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Mr. Rousselet's paper, " On a New Rotifer," was read by the Secretary, 

 and the thanks of the meeting were voted to the author. 



Mr. S. J. Mclntire read a paper entitled " Further Notes on Some Coccids 

 from British Guiana," the subject being illustrated by drawings and by 

 specimens shown under the microscope. 



Mr. Goodwin thought it would be a good plan if the number of the slides 

 illustrative of a paper could be mentioned in the paper, so that anyone 

 reading it could at once obtain them from the cabinet if he desired them for 

 comparison by asking for them by their number. 



Mr. Hailes thought there was a little practical difficulty in the way of 

 doing this in all cases, but as the slides were always duly entered as soon as 

 received there would be no trouble in finding them at once by reference to 

 the catalogue on the table. 



Mr. Michael said that Prof. Riley and others of the American State 

 Naturalists had written much upon this subject, and it would seem to 

 be the fact that, whilst naturalists were actively engaged upon the subject, 

 the gardeners were not equally ready to profit by what had been written 

 for their instruction. In the Missouri Reports they would find enough upon 

 the subject to fill a large book. The matter had claimed great attention 

 there on account of the damage done by the scale blight to the apple and 

 other trees, and the consequent inquiries for remedies. 



Mr. R. T. Lewis detailed a series of observations upon the larval forms of 

 two species of Coccidas from Natal, the subject being illustrated by drawings 

 and by the exhibition of both living and mounted specimens shown under 

 microscopes in the room. 



Mr. Michael inquired if any specimens of the male insect had been found, 

 it being extremely desirable to find it in order to correctly determine the 

 species ? 



Mr. Lewis said he had not yet been able to find one. He had, however, 

 some hope of doing so in the case of Icerya, and intended for that purpose 

 to carefully sort over the debris in the box containing these insects. All 

 the adult specimens yet examined were certainly females, and the numerous 

 larvae recently hatched appeared to be all alike. 



The President said he had been exceedingly interested by the papers 

 brought before the meeting that evening. The subject of the Coccidaa was 

 one which he had often thought he should like to study, but he had been 

 prevented from doing so by the knowledge of the enormous amount of time 

 and patience which it would take to follow it out thoroughly. All three of 

 the papers that evening had been very valuable from a zoological point of 

 view, and were certainly from that point amongst the best they had had for 

 some time. It was papers of this kind that they wanted more of, not merely 

 for the information they contained, but for the evidence they aftorded of 

 the work that was being done by the members of the Club. 



The thanks of the Club were voted to Messrs. Rousselet, Mclntire, and 

 Lewis for their papers. 



Mr. E. M. Nelson said he should like to call attention to rather a useful 

 piece of apparatus manufactured by Zeiss, which was certainly the best 



