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Vol. ii. AUGUST, 1895. No. 9. 



REPORT OF CLUB MEETING, 



11th June 



I)RESENT : Sir John Goldney, V.P. (in the chair), Professor 

 Carmody, Br. Rodriguez, Messrs. H. Caracciolo, W. S. 

 Tucker, J. R. Llanos, John Barclay, T. I. Potter, 11. R, Mole, 

 E. 1). Ewen, F. Hernandez, and F. W. Urich, Hon. Secre- 

 tin'/. The following gentlemen were elected Town Members of 

 the Club : Mr. W. H. Lice, Ph.D., F.I. C, and Mr. J. B. Inniss. 

 Mr. Urich read a paper on the web insects Embia urichiana, 

 N. sf\, de Saussure inlitt., giving a short description of the insects 

 together with notes on the life history, parasites and methods of 

 extermination. The paper was illustrated by specimens of the 

 insects and their webs. — Mr. Caracciolo gave a description of a 

 grotto in the island of Gasparee which he had visited, and shewed 

 specimens of lime stone formation found there. — Mr. Mole called 

 attention to two specimens and pointed out the difference in the 

 young and adult of the snake Scytale coronatum. A specimen 

 of Uraniscodon plica, a lizard locally called "Old .Man," was 

 exhibited. — The Secretary showed a specimen of the uncommon 

 burrowing snake Glauconia albifrons and said that some people 

 regarded it as a lizard and thought it a very important natural 

 enemy to Parasol ants, in reality it was quite incapable of doing 

 the ants any harm and stood a very poor chance of escaping the 

 mandibles of the large soldier ants. A specimen of the green 

 tree frog Phyloniedusa burmeisteri was also on view. This frog 

 has the peculiar habit of making a nest of leaves and laying 

 its eggs in it instead of in water, as is the case with other species. 

 Mr. Ewen marie some remarks on the jigger and the means of 



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