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Hamilton. A specimen of Siiex gigas; by G. H. Diew, Esq. Bembidium Clarkii 

 (0) and Bembidium obliquum (8) from Northamptonshire; by the Rev. Hamlet 

 Clark. 



Election of Memhers. 



Mons. F. Pictet, Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy in the Academy 

 of Geneva, was elected an Honorary Member in the room of Dr. De Haan, deceased ; 

 and Edward Henry Burnell, Esq., 32, Bedford Kow, was elected an Ordinary Member 

 of the Society. 



Exhibitions. 



Dr. Power sent for exhibition some rare British Coleoptera, including Ao^rilus 

 chryseis, Anthraxius nitidula, Rhyncolus ater, Microrhagus pygmEeus, all from the 

 New Forest, and Drypta emarginata (2), recently taken by himself near Portsmouth. 



Mr. Bond exhibited some Lepidoptera recently taken by him in Cambridgeshire: 

 the more remarkable species were Pionea margaritalis, Nascia cilialis, Eupithecia 

 sparsaria, Anesychia funerella, Opadia fuuebrana, Argyrolepia Schreibersiana, and a 

 singular dark variety of Arctia villica. 



Mr. Baly exhibited a specimen of Cryptocephalus nitens, taken from an ash tree 

 at Cobham, Kent. Mr. Stevens said he captured an example of this species yester- 

 day on a birch tree at Mickleham. 



Mr. Doubleday sent for exhibition specimens of Caradrina blanda and C. alsines, 

 species quite distinct, but mixed in collections under the fonner name. 



Mr. Weir exhibited a remarkable variety of Anthrocera Filipeudulae, with only five 

 spots on each of the upper wings, taken in copula with an ordinary six-spotted speci- 

 men. He likewise exhibited Peuthina sauciana bred from Vaccinium myrtillus, 

 Anarsia Genistae bred from Genista tinctoria, and other rarities. 



Mr. Dutton exhibited some Lepidoptera recently captured in the Isle of Wio-ht 

 among which were fine specimens of Agrotis lunigera. 



Mr. Douglas exhibited a specimen of Trochiliura Chrysidiforrae taken by Mr. J. A. 

 Brewer, of Reigate, while sweeping for Coleoptera, near Dover, on the 25th of June 

 last, and presented alive to Mr. Douglas. This species had hitherto only two British 

 representatives ; one, now in Mr. Edwin Shepherd's collection, stated in Mr. Stephens's 

 'Illustrations' to have been captured by Mr. Francillon ; the other, in Mr. Curtis's 

 collection, taken by Mr. Leplastrier near Dover. 



Mr. Douglas also exhibited Asychna aeratella from Darenth Wood, and Butalis 

 fusco-ffinea from Headley Lane: both species were taken last month. 



Mr. Westwood exhibited a living scorpion brought from Mexico with plants for the 

 Horticultural Society. He also exhibited eggs and living larvae of the flea of the do" 

 and stated that Mr. Haliday had recently dissected some of the larvae • and he 

 believed that ]Mr. Haliday's researches will prove that the flea does not belong 

 to the order Diptera, but to the order Aphaniptera of Kirby. He added that 

 the eggs of the flea were not attached to the surface on which they were laid as had 

 been slated ; for upon moving the cloth or rug on which his dog was accustomed to 

 lie the eggs rolled ofl". 



Mr. Westwood exhibited a specimen of Ludius ferrugineus which he had had alive 

 for u fortnight, and which was reared from an old ash tree by Mr. Boddy. 



