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The President then exhibited the following Coleoptera : — 



Nedyus Echii, bred from the roots of Echium vulgare. 



Lixus bicolor, bred from Erodium maritimum, found at Deal. 



Leiodes cinnamomeus, found at Darenth wood. 



Ectinus aterrimus ; Deal. 



Mr. Dalman exhibited specimens of Hypochalcea ahenella, taken at Deal, and a 

 Simaethis, new to science; the larva of this last was taken by Mr. Harding near 

 Dover, feeding on the common pellitory (Parietaria officinalis). Mr. Stainton 

 proposed to call this species Simaethis Parietana, a name to which there could be no 

 objection. 



Mr. Millar exhibited specimens of Hipparchus Papilionarius, Acronycta Li- 

 gustri, <Hcc. 



The following gentlemen were proposed as members : — Mr. Henry Jobson, of 

 Suffolk Street, Bow; Mr. Joseph Thome, of Morpeth Street; and Mr. Thomas 

 R. Oxley, of Blackfriars Road.—/. T. N. 



NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS. 



' The Annals and Magazine of Natural History' Nos. 80, 81 and 82, 

 dated August, September and October, 1854; price Zs. Qd.each. 

 London : Taylor & Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. 



No. 80 contains the following papers : — 



8 Researches on the Development of Viviparous Aphides.' By 

 Waldo I. Burnett, M.D., Boston. Extracted from Silliman's ' Ame- 

 rican Journal' for January, 1854. 



* On the true position of the Canaliferous Structure in the Shell of 

 Fossil Alveolina (D'Orbigny).' By J. H. Carter, Esq. 



' Notice of some New Species of British Nudibranchiata.' By 

 Joshua Alder and Albany Hancock. 



' Notes on the Ornithology of Ceylon, collected during an Eight 

 Years' Residence in the Island.' By Edgar Leopold Layard, F.Z.S., 

 C.M.E.S., &c. 



' On some New Cretaceous Crustacea.' By Frederick M'Coy, 

 F.G.S., Hon. F.C.P.S., Professor of Natural Science in the University 

 of Melbourne. &c. 



1 On the Aclis unica, Auct? By William Clark, Esq. 



' On some Arctic Species of Calanidoe.' By John Lubbock, Esq., 

 F.Z.S. 



1 Description of a New Genus and Species of British Curculiomdae.* 

 By T. Vernon Wollaston, M.A., F.L.S. 



