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Mr. Sydney Webb referred to the Lepidoptera of ponds, of which 

 however but very few can be strictly called aquatic, and of these 

 only one is British, the well-known Acentropus niveus, which is now 

 finally accepted as belonging to the Lepidoptera, He read extracts 

 from several works in reference to other orders of insects which 

 include aquatic species. 



Dr. Bosseythenreadapaper on the minute forms of pond life which 

 seem to occupy an ill-defined border land between the animal and 

 vegetable kingdoms, illustrating the subject by a number of speci- 

 mens exhibited under the microscope. He referred first to the 

 families of the Desmids and Diatoms in the vegetable kingdom, and 

 next to the lowest forms of animal life, alluding first to the Rhizopoda 

 which he characterized as exhibiting life without structure, digestion 

 without stomachs, and motion, progression, and prehension without 

 muscles or limbs. In this division he referred especially to the 

 Proteus or Amoeba and to Actinophorus Sol, the Sun Animalcule. 

 He then spoke of the Infusoria, and the Rotifera, explaining the 

 structure and mode of locomotion of each, and lastly alluded to the 

 Tardigrada or Water Bears. 



Mr. J. B. Crosfield exhibited specimens of Pesiza macrocalyx, a 

 fungus which he had found abundantly in a wood among fir-trees at 

 the north of Box Hill. It was of a dull purplish color, and was 

 growing partially buried in the ground. In fully expanded speci- 

 mens the pileus was broken round the edge into a star-shaped form. 



Annual Geneeal Meeting, Oct. \9th, 1877. The Annual 

 Report was presented, read, and adopted. It stated that six 

 Excursions were made by the members during the summer, viz. 

 on May 12th to the Holm wood ; June 9th, Gomshall and Hurtwood ; 

 June 23rd (afternoon excursion) Reigate Hill and Betchworth; July 

 14th, Rockhurst and Balcombe ; Aug. 11th (afternoon excursion), 

 Merstham and White Hill ; and Sept. 8th, Ranmer Common and 

 Box Hill. At the Holmwood some tubes were observed on sloe 

 bushes made by the larvae of either Rodophsea suavella or Sideria 

 achatana, either of which would be new to the district. Several 

 specimens of LithocoUetis hortella were also found on the trunks of 

 some large oak trees. This species of moth is new to our district, 

 not having been previously taken nearer to our limits than St. 

 Martha's Hill, Guildford. Among furze on a common near 

 Hurtwood, Orobanche major was found in great abundance. 

 Hymenophyllum tunbridgense was found to be still growing in 

 profusion on the rocks in the grounds of Charles Hill, Esq. at 

 Rockhurst, the only station for it in our district. The geological 



