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While looking at the seeds yesteidaj-, I perceived three live beetles among them. As 

 the seeds are probably the first that have come to this country, the beetles may possibly 

 be rare. 



" Your obedient servant, 



" Geo. F. Wilson. 

 " The Secretary of the Entomological Society." 



Some of the seeds and the beetles above alluded to were exhibited : the latter 

 in-ovcd to be Caryoborus Bactris, of the family Bruchidae. 



October 2, 1854. 

 Edward Newman, Esq., President, in the chair. 



Donations. 

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

 donors: — 'Memoires Couronnes et Memoires des Savants Etrangers,' tome xxv. ; 

 ' Bulletins de I'Academie Royale des Sciences et des Beaux Arts de Belgique,' tome 

 XX. 3nie partie, tome xxi. Ire partie ; ' Annexe aux Bulletins,' 1853 — 1854 ; ' Annuaire 

 de I'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux Arts de Belgique,' 1854 ; 

 all presented by the Academy. Zuchold's ' Bibliotheca Historico-Naturalis, Vierter 

 Jahrgang, 1 Heft. January to June, 1854; by the Author. Guerin's 'Revue et 

 Magasin de Zoologie,' 1854, No. 8 ; by the Editor. ' Proceedings of the Royal 

 Society,' vol. vii. No. 6 ; by the Society. The ' Literary Gazette ' for September ; by 

 the Editor. The ' Athenaum' for September; by the Editor. The ' Journal of the 

 Society of Arts ' for September; by the Society. The 'Zoologist' for October; by the 

 Editor. ' Aunales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles d'Agriculture et d'ludustrie,' 

 tomes iv. and v. ; by la Societe Imperiale d'Agriculture &c. de Lyon. ' Memoires de 

 I'Academie Imperiale des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Lyon ; ' ' Classe des 

 Lettres, nouvelle Serie,' tome 2me ; by the Society. ' Annales de la Societe Linneenne 

 de Lyon,' nouvelle Serie, tome Ire ; by the Society. ' Opuscules Entomologiques,' par 

 E. Mulsant, cahiers 2, 3 and 4 ; by the Author. ' Melanges Entomologiques,' par B. 

 P. Perroud, 2nie partie ; by the Author. ' Die geographische Verbreitung der Eu- 

 ropaischen Schmetterliuge in andereu Welttheilen,' von G. Koch, Leipzig, 1854 ; by 

 the Author. ' Kiiferfauna fiir Nord und Mitteldeutschland,' 3 and 4 Lieferung, von 

 M. Bach, Coblenz, 1854. Specimens of Formica cunicularia, $ and $ , Myrmica 

 ruginodis, M. scabrinodis, M. lajvinodis, M. caespitum and M. flavidula; by Mr. F. 

 Smith. A piece of larch wood, from an old post, showing marks of the mandibles of 

 wasps in biting off particles for building materials ; by W. H. Watkeys, Esq., Stroud. 



Exhibitions. 

 Mr. Stevens exhibited the first known British specimen of Goniodoma auroguttella 

 (a species beautifully figured and described by Fischer-von-Roslerstarara), lately taken 

 by him while sweeping on the banks of the Yar, in the Isle of Wight ; specimens of 

 a new Miana, captured near Darlington ; a variety of Apatura Iris and a hermaphro- 

 dite Thecla Qucrcus, taken near Rochester; and a new species of Eccoptogaster, 

 found by Mr. Weaver in birch stumps at Rannoch. 



