8796 



Entomological Society. 



these few remarks, showing 1 the possibility of rearing Lepidoptera from imported pupa?, 

 in the hope that some of our collectors may be induced to try this mode of enriching 

 our native Fauna. Whether such artificially-reared species would, if set at liberty, 

 propagate themselves is a question which entomologists resident in Britain must set 

 at rest. I have not myself had facilities for settling this point, but T have, I trust, 

 shown the possibility of introducing foreign species into our country. We have suc- 

 ceeded iu destroying some of our native species, e.g., Chrysophanus Chryseis and C. 

 Dispar, which appear to have become nearly if not quite extinct; and may it not 

 be worth while to see whether we cannot enrich as well as impoverish our native 

 Fauna ? 



" The specimens which I have had the pleasure of exhibiting this evening will 

 prove the truth of my assertion, that they do not offer any variety or deviation from the 

 ordinary types of the species, and they will at the same time disprove the ancient and 

 oft-quoted opinion, that Lepidoptera, unless reared in their natural state and under 

 their natural condition of temperature, are never properly developed.'' 



Mr. Pascoe, after announcing the appearance of Professor Lacordaire's sixth 

 volume, containing the Curculionidae, and speaking in terms of admiration of the 

 author's masterly treatment of the subject, took the opportunity of stating that 

 Lacordaire was in error in supposing that Eurhamphus fascicularis was confined to 

 New Zealand, as he knew species to occur also in Australia. 



It was announced that Mr. B. T. Lowne's entomological excursion to Bahia was 

 abandoned, and that two Messrs. Wilson of Adelaide (cousins of Mr. Alfred K. Wallace) 

 were about to make a natural-historical exploration of the islands to the east of New 

 Guinea. 



Paper read. 



A paper, entitled " Descriptions of some new Genera and Species of Exotic He- 

 miptera,'' by Dr. C. Stal, of Stockholm, was read by the Secretary. 



September 7, 1863. — Frederick Smith, Esq., President, in the chair. 



Donations to the Library. 

 The following donations to the library were announced, and thanks returned to the 

 respective donors: — 'New Species of North American Coleoptera,' prepared for the 

 Smithsonian Institution, by John L, Leconte, M.D. ; * List of the Coleoptera of North 

 Americn,' prepared for the Smithsonian Institution, by John L. Leconte, M.D. ; pre- 

 sented by the Smithsonian Institution. ' Proceedings of the Entomological Society 

 of Philadelphia,' May to December, 1862 ; by the Society. ' Boston Journal of Natural 

 History,' Vol. vii. Nos. 1—3 ; ' Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History,' 

 Vol. vi. Sheets 23— 27 inclusive, Vol. vii., Vol. viii., Vol. ix. Nos. 1 — 11; by the Society. 

 ' Abhandlun^en der Mathemat-Physikalischen, Classe der Kceniglich Bayerischen Aka- 

 damie der Wissenschaften,' Vol. ix. ; by the Academy. ' Bibliotheca Entomologica,' 

 von Dr. H. A. Hagen, Vols. i. and ii. ; by the Author. ' Genera des Coleopteres,' par 



