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July 3, 1854. 

 EnwAiti) Newman, Esq., President, in the chair. 



Donatio7i.i. 



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

 donors: — The 'Zoologist' for July ; by the Editor. The 'Athentpum' for June ; by 

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

 Society of Arts' for June; by the Society. 'The Natural History Review,' No. 2 ; 

 by the Editor. ' Monographia Cassididaruni,' auclore C. H. Boheman, Holmise, 

 1854; by the Author. ' Hewitson's Exotic Butterflies,' Part 11 ; by W. W. Saun- 

 ders, Esq. ' Bibliolheca Historico-Naturalis,' 3 Jahrgang, 1 Heft, 1853; by the 

 Author, Ernst A. Zuchold. Fifty specimens of British Lcpidoptera; by T. H. 

 AUis, Esq. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a living full-grown larva of Notodonta Carmelita, reared 

 from the egg; a specimen of Pyrochroa pcctinicornis, a new British beetle, taken by 

 Mr. Buxton, in Scotland ; and Damaster Blaptoides, KolL, from Japan, of which only 

 four specimens were known in Europe. 



Mr. Waring exhibited several insects, found dead and covered with a tough film, 

 apparently of a fungoid nature. 



Mr. Janson exhibited a box of Lcpidoptera and Coleoptera, captured by Mr. Fox- 

 croft, in Scotland ; also Drilus flavescens and other insects, taken on the occasion of 

 the Society's excursion to Darenth Wood, on the 17lh of June, when the Members 

 present had the pleasure of the company of Herr C. A. Dohrn, President of the 

 Entomological Society of Stettin, and Professor C. H. Boheman, Conservator of the 

 Entomological Museum at Stockholm. He also exhibited six specimens of the .scarce 

 Hypulus quercinus, taken on the Sth and 10th of June, at Colney Hatch Wood. 



Mr. Stainton exhibited specimens of ihe new British Anthrocera Minos, taken 

 near Galway, by A. G. More, Esi[., by whom they were sent for distribution among 

 the Members. 



Mr. Douglas exhibited a new species of Lilhocolletis, bred from leaves of Vacci- 

 nium Vitis-Idaja sent from Scotland by Mr. Weaver; also Parasia Metzneriella, the 

 larva of which fed in the receptacle of a flower-head of Ccntaurea nigra. 



Mr. Smith exhibited Nomada armatu, Smith, a bee hitherto exceedingly rare, but 

 which Mr. Dossetor found to be common at Ciine Wood, near Swansea, in company 

 with Andrena Haltorfiana. He also exhibited a male of Tcnlhredo cingulata, this 

 sex being rare, although the female is common in many places ; and a new British 

 Crabro, — both taken by Mr. Dossetor, at the above locality. 



Carabus intricatus. 



Mr. Waterhouse slated that a clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Ilorc, had lately informed 



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