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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
Election of Secretary. — A ballot 
for the election of a Secretary, in the 
room of Mr. Douglas, who had resigned 
that office, took place. Mr. Janson was 
elected to the vacant post. 
Dr. Gray moved, and Mr. Westwood 
seconded, a vote of thanks to Mr. Doug- 
las for his long and able services to the 
Society, which was put to the meeting 
and carried unanimously. 
The President’s Cold Collation. 
— Mr. Douglas moved, and Dr. Gray 
seconded, a vote of thanks to Mr. 
Saunders for the hospitable entertain- 
ment be had given the members of the 
Society, at Reigate, on the 21st June. 
Carried unanimously. 
Organic Remains in Amber. — Mr. 
Westwood called the attention of the 
meeting to a folio work of the late Dr. 
Berendt ‘ On the Organische Resle 
in Bernstein,’ and stated that the widow 
of the renowned entomologist was 
anxious to dispose of her late husband’s 
extensive collection of insects in amber. 
Mr. Westwood recommended it to the 
consideration of Dr. Gray. 
Dr. Gray, in reply, drew attention to 
the numerous frauds practised on the 
amber-insect collectors, showing that the 
system of passing off foreign specimens 
as indigenous', was not peculiar to the 
British Entomologists. 
Exhibition of rare Lepidoptera. — 
Mr. Douglas exhibited Specimens of 
Lamprosetia Verhuellella bred from 
Asplenium Rula-muraria , found on the 
walls of the ruins at Caerphylly, by Mr. 
Drane ; Bucculatnx marilima, bred from 
Aster Tripolium ; and Laverna Rasch- 
kiella and conlurbatella, the recent cap- 
ture of which by Mr. Standish and Mr. 
Macliin is recorded in the ‘ Intelli- 
gencer.’ 
Mr. Stevens exhibited a pair of Hete- 
rogenea Ascllus from the New Forest, and 
his bred specimens of Agdistcs Bennettii. 
Mr. A. F. Sheppard exhibited a spe- 
cimen of Gastropaclia ilicifolia from 
Cannoch Chase, and the two Lavemce 
above mentioned. 
Mr. E. Shepherd exhibited specimens 
of Scopula decrepitalis , taken by Mr. 
Buxton in Ross-shire. 
Mb. Foxcroft’s Movements. — Mr. 
Stevens exhibited a box of Scotch insects 
from Mr. Foxcroft, who had left the 
northern locality, and was now in Wales, 
where he was takiug Chrysomela Ce- 
realis. 
Insects from Hong-Kong. — Mr. 
Adam White exhibited several interest- 
ing Coleoptera, taken in Hong-Kong, 
by Mr. J. C. Bowring (who bad recently 
returned to England from ill-health), 
including Monohammus Bowringii, n.sp., 
and Sagra femorata. Of this latter spe- 
cies the cocoons were also exhibited, and 
Mr. Bowring gave some interesting de- 
tails concerning them. 
Living Fire-flies. — The exhibition 
of the evening was by Mr. Wilkinson, 
who had brought some live fire-flies ( Py - 
rophorus noclilucus). These were placed 
in a basin of water, and emitted a very 
brilliant pale greenish light. The fire- 
flies had been carefully brought over 
from Havannah, and had given out a 
much stronger light when they first ar- 
rived in this country than they exhibited 
before the Society. 
Insects for distribution. — Mr. 
Westwood brought for distribution 
among the members living specimens of 
Coleophora Laricella and pupae of C. Ile- 
merobiella. 
IjARViE INJURIOUS TO WHEAT AND 
Grass-seeds. — Dr. Calvert exhibited 
some larvas of Caradrina cubicularis , 
which he had found injurious to wheat. 
He also exhibited seeds of Tcstuca, most 
of which showed marks of having been 
operated upon by some insect, lie also 
