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October 17th, l\)0'2. 



Mr. A. E. Hilton : Head of Six-Spotted Burnet Moth, Zi/gaena 

 Jilipeadulae, showing eyes, tongue, and antennae. Mounted in 

 glycerine. 



Mr. C. F. Kousselet : A new Synchaeta, S. hicornis Eous., 

 a brackish-water species, from Lake Ponchartrain, near New 

 Orleans, U.S.A. ; found by Mr. J. C. Smith, of New Orleans. 

 The species is characterised by two little fleshy horns on the 

 dorso-lateral sides of the body, just below the auricles; one 

 cervical and two frontal eyes, 



Mr. W. Wesche : Extremity of labium of the tsetse fly, Glossina 

 morsitans, showing teeth. 



November 7th, 1902. 



Mr. D. Bryce : Monosti/la arcuata Bryce. Interesting chiefly 

 as one of the few Botifera (outside the order of Bdelloida), which 

 seem to exclusively inhabit moss. Closely related to Monostyla 

 cornuta, but obviously differing in the strongly excised anterior 

 maigins of both dorsal and ventral plates of lorica, and in its 

 rather smaller size and lighter appearance. 



Mr. C D. Soar : Larvae of some Hydrachnid (genus and 

 species uncertain) found living in the stomach of a trout caught 

 in Loch Eannoch. (See p. 461). 



Mr. H. Morland : Triceratium lineatum Grev., from Oamaru, 

 N.Z. ; " front" and "side" views of valves, showing the depth of 

 the furrows on face of valve. 



Mr. C J. H. Sid well : Dental organs on proboscis of a Fly, 

 Spilogaster sp. The " teeth " are in four rows, the primary being 

 V-shaped at the apex, and the other three rows denticulated. 

 In the common Blow-fly there are only three rows of "teeth," 

 which are superimposed, the free ends being slightly in advance 

 of the preceding row. Oi-iginal slide as described by Mr. W. H. 

 Harris in the paper read at last meeting of the Club. 



Mr. T. N. Cox : Section of stem of Lime Tree cut obliquely 

 through the junction of a branch with the stem, and showing 

 pith with colls containing starch granules, raphides, etc., medullary 



