Entomological Society. 



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1857, Nos. 2—4 ; 1858, No. 1 ; presented by the Society. 'Journal of the Proceedings 

 of the Linnean Society,' Vol. iii., No. 10; by the Society. The 'Natural History 

 Review,' Vol. v., No. 4 ; by the Dublin Uuiversity Zoological Association. The 

 * Zoologist' for December; by the Editor. The 'Athenaeum ' for November ; by the 

 Editor. The ' Literary Gazette ' for November ; by the Editor. The ' Journal of the 

 Society of Arts ' for November ; by the Society. A 'Manual of British Butterflies 

 and Moths,' No. 23 ; The ' Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer,' Nos. 110—114 ; by 

 H. T. Stainton, Esq. 1 Description de diverses especes nouvelles on peu connues des 

 Genre Scolia ' par H. de Saussure ; by the Author. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a box of minute Coleoptera, chiefly Staphylinidae, sent by 

 Mr. Wallace from Celebes, amongst which were several species of Philonthi and Steni. 

 He observed that he was informed by Mr. Wallace that the Staphylinidae were no 

 doubt as numerous in the tropics as in more temperate regions, if assiduously searched 

 for. 



Mr. Stevens also exhibited two fine longicorn beetles, Phosphorus angulator and 

 Tragocephala pulchella, from Sierra Leone. 



Mr. Bond exhibited a specimen of Acherontia Atropos, having the markings of 

 both the anterior and posterior wings on the right side much more suffused than 

 usual. 



Dr. Wallace exhibited a box of Lepidoptera taken in the Isle of Wight during 

 the past summer : it contained a fine specimen of Catephia alchymista, a Noctua new 

 to Britain, taken in September last; a specimen of Laphygma exigua, attracted by 

 light, also in September ; Heliothis armigera ; Leucania vitellina ; specimens of Micra 

 ostrina, taken in June and August, and an example of Nola centonalis, attracted by 

 light the first week in J uly. 



Mr. Smith exhibited some beech leaves from Fontainebleau Forest, infested by 

 galls formed by Cecidomyia Fagi : he observed that the species was mentioned by 

 Mr. Walker in the third volume of the ' Insecta Britannica,' p. 131, as found on beech 

 trees in Switzerland, &c. 



Mr. Smith also exhibited specimens of Ponera contracta, found by Mr. Squire in 

 a bakehouse near Burton Crescent. 



Mr. Westwood observed that the first recorded British example of this species was 

 found by him in St. James's Park. 



Mr. Westwood exhibited a specimen of Solpuga fatalis, a large and very poisonous 

 spider from India. 



Mr. Westwood stated that the binding of the books in the library of a lady residing 

 at Oxford had lately been found to be much injured by a Lepidopterous larva, 

 apparently that of Endrosis fenestrella. 



The Secretary read the following, from a letter addressed by Mr. H. W. Bates to 

 Mr. Stevens : — 



" Ega, September 29tb, 1858. 

 "The two species of Cymindis you mention as interesting things contained in my 

 last collection were taken under extraordinary circumstances, which I think are wolth 

 relating, although there is nothing of scientific importance connected with the 

 subject. One only is a Cymindis, the largest of eight or ten species : I have found 

 all but this one about roots of herbage in sandy, partly sheltered places ; the other 



