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Proceedings of the Entomological Society. 



June 6, 1853. — Edward Newman, Esq., President, in the chair. 



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

 donors : — The * Zoologist ' for June ; by the Editor. The 'Athenaeum ' for May ; by 

 the Editor. The 'Literary Gazette' for May ; by the Editor. The ' Proceedings 

 of the Zoological Society,' No. 201 — 226, and the ' Transactions of the Zoological So- 

 ciety,' Vol. vi. part 3; by the Society. The ' Proceedings of the Koyal Society,' Vol. 

 vi. No. 95 ; by the Society. ' Eevue et Magasin de Zoologie,' 1853, No. 3 ; by M. 

 Guerin Meneville. ' Entoraologische Zeitung' for February and March; by the En- 

 tomological Society of Stettin. 



Mr. Waring exhibited a fine pair of Notodonta trepida, bred by Mr. B. Standish 

 from larvae found on oaks. 



Mr. Bond exhibited some beautiful specimens of Anticlea Berberata, bred from 

 larvae found on the berberry, in Cambridgeshire, last year. 



Mr. Wilkinson exhibited Lithocolletis Stettin ensis, Nicelli y a new species bred 

 from caterpillars found in the leaves of alders last year. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a fine pair of Notodouta Carmelita, and part of another spe- 

 cimen found in a mutilated condition, all taken at Black Park, Bucks, on May 8th. 



Mr. Douglas exhibited Catoptria Albersana, and a drawing of the larva from which 

 it was bred. The latter he found at Wickham, in September last, in a leaf of honey- 

 suckle, which it had converted into a dwelling by making a fold along its entire length. 



Mr. Boyd brought for distribution specimens of Tephrosia consonaria, recently 

 captured in Buckinghamshire. 



Mr. Westwood mentioned some curious circumstances that had lately occurred 

 amongst his bees. About ten days since a hive threw off a swarm, which settled at the 

 entrance of the next hive, the inhabitants of which resisted the intruders, and much 

 fighting occurred. Mr. Westwood interfered, and removed the queen ; having re- 

 leased her, she immediately led the swarm to the entrance of another hive, where the 

 same scene of confusion again occurred : a second time he took her away, and placed 

 her upon a rose-bush, whence she took flight, and, he supposed, returned to the hive 

 from which she originally came, for the swarm soon returned to its parent abode, and 

 from this hive today a fine swarm came forth. 



Yesterday another hive sent out a swarm, which joined a swarm from a neigh- 

 bouring hive settled about forty yards distant, and both of them remained in one hive. 

 There was much fighting, and as many bees were killed as would fill a pint measure ; 

 but today they seemed to be amicably settled, whence he presumed that one of the 

 queens had been put to death. The junction of these swarms seemed to imply the in- 

 fluence of some attraction upon one of them by the other, or a communication between 

 them. 



Mr. Waring knew an instance in which four swarms joined and remained together, 

 the hive having to be greatly enlarged to hold them. In the Exhibition of 1851, was 

 a case containing six swarms, but these had been artificially brought together. 



Mr. Wallace read a paper " On the Insects used as Food by the Indians of the 

 AmazoD," enumerating species of five Orders which are sought for and eaten with 

 avidity. 



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