Miscellanies. 199 



follow the Lycopodiaceas. Besides the extinct Coniferous forms, eighteen 

 fossil Exogenous genera are separately described in an appendix. The 

 next supplement will exhibit the latest views of systematic botanists re- 

 specting the lower Cryptogamic, or Thallogenous plants. 



16. Hooker's British Flora. — We understand that the fifth edition of 

 this deservedly popular Flora of Great Britain has just been published ; 

 in which, it is gratifying to learn, the Natural System has at length taken 

 the place of the artificial Linnsean method hitherto employed in that work. 



17. Phillips's Mineralogy , new American edition. — We learn from the 

 editor that D. Ticknor, of Boston, has in press a new edition of Mr. Phil- 

 lips's popular treatise on mineralogy, edited by Mr. F. Alger, of Boston. 



MISCELLANIES. 

 DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN. 



1. Entomological Society of Pennsylvania. — On the 23d of August, 

 1842, a number of gentlemen devoted to entomological pursuits, met in 

 York, Penn., and established a society under the title above named. 



A constitution and by-laws were adopted, and the following gentlemen 

 elected officers. Dr. F. E. Melsheijyier, President, Dover, York Co., Pa.; 

 S. S. Haldeman, Esq., Vice President, Marietta, Lancaster Co., Pa.; 

 Rev. D. Ziegler, Rec. Secretary, York, Pa. ; Rev. Dr. J. G. Morris, 

 Cor. Secretary, Baltimore, Md. ; Rev. S. Oswald, Treasurer, York, Pa. 



Dr. Morris read a portion of a descriptive catalogue of the diurnal Le- 

 pidoptera of the United States. 



The President reported verbally that he is acquainted with the larvce 

 of upwards of five hundred species of our native Lepidoptera; that he 

 had discovered many new species, and is still pursuing his investigations. 



The Recording Secretary exhibited his larvce nursery, of which he 

 had a considerable number feeding. 



The Vice President called the attention of the Society to several rare 

 Coleoptera found in Pennsylvania, of which he exhibited specimens. 

 Among these were Capes cinerea, S., Cistela marginata, Zieg., Hoplia 

 virens, Hald., Diccalus violaceus, Bon. 



The Recording Secretary laid on the table a description of three new 

 species of Coleoptera — Spercheus Americanus, Cistela marginata, and 

 Pedilus jlavicollis. 



The Corresponding Secretary gave a verbal account of a luminous in- 

 sect captured in Maryland, but was unable to determine whether it was 

 an apterous female of some coleopterous species or a larva. It was more 



