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exhibited, which was bred with a few others from the galls alluded to, is the Linnean 

 species. He believed all that have hatched are females, but as tbere are many maggots 

 alive in some of the galls he expected the males would appear iu the spring. 



Cynips Quereus-petioli is described by Linnceus in his ' Fauna Suecica,' No. 1523, 

 where he refers to Rcesel, who has given good figures of the galls, fly, <kc* The flies 

 are much larger than any other species which has been described as British, and they 

 are nearly allied to those produced from the galls of commerce, the Dlplolepis galls- 

 tinctoriae of Olivier. He was inclined to think the species was of recent introduction 

 into England, for during the time of his researches into the Cynipidffi neither he nor 

 the many friends who assisted him with specimens from all parts of the country had 

 ever seen it, and such conspicuous galls could hardly have escaped notice if they had 

 existed. 



Mr. Stainton said that for the last four or five years he had noticed these galls in 

 Devonshire, but not in such profusion as now staled. 



The President said he had some doubts if this was the Cynijis Quercus-pctioli of 

 Linnaeus, lor the galls were situated in the axil of the leaf, and not on the petiole. 



Chrysomelidce of Australia. 

 Mr. Baly read the concluding portion of his Memoir on the Chrysomelidae of 

 Australia. 



New Part of the Transactions. 

 Part 2, vol. iii. N. S. of the Transactions, published in October, was laid on the 

 table. 



December 4, 1854. 



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



Donations. 

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

 the donors : — ' Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East India Company,' 

 Vol. i. ; by the Hon. Court of Directors of the East India Company. The ' Literary 

 Gazette' for November; by the Editor. The 'Atheneeum' for November; by the 

 Editor. The ' Zoologist ' for December ; by the Editor. The ' Journal of the Society 

 of Arts' for November; by the Society. ' Revue et Magasin de Zoologie,' No. 10, 

 1854 ; by the Editor. ' Insecta Britanuica,' Diptera, Vol. ii., by F. Walker; ' Lepi- 

 doptera — Tineina,' by H. T. Stainton ; by the Committee of the ' Insecta Britannica.' 

 ' List of Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,' 

 Part i. Lepidojjtera — Heterocera; ' List of Specimens of Dipterous Insects in the Col- 

 lections of the British Museum,' Part v. Supplement 1 ; ' List of Specimens of Neu- 

 ropterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,' Part iv., Odouata ; 'List 

 of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum,' Part xiv.. 

 Nomenclature of Neuroptera; all presented by Mr. F. Walker. The First Annual 

 Supplement to ' Insecta Britannica, Lepidoplcra — Tineina,' by H. T. Stainton ; by 

 the author. 



* ' Insecten Belustigung,' iii. Supp., tab. 35 and 36. 



