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The following nominations were then made : — 



Mr. G. T.Harris, proposed by Mr. Swift, seconded by Mr. Muiron. 

 Mr. A. Earland, „ Mr. Traviss, ,, Mr. Marks. 



Mr. J. M. Allen, „ Mr. Mainland, „ Mr. Freeman. 



Mr. A. E. Hilton, ,, Mr. Parsons, ,, Mr. Lloyd. 



Mr. Bryce, ,, Mr. Scoiirfield „ Mr. Wesche. 



As Auditor on behalf of the members of the Club, Mr. 

 Chapman was proposed by Mr. Neville, seconded by Mr. Parsons, 

 and unanimously elected. 



Mr. Wesche read a paj)er on " Modifications of the Legs in 

 some Dipterous Flies," which he illustrated by drawings on the 

 board, and also by mounted specimens shown under microscopes 

 and by drawings laid upon the table. A collection of the insects 

 referred to was also exhibited. 



Mr. Karop said it was very refreshing to find there were a few 

 observers, like the author of the paper just read, who endeavoured 

 to learn some of the functions fulfilled by these singular spines 

 and hairs, instead of trying to make their number and arrange- 

 ment fit some scheme of specific distinction only. Dr. Scriven 

 had shown a whole series of those organs at successive " gossip " 

 meetings, and had demonstrated their close connection with 

 peculiar nerve terminals, which in some cases were comparable 

 with the " end-organs " of vertebrates. It seemed far more 

 rational to try and discover the use of certain insect structures 

 than to make merely a so-called " collection," because, with few 

 and rare exceptions, no private general collections were of any 

 value except to the owner, whereas accurate observations when 

 communicated became the common property of naturalists. 



The thanks of the Society were unanimously voted to Mr. 

 Wesche for his paper. 



Mr. Wesche said he should like, before they passed on to 

 another subject, to express his obligation to Messrs. Baker for 

 lending the microscopes upon the tables, which had rendered it 

 possible to exhibit so many specimens in illustration of his paper. 



A paper by Mr. C. D. Soar, " On Ecpolus papillosus, an 

 unrecorded Hydrachnid found in Britain," was read by Mr. 

 Scourfield. 



Mr. Karop remarked that it was very curious to note again 

 how very far apart closely allied and apparently rare species 



