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the Society. 1 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,' Nos. 370 — 391 ; by 

 the Society. ' Catalogus Hemipterorum, Herausgegeben von dera Entomologischen 

 Verein zu Stettin ; ' by the Society. 1 Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Koniglichen 

 Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, Jahrgang J 858;' by the Society. 

 * Errinerung an Mitglieder der Matheraatisch-Physikalischen Classe der Koniglich 

 Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, von Dr. Carl Friedrich Philipp von Mar- 

 tius, Secretari der gennanten Classe;' * Monumenta Secularia, II. Classe;' 'Alma- 

 nack fur das Jahr. 1859 ;' by the Koniglich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaf- 

 ten. ' Farm Insects,' No. 2 ; by the Author, J. Curtis, F.L.S., &c. ' The Zoologist * 

 for July ; by the Editor. 1 The Literary Gazette ' for July ; by the Editor. ' The 

 Journal of the Society of Arts ' for July ; by the Society. 



The following works were announced to have been recently purchased for the 

 Society's Library : — Mulsant, ' Coleopteres de France,' 8 Vols, Silberman, ' Revue 

 Entomologique,' 5 Vols. Erichson, 1 Naturgeschichte der Insecten Deutschlands,' 

 Vol. i. Fas. 1 — 3 ; ii., 1 — 6 ; iii. and iv., 1 and 2. Ratzeburg, 4 Die Forst Insecten,' 

 6 Vols. Germar, ' Zeitschrift fur Entomologie,' 5 Vols. Koch, 1 Arachniden,' 16 

 Vols. ; and 1 Uerbersicht des Arachniden Systems,' 5 Parts. 



Mr. H. W. Bates, Corresponding Member of the Society, who had lately arrived 

 in England, was present, and very cordially received by the Meeting. He has 

 devoted the last thirteen years to the investigation of the Entomology of the Valley 

 of the Amazons ; and the collections which he has from time to time forwarded to 

 this country sufficiently attest his energy and perseverance under the dangers and 

 hardships to which he has been exposed. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. M'Lachlan exhibited specimens of Cochylis Francillana, with the pupa-cases 

 from which they were bred, projecting from a stem of the wild carrot, in which the 

 larva feeds ; they were found in February last, at Forest Hill. Also specimens of 

 Rhodophaea rubrotibiella, taken recently at Forest Hill, in the same locality as the two 

 specimens exhibited by him at the meeting of the Society in September last, and then 

 new to Britain. 



Mr. M'Lachlan also exhibited an example of Ochsenheimeira vacculella found at 

 Lewisham, on the 28th ult., in a most singular situation for the imago of a Lepi- 

 dopterous insect, namely, under close bark on the stump of an old alder tree, about 

 three feet from the ground. 



Mr. Bond exhibited the larva of Drilus flavescens, found near Folkestone. 



Mr. Lewis exhibited a living example of Chlaenius Schrankii, of which he had 

 lately taken about sixty specimens near Luccombe, Isle of Wight. 



Dr. Wallace exhibited a specimen of Deilephila lineata, taken by Dr. Burkill, in 

 1856, at Tremeri, in Ireland ; and Agrotis valligera, from the same locality. He also 

 exhibited examples of the following species, which he had lately found on a recent 

 visit to Waterford, namely, Leucania littoralis, Mamestra abjecta, Cidaria populata, 

 Larentia salicaria, Eupithecia denotaria, E. constrictaria,- E. satyraria, Acidalia im- 

 mutaria, and A. inornaria. Euchelia JacobaeaB and Cetonia aurata were in great 

 plenty in the neighbourhood ; the latter species, he was informed, had been very rare 

 till late years. 



Mr. Mitford exhibited fine specimens of Trochilium Chrysidiformis, Timandra 

 prataria, and Spilodes palealis, taken near Folkestone. 



