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June 5th, 1903. 



Mr. H. E. Freeman : Living specimens of Podurae and 

 Chelifers. (1) Tomocerus 2)hcmbeics C^) ; (2) Lejndocyrtus curvi- 

 collis, Tvith young and eggs ; (3) Orchesella cincta, a scaleless 

 species common in gardens; (4) Chelifer latreillei. Found in 

 chaff and stable debris. 



Mr. H. Morland : Biddulphia calamus, Tempere and Brun, a 

 somewhat scarce form from the " cementstein," Sendai, North 

 Japan. 



Mr. F. A. Parsons : Polycystinae from Springfield deposit. 

 Cleaned with rain water without the use of acid, resultinir in. 

 more perfect specimens being obtained. 



Mr. A. E. Hilton : Parasite of emu : (Order Mallopliaga ?.) 

 Male, female, and larva shown. 



Mr. J. T. Holder : Vertical sections through entire head of 

 foetal rabbit, showing internal ear, etc. Stained with Ehrlich's 

 haematoxylin and eosin. 



Mr. H. J. Quilter : Fossil radiolaria and diatoms from the 

 London clay. 



Mr. K. I. Marks : Head of larva of a species of may-fly, 

 Ephemeridae. Although the imagos are so short lived, these 

 insects pass a long period in the larval and pupal states. They 

 are notable for numerous moults or castings of the skin, some- 

 times as many as twenty. 



Mr. W. Wesche : Larva of the beetle, Meloe j)roscaraheus. The 

 egg is laid in depressions on heaths, commons, etc. The larva 

 does not feed when hatched, but attaches itself to some hairy 

 insect. If the latter happens to be one of those wild bees which 

 prepare a pollen food for their young, the larva establishes itself 

 in the nest, devouring an egg. This food causes it to grow 

 vigorously. It then loses its legs, and assumes an appearance 

 similar to the hymenopterous larvae, in which state it is fed by 

 the bees. Found in Kent. 



June 19th, 1903. 



Mr. A. E. Hilton : Nycteribia hopei ? . Parasite of Indian 

 Fruit-Bat or Fox-Bat, Pteropus, commonly called the Flying Fox. 



Mr. H. E. Freeman : Plumed mites, Glyciphagus lylumiger 



