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had brought before the Society. It appeared likely to him, 
from what was known about such insects as Callidiwm 
variabile, which was occasionally bred from dry wood at long 
intervals, that these species were not abnormally slow-growing 
under normal conditions, but became so in dry timber in 
which they probably sustained life with difficulty, especially 
when the outside of the wood was varnished. 
Mr. WaternovuseE exhibited for Mr. G. W. Kirkaldy living 
examples in various stages of a Caryoborus in nuts of Attalea 
funifera from Brazil. Elditt had described the attacks of an 
allied species upon the seeds of Cassia fistula. 
Mr. Turr exhibited for Dr. Chapman a series of Zygaena 
exulans from Finmark and discussed the differences between 
them and the Scotch form. 
Papers. 
Papers were communicated by Mr. W. F. H. Bianprorp 
‘On some Oriental Scolytide of Economic importance with 
Descriptions of five new Species” and by Mr. vAN DER WuLpP 
(through Colonel Yerbury) on “ Asilidee from Aden and its 
neighbourhood.” 
November 16th, 1898. 
Mr. R. Trimen, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 
Election of Fellows. 
Dr. A. L. Bennett, Mission Protestante, Libreville, French 
Congo; Mr. J. G. McH. Gorpon and Mr. R. 8S. G. McH. 
Gorpon, of Corsemalzie, Whauphill, Wigtonshire; Mr. J. A, 
Kersuaw, of Morton Banks, Lewisham Road, Windsor, Mel- 
bourne, Victoria; Mr. A. G. Leruprinesr, of Glynde Place, 
Lewes; Mr. W. J. Lucas, B.A., of 278, King’s Road, Kingston- 
on-Thames; Mr. R. H. Reuton, c/o Perkins and Co., Ltd., 
Brisbane, Queensland, and Dr. A. J. Turner, of Wickham 
Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, were elected Fellows of the 
Society. 
Exhibitions. 
Mr. Turr showed, for Mr. Herbert Williams, a series of 
specimens of Pararge egeria bred from eggs laid on July 27, 
