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of diepoBing of them. We heartily hope they will fall into the possession of some 

 Institution that will render them available for the purposes of science, or become 

 the property of a liberal-minded private gentleman. Beautiful as are the engraved 

 copies, they give no idea of the artistic skill and truth to nature exhibited in the 

 originals. Curtis was Nature's artist par excellence. Information respecting them 

 will bo gladly furnished by Mr. F. Smith, of the British Museum. — Eds. 



Entomological Society of London, November 16th, 1868. H. W. Batks, Esq., 

 F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Bond exhibited Tajnnostola elymi, captured near Yarmouth, and a strange 

 variety of Dianthcvcia ca/psincola, bred by Mr. Greening, having the wings unequally 

 coloured ; also seven specimens of Folia nigrocincta^ bred by Mr. Greening, from 

 Isle of Man larvas. 



Mr. McLachlan called attention to a statement by Mr. Edwards, in the 

 " Canadian Entomologist," respecting the occurrence of Fainlio Machaon at Fort 

 Rupert, in Uudson's Bay ; and also concerning the gradual spread of Pieris rapx 

 on the American continent. He exhibited a fine series of bred examples of Enoicyla 

 pusilla, the terrestrial caddis-fly, with the apterous females, and larva? and cases. 

 These had been sent to him by Mr. Fletcher, of Worcester, to whom we are indebted 

 for the discovery of this curious insect in England. 



Mr. Bond mentioned the occurrence of a vast swarm of Oastrophysa poVygoni 

 at Whittlesford, in Cambridgeshire. 



Professor West wood exhibited drawings and read descriptions of new and 

 curious forms of llymenoptera. 



7th December, 1868. H. W. Bates, Esq., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 



A. G. Butler, Esq., F.L.S., Assistant in the Zoological department of the 

 British Museum, and Dr. Buchanan White, of Perth, were elected Members. 



Mr. Bond exhibited some extraordinary cases of melanism in Limenitis Sibylla, 

 from Ipswich ; also strange foi-ms of Lyccena Adonis, and the gynandromorphoua 

 example of Lasiocampa quercds mentioned at the first November meeting ; this 

 latter was a perfect and beautiful combination of the sexes. 



Mr. E. Saunders sent for exhibition an example of Crambus myelins of Hiibncr, 

 taken by Mr. N. E. Brown, near Aberdeen, and new to Britain. (It is a species 

 allied to pinetellus, but differs in the possession of a sub-apical transverse silvery 

 line.) 



Mr. Dutton exhibited a beautiful example of Catocala fraxini, captured at 

 Eastbourne this last autumn. 



Professor Westwood exhibited some remarkable parasitic Hymenoptera from 

 tho Amazons, belonging to the genus Aulacus, &c., of which he read descriptions. 



Mr. Kirby communicated a paper on entomological nomenclature, especially 

 referring to the question as to which was the type-species intended by Linne, 

 Fabricius, Latrcille, &c., in their genera of E/iopaZocera, now that these genera were 

 so greatly subdivided. A long discussion ensued, in which the President, Professor 

 Westwood, and Messrs. Pascoe, Stainton, Butler, Janson, Dunning, McLachlan, 

 and others, took part, the general opinion being, that in the absence of a special 

 type noted by the authors, the generic names should bo restricted in accordance 

 with the views of the succeeding writer who first subdivided the old genera, and 

 that tho sweeping changes suggested by Mr. Kirby would retard instead of benefit 

 science. 



The Secretary annoimced the death of Prof. Boheman, of Stockholm (one of 

 tho Honorary Members), on the 2nd Norember last, aged 72. 



