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species we have in this country, as far as is known at present, 

 about seventy-five, but we also have five or six other species not 

 yet found in Sweden. 



Mr. Soar read a note "On the Occurrence of Living Hydrachnid 

 Larvae in the Stomach of a Trout," and, in reply to a member, 

 he said he considered them to be true internal parasites. 



The President, in moving a vote of thanks to the authors of 

 these papers, expressed a hope that Mr. Scourfield would be able 

 to follow up his communication with a series, which could not 

 fail to be useful. Mr. Soar's paper had brought before them 

 something both interesting and instructive. He thought papers 

 of this kind which stimulated enquiry were always of value. 



February 20th, 1903. — Annual Meeting. 

 George Massee, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the meeting of January 16th, 1903, were read 

 and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected 

 members of the Club :— Mr. T. E. Clarke, Mr. H. H. Gant, Mr. 

 W. D. Hall, Mr. F. J. Kent, Mr. E. W. Klingler, Mr. C. F. 

 Pitcher, Mr. E. R. Turner. 



The donations to the Library and Cabinet were announced, and 

 the thanks of the Club were unanimously voted to the donors. 



Mr. Karop said he had received a letter intimating that Mr. 

 Andrew's Cabinets of Objects were for disposal, and could be seen 

 on application. 



Mr. Morland said it was unusual to read any communications 

 at an Annual Meeting, but he wished to say that he had received 

 a letter from Mr. E. E. Green, of Ceylon, with reference to the 

 catching of Tadpoles by Utricularia. He then read from the 

 letter as follows : — " In the last number of the Journal (for 

 November, 1902) I see that doubt is thrown on Mr. Cornish's 

 statement that tadpoles are caught by the bladders of Utricularia 

 (vide p. 378). I have no experience of the English species of 

 Utricularia ; but it may be of interest to note that a small aquatic 

 species of this plant in Ceylon can catch and hold young fish in 



