5304 Entomological Society. 



Part I. ; presented by the Society. ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society,' 

 Nos. 299 to 309, both inclusive; by the Society. ' The Zoologist' for September; by 

 the Editor. 'The Literary Gazette' for August; by the Editor. 'The Journal of 

 the Society of Arts' for August; by the Society. 'The Entomologist's Weekly 

 Intelligencer,' Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22 ; 'Manual of British Butterflies and Moths,' No. 7 ; 

 by H. T. Stainton, Esq. 



The late William Yarrell, Esq. 



The President stated he had received intelligence that Mr. William Yarrell 

 had died that morning suddenly at Yarmouth. Mr. Yarrell had been one of the 

 original members of the Society, and soon after became its Treasurer, which office 

 he resigned four years since, when our present estimable Treasurer succeeded him. 

 Though not an entomologist, he had taken great interest in the Society : no man 

 had done more for the Natural History of this country, and his loss would be 

 severely felt. 



Election of a Member. 

 Ernest Adams, Esq., of Great Camden Street, Camden Town, was balloted for 

 and elected a Member of the Society. 



Dr. Erichson's ' Naturgeschichte Deutschlands.' 

 Mr. Westwood remarked that, in the continuation of Dr. Erichson's ' Natur- 

 geschichte Deutschlands,' to which he had briefly called attention at the last 

 meeting, opinions were advanced which, if carried out, were likely to introduce 

 great modifications in our views regarding species: very many recently made species 

 have been therein sunk into local varieties, the principle identical with that enun- 

 ciated in Mr. Wollaston's recent work having been applied to a much greater extent 

 in the present than in any previous publication. He thought that entomologists 

 would do well to consider how far these views are applicable to the Lepidoptera 

 and other orders, as well as to the Coleoptera: if extended to the Micro- Lepidoptera, 

 he had no doubt that the present enormous list of species would be reduced one 

 half. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. Edwin Shepherd exhibited, on behalf of Mr. E. Wallace, specimens of 

 Laphygma exigua and Botys silacealis, taken this season in the Isle of Wight : he 

 observed that Haworth's specimen of the latter species, the " Pyralis glabralis" of 

 ' Lepidoptera Britannica,' was obtained by that author from Francillon's collection, 

 and had for many years been placed amongst the reputed British species, the 

 collection of Francillon having been considered a most doubtful authority : the last 

 season, however, had furnished single examples of two of Francillon's doubted species, 

 viz. y the present insect and Trochilium chrysidiforme, and several specimens of each 

 had been captured during the present year. 



Mr. Stevens said he had lately seen a specimen of Laphygma exigua in the 

 collection of Mr. H. Cooke, taken at Worthing. 



Mr. E. W. Janson exhibited the following Coleoptera, recently captured by him 

 in the vicinity of Highgate: — 



