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Mr. Piatt Barrett said that he had evidence of S. stellatanuii 

 hibernating in a large building at Margate, which was heated 

 with hot water. When the species had been common he always 

 expected to find a few hibernate in this waj'. In Sicily they 

 occurred throughout the year. 



The Rev. G. Wheeler said that S. stellataritin hibernated in 

 Switzerland usually from November to March. He had seen 

 G. rhcnnni flying over the snow there, but probably it had come up 

 from the lower elevations which were already clear of snow. 



Mr. Brooks reported that he had seen Pieriii brasdca on April 2nd. 



APRIL 21th, 1916. 



The evening was spent in looking at objects under the micro- 

 scopes which had been arranged under the supervision of Mr. West, 

 of Ashtead. 



Mr. West showed the wonderful Zoophyte Meliccrta riwjem in its 

 beautiful tubular structure, a number of Diatoms in situ on speci- 

 mens of Coralline, a living Daphne pulex, the so-called " Water- 

 flea," mounted to show the pulsation of its "heart," and various 

 species of Desmid, under his own and Mr. Turner's microscopes. 



Mr. Dunster exhibited slides of Diatoms in fiitii on sea-weed, and 

 the verj' young larvae of the Spiny Lobster. 



Mr. A. W. Dennis exhibited the eggs of the Dipteron Anthonii/ia 

 pluvialis, and the Mycetozoon Didynmim. epusuw. 



Mr. A. W. Dods showed the foot of a bird-catching spider, 

 Mycfale. 



Mr. Ashby exhibited sections of the Hart's- tongue Fern, 

 Scolopendrinm. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited the head of a Tsetze Fly, Glossina 

 tachinoides, the foot of the same species, a section of the stem of 

 Hippiiris vidgaris, the Mare's-tail, and a marine zoophyte with its 

 tentacles expanded. 



Mr. Edwards exhibited slides showing the disease, Rickets, in a 

 child, the Trichina worm in muscle. Variola in skin, a species of 

 Podura, and the nest of a small spider. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited the larval hairs of Xola albiilalis, and 

 of <)r;ii/ia antiqiia, J and $ antennae of Satnrnia pavonia {carpini), 

 and the genitalia of Ptycholoma lecheana. 



Mr. W. J. Ashdown exhibited Coleoptera, Hemiptera, etc., in- 



