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For the Fellows, Mr. J. Jeuuer Weir and Mr. Frederick V. 

 Dickins ; for the Council, Mr. Thomas Christy and Mr. Francis 

 B. Forbes ; and by a show of hands these were unanimously 

 elected. 



Mr. Daniel IMorris exhibited a number of living luminous 

 beetles (Pyroplionis noctilucus) from Dominica. These had been 

 obtained by him on a recent visit to that island, and kept alive 

 on the voyage by feeding them with pieces of sugar-cane. On 

 the meeting-room being darkened, the phosphorescent show of 

 light emitted by the insects was very brilliant. 



Dr. Charles Cogswell called attention to two framed water- 

 coloured drawings of Lettsomia aggrer/ata and Fotherc/illa Gar- 

 deni, shown by him previous to their being deposited in the 

 Rooms of the Medical Society of London as a botanical memento 

 of the two distinguished physicians. 



Sir John Lubbock explained that while prepared to read his 

 paper as announced — " On the Forms of Seedlings and the Causes 

 to which they are due" — he would, with the consent of the 

 Fellows, defer this and give it as his Address at the Anniversary 

 Meeting (24^th May), as Mr. Romanes's communication to follow, 

 was anticipated, would occupy a considerable time in delivery 

 and discussion. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " Physiological Selection ; an additional suggestion on the 

 Origin of Species." By Dr. G-. J. Romanes, F.R.S., F.L.S. 



2. " Descriptions of new Species of Gralerucidse." By Joseph 

 S. Baly, F.L.S. 



3. " On some new Species of the Grenus Metzgeria^ By 

 William Mitten, A.L.S. 



The Anniversary Meeting was announced for Monday, 24^ th 

 May, at 3 p.m. 



May 24th, 1886. 



Anniversary Meeting. 



Sir John Lubbock, Bart., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. J. Jenner Weir, on behalf of the Auditors, presented the 

 Annual Statement of Accounts as follows (p. 131). 



The Secretary then read his Report of the deaths, withdrawals, 

 and elections of new Fellows for tiie past year, as follows : — 



Since the last Anniversary Meeting 18 Fellows had died, or their 

 deaths been ascertained, viz. : — 



