LINNEAJS" SOCTETT OF LONDON. IX 



3. Contributions to tlie Botany of the ' Challenger.' — No. 

 XXV. " On the Diatomaceous Gatherings made by H. N. Moseley, 

 M.A., at Kerguelen's Land." By the Eev. E. O'Meara, 

 M.E.I.A. Communicated by Dr. Hooker, C.B,, Pres. E.S,, 

 F.L.S., &c. 



4. Ditto.— No. XXVI. "Letter from H. N. Moseley, Esq., to 

 the Eev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., on an Edible Chinese Sphceria, 

 known as ' Winter-worm Grass,' Parasitic on certain Larvse." 



5. Ditto.— No. XXVII. " The Musci and Hepatic^ collected 

 by H. N. Moseley, Esq., Naturalist to H.M.S. * Challenger.' " By 

 WiUiam Mitten, A.L.S. 



6. " Notes on Algae from the Island of Mangada, South Pa- 

 cific." By George Dickie, M.D., F.L.S. 



May 6th, 1875. 



Prof. Allman, M.D., LL.D., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Frederick Hungerford Bowman, Esq., William Kitchen Parker, 

 Esq., Eobert E. Peterson, M.D., and Charles Henry Wade, Esq., 

 were severally elected Pellows ; and Professor Alexander Agassiz, 

 M. H. E. Baillon, Dr. Ferdinand Colin, Professor Filippo Parla- 

 tore, and Professor Armand de Quatrefages were elected Foreign 

 Members. 



The following papers were read: — 



1. "The Anatomy of two Parasitic Forms of Tetrarhynchidae." 

 By Francis H. Welch, Esq., F.E.C.S. Communicated by Pro- 

 fessor Busk, V.P.L.S. &c. 



2. " Notes on the Lepidoptera of the Family Zygsenidse, with 

 descriptions of new Genera and Species." By A. G. Butler 

 Esq., F.L.S. 



3. *' On the Characteristic Colouring-matters of the Eed Groups 



