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Panicum atoloni'fentin, Poir. 



Pcaiicii.m lasianthum, Trin. 



Blechnum longifoUam, H. B. K., 



Aspidiani trifoliatum, Sw. var., 



Gin/mno gramme calomclanos, Kaulf. — Common throughout 

 the West Indies. Some varieties bright yellow, some 

 much ■whiter than above. 



Mr Urich read a few notes on the insects collected during 

 the excursion to Diebe Valley on the 26th August, and showed 

 some of the specimens taken which had been prepared by Mr. 

 Broadway. Amongst these figured some good Morplios, two 

 specimei.s of Tiger beetles viz. Odontocheila hipunctaia and 

 margincyuttata and other insects all of which were W(dl knoAvn. 

 Mr. Urich also said that some of the il/orp/ios were caught in 

 the act of feasting on rotten fruits, which they did with such 

 avidity that it was quite an easy matter to bag them. • n a 

 field on the side of the road the butterfiy Actinote peUenea was 

 found in all stages of development, i.e., eggs, caterpillars, pupge 

 and perlect insects. The caterpillars were feeding on a species 

 of Eupatorium. 



borne of the Locusts which were recently present in great 

 numbers at Erin and doing some damage there were placed on 

 the table. It seems that they were blown over in laige num- 

 bers from Venezuela during the storm which occurred early in 

 October. Colonel Wilson said that they were of the same 

 species as those which were found at Patos and Chacachacare 

 some time ago. 



Mr. Ewen read some notes on the Cassava poison and its 

 reputed antidotes. Professor Carmody and Mr. Devenish took 

 a lively part in the short discussion which ensued. 



The meeting adjourned at 10.15, 



CLUB PAPERS. 



HATURAL HISTORY NOTES IN INDIA. 



By Beaven Rake. 



India, Avhich now includes the whole of Burma, may be 



stated roughly to be equal in area to the continent of Europe 



without Kussia. It must also be remembered that in it are 



included a number of countries as dissimilar in physical geogra- 



