytrorum bidentatis, 



Sp. 1. Stenochorus gigas. Sten. ater thorace spinoso incequali, 

 elytris basi nigro flai-oque variegatis. 



Antenna corporefere duplo longlores, arliculis ternis primis nigri- 

 cantibus, reliquisfusco-ferrugineis, articulis intermediis apice spi- 

 nosis. Caput atrum antice rufo-ciliatum palpis ferrugineis. Tho- 

 rax utrinque spinosus spinis brevibus, tuberculahis, ri/gosus et ater. 

 Elytra bidentata, basi nigro flavoque variegata, varioloso-punctata. 

 Corpus infra nigrum abdotnine postice piceo, femoribus atris, 

 tibiis tarsisque fusco-brunneis et tomentosis. 



Long. lin. 18|; lat. lin. 5^. 



Hub. In interiori parte Novee HoUandise. 



This magnificent species, the largest of the genus, was given to 

 Captain Roe, when engaged on his survey of the Australian coast ; 

 it was labelled as coming from the inner country. 



In Museo Dom. Hope. 



Sp. 2. Stenochorus LATus. Sten. fusco-hrunneus, thorace cinereo- 

 tomentoso, elytris Jfavo brunneoque variegatis. Caput cinereum. 

 Antenna longitvdini corporis vix anuales. Thorax utrinque spi- 

 nosus, spinis acutis, tomentosus et rugosus, antice binis tuberculis 



