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Lantekn Slides. — Mi'. H. i\Iain, of the economy of the scorpion, of 

 Mirroiloii sp. (Dip.) a scavenger in ants' nests, of the early stages of 

 IJctnnia aiirata. 



Mr. Dods, of a series of plants. 



Mr. Lucas, of points in the life-history of Haphi'lid )infata, Li. 

 }iiactilic(iUis, Chrysnpa jieiia, and HenwidbiKs sp. 



October 2G^/(.— Mr. F. T. Vallins, 372, Sherrard Road, E. 12, was 

 elected a member. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited his series of lUaphoni uiinniira, with its 

 various local races, etc. 



Messrs. 0. H. and A. de B. Goodman, J'icrin rajiae sexes and /-'. 

 NUDiiii sexes for comparison, P. napi of the extreme summer form 

 nojiaeae, approaching P. iiianni in facies, and a P. napi with a spot 

 near the apex strongly formed. 



Miss Alice Lock, Ai/rins conndniU and a $ <_'iilla>< rinceiis {ctliixa) 

 intermediate to var. Jtelicc, both from Sidmouth in September. 



Mr. A. A. W. Buckstone, a large sample of 500 bred /''iiidiiicix 

 ranlni, from Oxshott parents, pointing out al)errant specimens (1) with 

 pale blotch in centre of forewing, (2) with blue centres to spots on 

 hindwings, (8) with pink nervures running through the white blotch, 

 etc. 



Mr. Blair, the ant Mi/niieco/ihila arerfoniin from S. France. 



^{v. Main, flour infested with the beetle, Trihnliuin fcmuiiiu-iiiii. 



Mr. Mera, a series of D. unnidiea, including a dwarf smoky female. 



Mr. Enefer, the ro;)ts of the bean, pointing out the nodules which 

 are concerned in the formation of nitrogenous compounds, and which 

 enrich the soil for the growth of crops. 



Mr. Tonge, his series of D. iiioxlica. 



Mr. R. Adkin called attention to his series of J>. Dieiidica and road 

 a paper entitled '^ 1 Utijihura mendicn and its varieties." A sboit 

 iliscussion took place. 



(OBITUARY. 

 Henry John Elwes, F. R.S., F.E.S., etc. 



We regret to announce the death of Henry .John Elwes, F.R.S., etc., 

 which took place at Colesborne Hall on Sunday, November 2Gtli, after 

 a long illness. He had been failmg physically for some time, when the 

 unexpected death of his only daughter, Mrs. Trepplin, in .Tune last, 

 came as a great shock, from which he never recovered. 



He was educated at Eton, and subsequently joined the Scots Guards, 

 in which he became Captain. A man of unusually robust physique and 

 great energy, it is not surprising that he had a restless spirit, and so he 

 became a great traveller. Prom the age of seventeen he never remained 

 in England a whole year, but always desired to see " fresh fields and 

 pastures new." His first love, apart from big game hunting, was 



