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the neighbourhood of the queens than was found in any olhev part of the brood- 

 comb. 



Mr. M'Lachlan exhibited a fine series of Phryganidae pertaining to the genus 

 Stenophylax of Kolenati, and read descriptions of all the known British species, 

 amongst which were two not hitherto recorded as natives of this country. 



Mr. Adam White called attention to the injury caused to ginger root brought to 

 this country from Cochin and Calicut by the larva of a small coleopterous insect, 

 believed to be Lasioderma testaceum, Steph.; and to the damage done to macaroni by 

 the rice weevil {Sitaphylus Oryza). The depreciation of the crop of ginger root in 

 value is computed at £3000 or £4000 annually; and a large consignment of 

 macaroni from Genoa, which cost 5d. per fb., would, iu its now damaged state, be 

 gladly disposed of l>y its unfortunate owner for l^d. per fb. 



Mr. Desvignes communicated descriptions of two new species of Ichneumonidas, 

 pertaining to the genus Ephialtes. 



Part 10, completing the fifth volume of the new series of the Society's ' Transac- 

 tions' was on the table. 



December 2, 1861. — J. W. Douglas, Esq., President, in the chair. 



Donations. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be presented to the 

 donors: — 'Notice of some North-American Species of Pieris,' by Samuel Scudder, 

 from the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, September, 1861; 

 presented by the Author. 'The Journal of the Society of Arts ' for November; by 

 the Society. 'The Zoologist' for December; by the Editor. ' Stettiner Entomolo- 

 gische Zeitung,' 1861, Nos. 10 — 12; by the Entomological Society of Stettin. 



Election of Subscribers. 

 James Fenn, Esq., of Clyde Villa, Lee; Charles Fenn, Esq., Clyde Villa, Lee; 

 and Frank O. Ruspini, Esq., 85, Oakley Street, Chelsea, were balloted for and elected 

 Subscribers to the Society. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a box of splendid Lepidoptera, sent by Mr. Wallace from 

 My sol, near New Guinea: the species were very similar to those previously sent home 

 by Mr. Wallace from New Guinea and other adjoining islands. Mr. Stevens an- 

 nounced that Mr. Wallace was now at Batavia, and would probably return to England 

 in the spring of next year. 



Mr. Barnaud exhibited an extensive series of Coleoptera from Smyrna. 



Mr. Machin exhibited specimens of a Gelechia, and also of a Tinea, which he was 

 unable to refer to any known British species ; and an example of iEthia emortualis, 

 W. V., taken near Loughton, in Essex: this species has been erroneously recorded as 

 a native of Britain by Haworth and subsequent authors; but the only authentic indi- 

 genous example known, with the exception of the one now exhibited, was captured by 

 the Rev. H. Birks, of Henley-on-Thames. 



Mr. D'Uiban exhibited a large collection of South African Lepidoptera, including 

 several new species of the genus Acraea, &c. 



Mr. Adam White exhibited drawings, by Mr. Robinson, of a species of Mantispa, 

 bred in some numbers from a nest of Polybia scutellaris, Saussure (Myrapelra scutel- 



