1 PROCEEDINGS OE THE 



poisonous Spider of New Zealand." (See " Zoological Proceed- 

 ings," p. 1.) 



The reading of Mr. Ralph's letter was followed by a conver- 

 sation on the habits of spiders generally, and especially on those of 

 Argyroneta aquatica. 



Mr. Ralph also presented specimens of several microscopic 

 objects, including the tongue and tooth of a leathery species of 

 Chiton, and the sting of a Mosquito opened out. The latter he 

 describes as follows: "A sheath, which is open anteriorly, and 

 has also the property of being bent at a right angle to allow of the 

 deep insertion of the sucking-tube, which is yellow, is furnished on 

 either side with two fine lancet-shaped instruments, having their 

 tips serrated, and also with a third, apparently placed anterior to 

 the sucking-tube, and constituting a true lancet, by means of 

 which the first puncture is made ; the tube and jaws enter together, 

 the latter following up the work of the lancet." 



November 20th, 1855. 

 Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Eead "Remarks on some habits of Argyroneta aquatica" by the 

 President. (See " Zoological Proceedings," p. 3.) 



Read also a Paper " On some new species of Ohamcelauciece" 

 by Dr. C. F. Meisner. (See " Botanical Proceedings," p. 35.) 



Dr. Meisner's Paper was followed by a " Notice of two appa- 

 rently undescribed species of Genetyllis, from S.W. Australia," by 

 Richard Kippist, Esq., Libr. L.S. (See " Botanical Proceedings," 

 p. 48.) 



December 4th, 1855. 



Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



John Francis Champion, Esq., Daniel Hanbury, Esq., Robert 

 Hulme, Esq., John Lee, Esq., LL.D., Lester Lester, Esq., and 

 James Townley, Esq., were elected Fellows. 



