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Mr. F. W. Watson Baker said that in addition to the slides illus- 

 trating the Anatomy of the Tsetse Fly which were on exhibition there 

 were two or three others of special interest. It seemed that amateurs 

 found difficulty in obtaining specimens of the Tsetse Fly in this country, 

 especially in a condition fit for preparation as Microscopic objects. They 

 usually arrived either too dry or damaged. The specimens which were 

 exhibited and which had been prepared from a large number of insects 

 would, therefore, probably be of interest to the Fellows of the Society. 



The slide showing Trypanosomes gave an opportunity of seeing the 

 characteristic parasite of Sleeping Sickness, of which the Tsetse Flies 

 are the medium of infection. 



He also brought a specimen of the larva of Ochromyia, together 

 with the perfect insect. The larva lives in the sandy earth, and attaches 

 itself to the flesh and sucks the blood of the natives, causing very 

 troublesome wounds. 



There was also a specimen of the ova of Schistosoma Sinense, which 

 he believed had not previously been shown at the Society. It was a 

 recently discovered parasite found in the body of a Chinaman who died 

 at Singapore. 



The Chairman said that a very brief notice of this maggot (Ochro- 

 myia. hdeola) would be found in " Braun's Animal Parasites of Man," 

 3rd edition, 1903. 



The following Instruments, Objects, etc., were exhibited : — 



The Society : — Lucernal and Solar Microscopes by Adams. 



Dr. Hebb : — Flatters' Clockwork Turntable for turning oval cells 

 and rings ; Taylor, Taylor and Hobson's Focusing Magnifier. 



Mr. F. W. Watson Baker : — Dissections of Tsetse Fly, Glossina 

 palpalis, Leg and Foot, Abdominal Membrane, ditto Spiracle, Mouth, 

 Trachea, Antennae, Halteres, Wing, Egg, Thoracic Spiracle ; Trypano- 

 somes ; Blood-sucking Maggot and Fly {Ochromyia luteola) ; Ova of 

 Schistosoma Sinense in Section of Liver. 



Mr. E. W. Paul: — Nernst-Paul Lamp for use in conjunction with 

 the Microscope. 



New Fellows. — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows : 

 Mr. Louis Charles Southall Broughton, Dr. F. M. Floyd, and Dr. Henry 

 Getty s. 



