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Treasurer much time and tiouble in the collection of arrears 

 — the total, if slightly less than that of last year, still shows 

 that the Society has by no means reached a stationary limit, 

 and that we may I'ely confidently and still further on the 

 assistance and support of many entomologists who have not 

 yet joined our ranks. Indeed it is very satisfactory to note 

 that in the last ten years the Society has increased to the 

 extent of no less than one hundred and twenty-five. 



The Transactions for the year 1906 form a volume of 

 five hundred and thirty-nine pages, containing twenty-four 

 Memoirs by the following authors : Mr. Gilbert J. Arrow, 

 F.E.S., Dr. T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.E.S. (two). Dr. F. A. 

 Dixey, M.A., M.D., F.E.S., Mr. Frank P. Dodd, F.E.S. (with 

 an appendix by Col. C. T. Bingham, F.Z.S., F.E.S., and Dr. 

 Benno Wandolleck), Mr. A. H. Hamm, Mr. C. Gordon 

 Hewitt, B.Sc.,Mr. S. L. Hinde, Mr. Martin Jacoby, F.E.S., 

 Mr. W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., Mr. Percy I. Lathy, F.Z.S., F.E.S., 

 Dr. G. B. Longstafe, M.D., F.E.S. (two), Mr. W. J. Lucas, 

 B.A., F.E.S., Mr. E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S., F.E.S., Mr. S. A. 

 Neave, M.A., B.Sc, F.E.S., Professor E. B. Poulton, D.Sc, 

 F.R.S., F.E.S. (three), Mr. L. B. Prout, F.E.S., the Hon. 

 N. Charles Rothschild, M.A., F.L.S., F.E.S. (with appendices 

 by Mr. E. R. Bankes, M.A., F.E.S., and Dr. T. A. Chapman, 

 M.D., F.Z.S., F.E.S.), Mr. R. Shelford, M.A., F.E.S. (two), 

 and Mr. Roland Trimen, M.A., F.R.S., F.E.S. 



Of these twenty-four papers, fourteen relate to Lepidoptera, 

 three to Coleoptera, two to Rhynchota, two to Orthoptera, 

 one to Hymenoptera, one to Keuroptera, and one. Professor 

 Poulton's " Predaceous Insects and their Prey," refers to 

 insects of all these orders except Lepidoptera, and includes 

 observations also on Diptera. 



The Memoirs referred to are illustrated by thirty-two plates, 

 of which thirteen are coloured. Professor Poulton has defrayed 

 the cost of Plate XXIX, and half the cost of Plates IX, X, 

 XVI-XXII, XXIII, and XXXI, sharing also with Mr. W. 

 J. Kaye the cost of Plates XXIV-XXYII, and with Mr. S. A. 

 Neave half the cost of Plates XI, XII ; the Hon. N. Charles 

 Rothschild has given the entire cost of Plate XXVIII ; Dr. 

 T. A. Chapman has paid half the cost of Plate VIII, and the 



