264 [April, 1884. 



16th January, 1884 (Annual Meeting). — J. W. Dunning, Esq., President, in 

 the Chair. The following were elected Members of Council for 1884, viz. : Messrs. 

 T. E. BiUups, J. W. Dunning, E. A. Fitch, F. Grut, W. F. Kirby, G-. Lewis, E. 

 McLachlan, J. W. May, E. Meldola, F. P. Pascoe, E. Saunders, J. W. Slater, and 

 Sir S. S. Saunders. 



The outgoing President, Treasurer, Secretaries, and Librarian, were re-elected. 



The President read an Address, which was ordered to be printed, and the 

 Meeting terminated with the customary votes of thanks, which were acknowledged. 

 It was mentioned in the Keport of the Council that the President had presented a 

 complete set of the "Annals and Magazine of Natural History " to the Society. 



mi February, 1884.— The President in the Chair. 



E. A. Poulton, Esq., M.A., of Jesus and Keble Colleges, Oxford, and S. Prout 

 Newcombe, Esq., of Covent Garden, were elected Members. 



The President appointed Messrs. Meldola and Pascoe, and Sir S. S. Saunders, 

 Vice-Presidents for the year. 



Mr. Crowley exhibited specimens of Castnia Eudesmia, with their " cocoons," 

 or larval galleries, formed of ligneous debris, of great length, and frequently furcate ; 

 also the eggs, which were of large size : these had been sent from Valparaiso. 



Mr. Kirby exhibited a coloured photograph of the abnormal Samia bred by 

 Mr. Wailly, and exhibited at the Meeting on the 3rd October, 1883. 



Mr. Stainton called attention to the history of Aglossa pinyuinalis, as detailed 

 by Mr. Buckler in the Ent. Mo. Mag. for February, remarking on its extraordinary 

 habits ; he also stated that Mr. Buckler had left notes on the habits of its congener, 

 A. cuprealis. 



Dr. Sharp sent a photograph of the extraordinary Hypocephalus armatus, which 

 species he had recently acquired. 



Mr. Pascoe exhibited a fine collection of CurculionidcB from New Guinea. 



The President stated that he had received information from Mr. Nottidge, of 

 Ashford, that a number of Bombi had recently been sent to New Zealand, and he 

 hoped that better success would attend this consignment than those previously sent. 

 They were to be kept at a temperature of about 40° Fahr. Mr. McLachlan and 

 others thought this was too high a temperature. The President also alluded to tlie 

 apparent scarcity, or disappearance of butterflies in Yorkshire (according to Mr. 

 Porritt's list) as compared with the conditions formerly existing. Mr. Beaumont 

 confirmed the accuracy of the statement, and Mr. Hudd said that a precisely parallel 

 condition existed with respect to Bristol. Messrs. Stainton and Weir added their 

 testimony to the correctness of the statement with regard to other localities. 



The report of the Committee (Messrs. McLachlan and Fitch) appointed by the 

 Council to examine into the question of the supposed presence of Phylloxera in the 

 Colony of Victoria was read. The insect was present on the roots sent (in alcohol), 

 in considerable numbers, and the matter was the more serious because these roots 

 were those left in the ground after the vines had been destroyed. Precautionary 

 measures were recommended. 



Mr. Douglas communicated a paper (accompanied by a plate) on a new species 

 of Ortliezia from Monte Criso, sent to him by M. Lichtenstein. 



Sir S. S. Saunders communicated further notes on "caprification" and fig-insects. 



It was announced that the next Meeting would be made special, to consider a 

 requisition (signed in accordance with the Bye-Laws) as to the advisability, or other- 

 wise, of obtaining; a Charier for tlie Socielv. 



