3532 Society of British Entomologists, — New Books. 



be balloted for at the next meeting of Council : — Captain Norton, Frederick Sutton, 

 Esq., George B. Owens, M.D., and John North, Esq. 



Proceedings of the Society of British Entomologists. 



May 4, 1852. — Mr. Harding, President, in the chair. 



The President exhibited a specimen of Aleucis pictaria, in fine condition, taken 

 near Dartford, during the past month. 



The President also aunounced a present from a friend of a box of insects for the 

 Cabinet. 



Mr. Sequiera exhibited a box of insects taken during the past month, among which 

 were some interesting specimens. 



June 1, 1852. — Mr. Harding, President, in the chair. 



The President announced a donation of 276 Lepidopterous insects to the Society's 

 Cabinet, from Mr. J. T. Norman. 



The President exhibited some specimens of Trochilium Cynipiformis and Culici- 

 formis, together with some of the chrysalides and cocoons. 



Mr. Briant exhibited a box of insects taken during the past month. — J. T. N. 



Notices of new Books. 



* Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Generate des Lepidopt&res. 

 Noctuelites? Par M. A. Guenee. 



Every now and then the work of a master mind so exhausts a sub- 

 ject in one or other of the departments of Natural History, as to su- 

 persede all that has preceded, and commence a new era whence future 

 observations must be dated. Gravenhorst performed this service for 

 entomologists as far as the ichneumons are concerned, Kirby as far as 

 bees, Schonherr as far as curculios, and Guenee has now performed il 

 as regards the Noctuae. In all future compilations we must date froi 

 Gravenhorst, Kirby, Schonherr, Guenee, &c, as the founders ol 

 that particular and restricted branch of science of which they treat. 

 Of all works thus devoted to what might be called monography, that 

 by M. Guenee is the most elaborate, most careful, and most complete : 

 it leaves nothing to be desired, and is in all respects a model for fu- 

 ture labourers in the same field. 



