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June 5, 1854. 

 W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 



Donations. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be given to the 

 donors: — The 'Zoologist' for June; by the Editor. The ' AtheuEeum' for May; by 

 the Editor. The ' Literary Gazette' for May; by the Editor. The ' Journal of the 

 Society of Arts' for May; by the Society. ' Entoraologische Zeitung,' January to 

 April ; by the Entomological Society of Stettin. ' Kevue et Magasin de Zuologie,' 

 1854, No. 4 ; by the Editor, M. Guerin-Meneville. ' Proceedings of the Royal So- 

 ciety, Vol. vi. No. 102, Vol. vii. No. 3; by the Society. 'Zeitung fiir Zoologie, 

 Zootomie und Pala;ozologie,' heraus-gegeben von Dr. E. D'Alton and Dr. H. Bur- 

 meister; 1848, 2 Quartal. ' Beinerkungen iiber den allgemeinen Bau und die 

 Geschlechtsuntershied bei den Arten der Gattung Scolia, Fabr.' von Dr. U. Burmeis- 

 ter; both presented by Dr. Burmeister. ' Proceedings of the Berwickshire Natural- 

 ists' Club' for 1853; by the Club. A box of British Micro-Lepidoptera; by Mr. 

 Douglas. Two boxes of insects collected in Burinah, and presented by Captain Ha- 

 milton, M.E.S.: this collection contains several very rare and new insects, including a 

 new Goliath beetle, which Mr. Westwood described under the name of Narycius 

 Hamiltonii, and seven specimens of a wasp which M. de Saussure has just described 

 from the single example hitherto seen in Europe, now in the British Museum : the 

 Society passed a special vote of thanks for this valuable donation. 



The Society's Excursion. 



The Chairman announced, that in consequence of the opening of the Crystal 

 Palace having been fixed for the 10th instant, the excursion of this Society, which was 

 appointed for that day, would not take place ; but the Council recommended an ex- 

 cursion to Darenth Wood on the 17th inst. instead. 



JExhibilions. 



The Secretary exhibited some very beautiful drawings, by Mrs. Hamilton, of the 

 transformations of Indian insects, which that lady had forwarded for the use of the 

 Society. 



Mr. Smith exhibited several Hymenoptera, taken by Mr. Foxcroft, in Scotland, 

 including Osmia parietiua, of which" he found a nest under a stone ; a new species of 

 Andrena; and two specimens of an Andrena which agree in every respect with some 

 in the British Museum received from Nova Scotia, which he had placed doubtfully as 

 dark varieties of A. Clerckella. 



