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between his own analyses of the Devonshire and Aleppo galls. Sir Humphrey 

 Davy's analysis yielded 26 per cent of tannin, Pelour's 40, Leconnet's 60, Guibourt's 

 65, Mohr's 72, and Buchner's 77. 



New Insects from Western Africa. 



Mr. Westwood read a description of a new Paussus, which he named P. Murrayi, 

 from New Calabar, on the Western Coast of Africa ; and exhihited a new insect, 

 allied to Cistela, with curiously dilated and winged metatibia?, from the same 

 locality. 



Election of Fellows. 



Albert Hambrough, Esq., and the Rev. Charles Popham Miles, M.A., were elected 

 Fellows of the Society. 



Entomological Society. 

 January 7, 1856. — J. 0. Westwood, Esq., V.-P., in the chair. 



Donations. 



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

 donors : — * Transactions of the Linnean Society,' Vol. xxi. Part 4. * Proceedings of 

 the Linnean Society,' Nos. 59, 59,* 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66. Address of Thomas 

 Bell, Esq., V.P.R.S., &c, the President; together with obituary notices of deceased 

 Members, by John Bennett, Esq., F.R.S., the Secretary, read at the Anniversary 

 Meeting of the Linnean Society on Thursday, May 24, 1855. ' List of the Linnean 

 Society of London, 1855;' presented by the Linnean Society. ' The Natural-His- 

 tory Review,' Vol. i. and Parts 5, 6, 7 and 8 ; by the Dublin University Association. 

 • The Entomologist's Annual for 1856 ;' by the Editor, H. T. Stainton, Esq. 'List 

 of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 

 by Francis Walker, Esq., F.L.S., Part 5, Lepidoptera Heterocera ; ' by the Editor. 

 1 The Literary Gazette ' for December; by the Editor. ' The Athenaeum ' for Decern- • 

 ber; by the Editor. 'The Zoologist' for December; by the Editor. 'Journal of thee 

 Society of Arts ' for December ; by the Society of Arts. 



Election of Members. 



William Marshall, Esq, Springfield, Upper Clapton ; John Thomas Syme, Esq., 

 11, Gower Street, Bedford Square; and James Thomson, Esq., 23, Rue de l'Univer- 

 site, Paris, were balloted for and elected Members of the Society. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. Samuel Stevens exhibited a box containing three fine species of Lucanidas, 

 taken by Mr. Wallace at Sarawak, in Borneo, including a remarkable variety of L. 

 Brookiana. 



Mr. Edward Sheppard exhibited a specimen of Lebia crux-minor, taken bj 

 sweeping the long lythe at Selborne, in August last, by the Rev. G. Livesay. 



