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Eurotium fruit, while fresh-water or country-damaged cocoa-beans never in 

 his experience had that form of the fungus present. 



Dr. M. C. Cooke, in reply to the President, said he did not see how it was 

 possible for him to make any observations upon the paper, because he had 

 become painfully conscious either that he was getting old and deaf, or that 

 the room was not the best in the world for hearing in. That he had been 

 trying to hear might_be taken for granted, because he imagined that subjects 

 which he was supposed to know something about had been trenched upon, 

 but beyond catching such familiar names as Aspergillus glaueus and 

 Eurotium he had scarcely heard a w r ord from beginning to end. He must, 

 therefore, suppose that all that had been said was correct ; but it might, for 

 all that, be otherwise, and he must wait patiently until the proceedings 

 were published in order to form any opinion, for if he was growing deaf 

 he was not yet so blind that he could not see to read the Journal. He 

 was sorry not to be able to make any other observations, as he should other- 

 wise have been very glad to tread upon somebody's corns if the opportunity 

 occurred. 



The President said he knew very little about fungi, but he thought that, 

 of the insects exhibited, only one species appeared to be a weevil, the 

 others seeming more analogous to the death watch, or Anobium. No doubt 

 the names given were correct, though he did not think they were all weevils. 



Mr. S. J. Mclntire read a paper " On a species of Coccus," which he 

 exhibited under a microscope in the room. He had submitted it to Mr J^ 

 W. Douglas, whose letters concerning it were read to the meeting. He 

 also referred to another species, which he exhibited, and which Mr. Douglas 

 identified as Lecanium acuminatum. 



Mr. R. T. Lewis regretted that he was unaware of Mr. Mclntire' s inten- 

 tion to bring this subject before them, as otherwise he could have brought 

 to the meeting specimens of Lecanium and drawings of its various features, 

 having recently received some from Mr. Douglas with a request for camera 

 lucida drawings of the legs and antennae. These specimens came from 

 Ceylon, and appeared to be identical with those shown by Mr Mclntire. 

 Their minute structure was very interesting, especially as regarded the 

 eyes and the branched marginal hairs. As there seemed to be some little 

 interest attaching to the subject, he should be very pleased to present some 

 mounted specimens to the Cabinet of the Club at the next meeting. 



The President said they were much obliged to Mr. Mclntire for bringing 

 the matter before them. It was not one, however, upon which he felt 

 qualified to make any observations, as he really knew very little about 

 Cocci. 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Epps and Mr. Mclntire for 

 their communications. 



Meetings, etc., for the ensuing month were then announced, and the pro- 

 ceedings terminated with the usual conversazione, the following objects 

 being exhibited : — 



Rotifer, sp Mr. F. W. Andrew. 



Eggs of Hessian Fly (Cecidomgia destructor) Mr. F. Enock. 



