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Mr. T. F. Chipp, F.L.S., gave an exhibition of African Maho- 

 gany (Khai/a sp.) bored by Xylotrya, and ot" Mangrove (Ehizo- 

 phoracese) bored by Teredo sp. [A report by Mr. Chipp on 

 " Mahogany borers of the Gold Coast " was published in the Kew 

 Bulletin, 1913, p. 72.] 



Dr. O. Stapf, F.E.S., Sec.L.S., commented on the facts, and 

 Mr. Chipp replied. 



Prof. J. Stanley GtArdinee, F.E.S., F.L.S., having coUimuai- 

 cated the four following papers forming a portion of the reports 

 on the Percy Sladen Expedition to the Indian Ocean, they were 

 read in title as follows : — 



Prof. E. L. BouviEE. — " Les Caridines des Seychelles, avec 



des observations sur leurs variations." 

 The Eev. A. E. Eaton. — " Psychodidae of the Seychelles." 



" EphemeridjB of the Seychelles." 



Mr. Herbert Campiok. — " Odonata of the Seychelles." 



The Eev. T. E. E. Stebbing, E.E.S., the President, and Prof. G. 

 C. Bourne, E.E.S. , Sec.L.S., contributed additional remarks on 

 Prof. Bouvier's paper. 



Mr. "W. A. Harding, E.L.S., then contributed a paper " On a 

 new Land Leech from the Seychelles," one of the same series as 

 the last four papers. He named the new animal " Idiobdella sey- 

 chelleiisis, gen. and sp. nov." 



Mr. G. Claeidge Deuce, F.L.S., reported on six recently dis- 

 covered new British Plants, including Spergularia atheniensis, 

 Heldr. & Sart. 



Mr. C. E. Salmon, Mr. E. K Williams, Dr. O. Stapf, Mr. H. 

 N. Dixon, and Miss E. Cardew spoke in connection with these 

 novelties. 



The General Secretary read a letter from Dr. George Hender- 

 son, F.L.S., received that morning with specimens of Alnus 

 f/lutinosa, Medic, and what he regarded as A. incana, Medic, the 

 latter showing catkins discharging pollen freely in December, 

 whilst those of the former still remained closed. 



Eehruary 6th, 1913. 

 Prof. E. B. Potjlton, E.E.S. , President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 16th January, 1913, 

 were read and confirmed. 



Dr. Eeginald Euggles Gates was admitted a Eellow. 



