39 



The relationships of Choanoflagellata are obscure ; possibly 

 Bicosoeca is an intermediate form, Mr. Dunkerly illustrated his 

 remarks by a number of diagrams on the blackboard. 



Replying to questions by Mr. Hilton and Mr. Scourfield, the 

 lecturer said that during division the fiagellum is retracted and 

 developed from each new individual. Encystment had been 

 observed, and the spores, on development, swim off as separate 

 Choanoilagellates. Whether the process was sexual was not 

 known. The direction of movement of the free-swim minsr forms 

 was with the fiagellum behind. Tf otherwise, the distended 

 collar would greatly im^^ede progress. This method was quite 

 exceptional and only obtained directly after division, as the collar 

 had not then been developed. In the movement of such 

 individuals the fiagellum was anterior. 



Mr. H. S. Cheavin sent for exhibition some enlargements of 

 photomicrographs of insect dissections. 



Mr. A. E, Hilton exhibited ( x 25) a preparation of the 

 Mycetozoon Arcyria albida, showing the sporangia breaking 

 down, the spores scattering and capillitium protruding. The 

 specimen was found growing on rotten wood. 



The President said he had to thank Messrs. Watson for the 

 loan of the two microscopes employed for his exhibits. 



At the meeting of the Club held on December 28th, 1909, 

 Prof. E. A. Minchin, M.A., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair, the 

 minutes of the meeting held on November 23rd were read and 

 confirmed. 



Messrs. J. Bostock, G. N. Higginson, F. C. Dumat, S. W. 

 Knox, J. Shephard and H. C. Gooding were balloted for and 

 duly elected members of the Club. 



The List of Donations to the Club was read and the thanks 

 of the members were voted to the donors, 



Mr. Pt. T. Lewis, F.R.M.S. (Hon. Reporter), read a note on 

 ^' The Pollination of the Asclepiads." He said that early in 

 1909 he received some insects from a correspondent at Lindley, 

 in the Orange River Colony. Adherent to the feet of one of 

 the Hemiptera, and to those of two of the larger Hymenoptera, 

 were some small yellow objects, which at first sight were thought 



