Entomological Society. 4907 



Proceedings of Societies. 

 Entomological Society. 

 October 1, 1855.— John Curtis, Esq., President, in the chair. 



Donations. 



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

 donors : — ' Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux- 

 Arts de Belgique,' Tomes xxviii. and xxix. ; ' Bulletins de l'Academie Royale des 

 Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique,' Tome xxi. Part 2, Tome xxii. 

 Part 1 ; ' Memoires Couronnes et Memoires des Savants etrangers, Tome vi. Part 2 ; 

 'Notices Extraites de l'Annuaire de l'Observatoire Royale de Bruxelles pour 1855,' 

 par le directeur, M. A. Quetelet; ' Sur la Relation entre les Temperatures et la Duree 

 de la Vegetation des Plantes,' par M. A. Quetelet ; ' Annuaire de l'Academie Royale 

 des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux- Arts de Belgique, 1855;' 'Bibliographic 

 Academique ou Liste des Ouvrages Publies par les Membres Correspondants et 

 Associes Residents;' by the Academie Royale des Sciences, &c, de Belgique. 

 4 Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou,' Annee 1853, Parts 3 

 and 4 ; Annee 1854, Part 1 ; by the Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 

 1 Bibliotheca Historico-Naturalis Physico-Chemica et Mathematica, von Ernst A. 

 Zuchold,' Vienna, Jahrgang, 2 Heft, July bis December, 1854; by the Author. 

 ' Proceedings of the Liverpool Literary and Philosophical Society during the Forty- 

 fourth Session, 1854 — 55,' No. ix. ; by the Society. 'The Journal of the Society of 

 Arts ' for September ; by the Society. ' The Literary Gazette' for September; by the 

 Editor. ' Hewitson's Exotic Butterflies,' Part 16 ; by W*. W. Saunders, Esq. ' The 

 Zoologist ' for September and October ; by the Editor. ' The Natural- Hi story Review,' 

 No. 7 ; by the Editor. 



Election of a Member. 

 James John Reading, Esq., Plymouth, was elected a Member of the Society. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. F. Smith exhibited a fine collection of Coleoptera, made during September, at 

 Deal, including the following species : — 



Gymnaelron Beccabungae Phytonomus fasciculosus Choragus Sheppardi 

 Ceutorhynchus Reseda? Otiorhynchus rugifrons Helops pallidus 



Acalles misellus Limobius mixtus Haltica Modeeri 



„ Roboris Lixus bicolor Harpalus cordatus 



Sibinia primita Apion vernale Amara curta 



Erirhinus scirrhosus „ Sedi. 



Also the following Hymenoptera, taken at the same time and place: — 



Pompilus rufipes Pompilus crassicornis Astata stigma 



„ plumbea Ammophila lutaria. 

 Mr. Smith also exhibited a minute Dipterous insect, Elachipteron brevipennis, 



