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belongs to the family Gainasidac and has recently been described by 
Dr. Ivor Trrigordh under the name of Discomegistus pectinatiis (Archiv 
for Zoologi, vii.)- The original specimens, from which the species was 
described, were also obtained from a large centipede {Scolopendra 
gigantea) from the same locality. The species shows some interesting 
structures which are evidently adaptations enabling it to cling securely 
to the smooth bodies of the centipedes on which it lives. 
BELFAST NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 
April 15. — The tiftieth annual meeting was held in the Old Museum. 
In the unavoidable absence of the President (Rev. Canon Lett), R. J. 
Welch presided. 
Before proceeding to the business of the meeting, the Chairman moved 
a vote of condolence to the relatives of the late Hugh Lamont Orr, who 
was a warm supporter of the Club, and for many years a very active 
member. The motion was passed, by the members standing, in silence. 
The Honorary Secretary (A. W. Stelfox) read the annual report, 
which contained the following : — A considerable amount of active field 
work has been accomplished b}^ members in botany, zoology, geology, 
and archaeology. A meeting to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the 
Club's foundation will be held on the loth day of next month, at which 
delegates representing many of the great natural history societies of the 
United Kingdom will be present. The Committee rejoice that of the 
sixty-nine persons who signed the document requesting the formation of 
the Club in 1863 six are still with us, and hope to be present at the 
celebration meeting. The membership on 31st March, 1913, stands at 
381. The winter session was opened by the usual conversazione, held in 
the Assembly Buildings on 31st October, at which 310 persons were 
present. The winter meetings were held in the Museum, College Square, 
North, the Club having again been granted the use of their rooms on the 
old terms by the Belfast Corporation. F. Balfour-Browne, M.A. 
represented the Club at the British Association Conference of Delegates, 
held at Dundee in September, 191 2, and has submitted his report, which 
will be found in the Proceedings. The Committee are glad to be able 
to announce that there has been fair competition for some of the prizes 
offered to pupils attending secondary- schools in Ulster. The Committee 
regret, however, that no junior member of the Club was sufficiently 
energetic to compete for the prizes offered by the Chairman of the junior 
section. For hospitality received by members of the Club, and for 
permission to visit their estates, the Committee desire to place on record 
their thanks to Lord Rossmore, Lord Roden, Sir Frederic Lambert, of 
Beau Pare ; Mr. W. J. D. Walker, C.B., of Drogheda ; and Mr. H. 
Army tage -Moore, J. P., of Rowallane, County Down. The Committee 
desire to thank also the superintendents of the various railway companies 
for the kind attention and facilities afforded in the summer excursions, 
the Press for publishing reports of the Club's meetings, and the public 
bodies and kindred societies, who have favoured the Club with their 
