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showed a marked Selenodont structure, it was urged that the specimen 

 indicated the descent of the Sirenia from Selenodont Artiodactile Ungulates. 

 It was incidentally shown that Halitherium veronense, Zigno, from the same 

 deposits, belongs to Prorastomus, Owen. 



A communication was read from the Rev. H. S. Gorham, containing 

 descriptions of, and notes on, the Coleoptera collected by Mr. John White- 

 head on Kina Balu, Borneo. The present communication related to the 

 families Hispidce, Erotylida, Endomychidce, Lycidce, Lampyrida, and 

 others. 



Another communication from the Rev. H. S. Gorham and Mr. C. J. 

 Gahan gave an account of some of the Coleoptera collected by Mr. W. Bonny 

 in the Aruwimi Valley, Central Africa. 



Mr. Sclater read some notes on a small collection of Mammals brought 

 by Mr. Alfred Sharpe from Nyassaland, amongst which was a flat skin of 

 Angas's Bush-bok, Tragelaphus angasi, a species of Antelope not hitherto 

 recorded to occur in this district. He also gave the description of a new 

 Antelope from Somali-land, proposed to be called Bubalis swaynii, after 

 Capt. H. G. C. Swayne, U.E., who had furnished him with the specimens 

 on which it is based. He likewise exhibited and remarked on some other 

 examples of Antelopes from the same country contained in Capt. Swayne's 

 collection. — P. L. Sclatek, Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London. 



Feb. 10, 1892. — Mr. Frederick DuCane Godman, F.R.S., President, 

 in the chair. 



The President nominated Lord Walsinghara, LL.D., F.R.S., Mr. Henry 

 John Elwes, F L.S., and Dr. D. Sharp, M.A., F.R.S., Vice-Presidents for 

 the session 1892-93. 



Mr. Thomas W. Cowan, F.L.S., F.G.S., of 31, Belsize Park Gardens, 

 Hampstead, N.W.; Mr. Wm.Farren, of Union Road, Cambridge; Mr. Philip 

 de la Garde, R.N., of H.M.S. * Pembroke,' Chatham ; the Rev. J. A. 

 Mackonochie, B.A., of St. Botolph's, Lincoln ; and the Rev. A. Thornley, 

 M.A., of South Leverton Vicarage, Lincolnshire, were elected Fellows of 

 the Society; and Mr. Henry A. Hill and Major H. Murray were admitted 

 into the Society. 



Mr. E. Meyrick exhibited a number of specimens of Euproctis fulviceps, 

 Walk., taken by Mr. Barnard, showing the extraordinary variation of this 

 Tasmanian species, all the males of which had been "sembled" by one 

 female. The males were represented by various forms ranging from black 

 to white, which had all been described as distinct species. Dr. Sharp, 

 Mr. Hampson, Mr. McLachlan, Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. Elwes, Mr. Tint, 

 Mr. Poulton, and Mr. Jacoby took part in the discussion which ensued. 



