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of disposing of them. We heartily hope they wiU fall into the possession of some 
Institution that will render them available for the purposes of science or become 
the property of a Uberal-minded private gentleman. Beautiful as are the engraved 
copies, they give no idea of the artistic skill and truth to nature exhibited m the 
originals. Curtis was Nature's artist ^ar excellence. Information respecting them 
will be gladly fui-nished by Mr. F. Smith, of the British Museum.-EDS. 
Entomological Society of London, Novemler mU, 1868. H. W. Bates, Esq., 
F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. Bond exhibited Tapinostola elymi, captured near Yarmouth, and a strange 
variety of Diantha^cia capsincola, bred by Mr. Greening, having the wings unequaUy 
coloured; also seven specimens of PoUa nigrocincta, bred by Mr. Greemng, from 
Isle of Man larvae. Tir -m a •„ +v,» 
Mr McLachlan called attention to a statement by Mr. Edwards, in the 
"Canadian Entomologist," respecting the occurrence of PapUio Machaon ^t Fort 
Rupert, in Hudson's Bay ; and also concerning the gradual spread of Pi^ris rapce 
on the American continent. He exhibited a fine series of bred examples of Enoicylo, ^ 
pus^^^a, the terrestrial caddis-fly, with the apterous females, and larvae and cases. 
These had been sent to him by Mr. Fletcher, of Worcester, to whom we are indebted 
for the discoverv of this curious insect in England. 
Mr. Bond mentioned the occurrence of a vast swarm of Qadrophysa polygom 
at Whittlesford, in Cambridgeshire. 
Professor Westwood exhibited drawings and read descriptions of new and 
cui-ious forma of Eymenoptera. 
m Becemher, 1868. H. W. Bates, Esq., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 
A G Bntler. Esq., F.L.S., Assistant in the Zoological department of tae 
British Museum, and Dr. Buchanan White, of Perth, were elected Members. 
Mr. Bond exhibited some extraordinary cases of melanism in L^menvHs Sibylla, 
from Ipswich; also strange forms of Lyca^na Adonis,^ the gynandromorphou 
example of Lasiocann>a luercus mentioned at the first November meeting ; thia 
latter was a perfect and beautiful combination of the sexes. 
Mr. E. Saunders sent for exhibition an example of Crambus myeUus of Hubner. 
taken by Mi-. N. E. Brown, near Aberdeen, and new to Britain. (It is a species 
allied to ^i^efeUus, but differs in the possession of a sub-apical transverse silverj 
"^''Mr. Dutton exhibited a beautiful example of Catocala fraxvni, captm-ed at 
Eastbourne this last antumn. „ 
Professor Westwood exhibited some remai-kable parasitic Hymmopfem fron 
the Amazons, belonging to the genus A^aacns, &c., of which he -f f ^^P^^ 
Mr. Kirby communicated a paper on entomological nomenclature, especiallj 
referring to the question as to which was the type-species intended by Lmne 
Fabrici:s, Latreille, &c.. in their generaofE.o.alocera now that these genera w 
so greatly subdivided. A long discussion ensued, in which ^^e President Pi ofe^r 
Weftwood. and Messrs. Pascoe, Stainton, Butler, Janson Dunmng, MeLachlanj 
and others took part, the general ophiion being, that in the ab---f ajec^^^ 
type noted by the authors, the generic names should be ^.f^^^'^^'^'^^T^i 
with the views of the succeeding writer who first subdivided the o^ ge ja^^ ^^ 
that the sweeping changes suggested by Mr. Kirby would retard mstead of benefit 
science. 
The Secretaiy announced the death of Prof. Boheman, of Stockholm (one of 
the Honorary Members), on the 2nd November last, aged /2. 
