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Motli bred June 2iid, 1898. The larva wsis given to Mr. Wm. Smith, of Paisley, by 

 a friend who found it on a moor used by the Glasgow Corporation for rubbish, the 

 supposition being that an ovum or larva had been introduced with the refuse 

 matter. Mr. McLachlan, a female of a Dragon-fly of the genus Tetracanthagyna 

 from North Borneo, similar to T. vittata, McLach., but with a very broad ante- 

 apical fascia on the wings, and with some asymmetrical markings. He said there 

 might be a question as to the specific identity or otherwise of the insect. And 

 there was also the question as to whether the insect described by Mr. C. 0. Water- 

 house as Gynacantha plagiata in the " Transactions " for 1878 was specifically the 

 same. Mr. Waterhouse was of opinion that the species was distinct. Mr. R. 

 Adkin, two aberrant male specimens of Argyiinls Aglaia. In one of them the basal 

 two-thirds of all the wings were almost completely covered with black, and broad 

 black streaks crossed the remaining third of the wings to the outer margin, follow- 

 ing the venation. In the other specimen the peculiarity consisted in the presence 

 of a greenish-white blotch on each of the wings on the left side, similar in character 

 to the pale blotches not infrequently observed in A. PapMa. Both specimens were 

 taken near Brighton in July last, where the species was unusually abundant Papers 

 were communicated on " Observations on some species of Orina, a genus of vivi- 

 parous and ovo-viviparous beetles, by Mr. Gr. C. Champion and Dr. T. A. Chapman," 

 reported by Dr. T. A. Chapman : " Illustrations of the sixth male ventral segment 

 in seventeen Osniia species of the adunca group, with a note on the synonymy of 

 three species, and descriptions of five which appear to be new," by the E,ev. F. D. 

 Morice, M.A. : and an Obituary notice of the late Dr. Otto Staudinger, by Mr. H. 

 J. Elwes, F.R.S. — C. J. Gahan and H. Rowland-Brown, Hon. Sees. 



January 16th, 1901. — The Sixty-eighth Annual Meeting. — Mr. G. II. 

 VekrALL, President, in the Chair. 



After an abstract of the Treasurer's accounts, showing a large balance in the 

 Society's favour, had been read by one of the Auditors, the Secretary read the 

 Report of the Council. It was then announced that the following had been elected 

 Oflicers and Council for the Session 1901 — 1902. President, the Rev. Canon 

 Fowler, M.A., F.L.S. ; Treasurer, Mr. Robert McLachlan, F.R.S. ; Secretaries, Mr. 

 Herbert Qoss, F.L.S., and Mr. H. Rowland-Brown, M.A. ; Librarian, Mr. George 

 C. Champion, F.Z.S.; and as other Members of Council, Professor T. Hudson Beare, 

 F.R.S.E., and Messrs. R. Adkin, Charles G. Barrett, William L. Distant, II. St. J. 

 Donisthorpc, F.Z.S., Charles J. Gahan, M.A., Robert W. Lloyd, Edward Saunders, 

 F.L.S. , G. II. Verrall, and Colbran J. Wainwright. 



The President referred to the losses Entomology had sustained during the past 

 Session by the deaths of the Baron de Selys-Longchamps, Mr. W. B. Spence, Mr. 

 Blateh, Major George Cockle, Mr. Philip Crowley, Lord Dormer, Mr. J. H. Leech, 

 Dr. W. H. Lowe, Professor Joseph Mik, Professor Emile Blanchard, Dr. Staudinger, 

 and other entomologists. He then delivered an address. A vote of thanks to the 

 President was proposed by Canon Fowler, seconded by Colonel Swinhoe,and carried. 

 A vote of thanks to the Treasurer, Secretaries and Librarian was proposed by Mr. 

 C. G. Barrett, seconded by Mr. Donisthorpc, and carried. The oflicers re])lied. — 

 H. Goss and H. Rowland-Bkown, IIoh. Secretaries. 



