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of Trinidad alligators, during which specimens in the Club collec- 

 tion were compared with the live I'eptiles. Sir John Goldney 

 and Mr. Devenish took a lively part in this discussion. — Mr. 

 Caracciolo showed a parasitic fly, Belvoisia bi/'asciata, Fabr. bi'ed 

 from the chrysalis of a sj^ecies of Cerocampa moth. He said that 

 this fly was found both in North and South America and the 

 Antilles. There were six pupie neatly stored in the chrysalis of the 

 moth, imitating very closely some nest oiHymenoptera. — It was 

 decided onthemotionofMr. Potter, seconded by Mr. Broadway, that 

 the Club should give a ladies' evening twice a year, the first evening 

 to take place six months hence. The Secretary read on behalf of 

 Mr. Meaden, a country member, a communication with reference to 

 some ticks found on an Iguana. — Mr. Urich read a paper upon 

 "Mosquitoes and how to deal with them." INIr. Urich went into 

 the life history of these insects and exhibited them in the larval 

 and pupal stages. He also showed how their numbers might be 

 appreciably diminished in cess-pits and stagnant water by the 

 use of carbolic acid and kerosine oil and said that where large 

 quantities of water were stored for drinking purposes a small 

 fish found plentifully in Trinidad might be introduced with ad- 

 vantage as it lived largely on the mosquito larvfe. Mr. Urich 

 produced a number of the fish in question and then threw 

 into the vessel in which they were confined a large quantity of 

 mosquito larvtp. The fish at once set to work and devoured the 

 lot in Aery quick time. Adult mosquitoes and portions of their 

 mouth parts on slides (lent by the Hon. J, E. Tanner and Mr. 

 Broadway) were exhibited through the microscope, and lent 

 additional interest to a capital paper. After some buisness of 

 minor importance the Club adjourned at 10 p.m. 



Special Meeting, 28th June. 



On Wednesday, June 28th, the members of the Club invited 

 a large number of their friends to meet Sir J. B. Stone, Kt., 

 F.L.S., r.G.S., F.R.G.S., who was paying a flying visit to the 

 island after having been on a visit to Bi'azil with the British 

 Astronomical Expedition, which proceeded thither to photograph 

 the eclipse of the sun on April 16th. Amongst the members and 

 friends of the Club present wei'e : Mr. Justice Rayner, the Hon. 

 Robert Guppy, Dr. and Mrs. Beaven Rake, Mr. R. J. L. and 

 Mrs. Guppy, the Rev. L. A. Taitt, Mr. Syl. Devenish, Mr. Louis 

 Siegert, Professor Carmod}^ Mr. John Fanning, Dr. A. Woodlock, 

 Mr. Louis Broome, Mr. E. Lee, Captain Rademaaker, Mr. A. C. 

 Ross, Mr. J. H. Collens, Mr. A. Richards, Mr. C. F. Stollmeyer, 

 Mr. J. A. Donnatieu, the Hon. C. F. Cochrane, Mi*. Clarence 

 Bourne, Mr. H. S. Billouin, Mr. R. Gervase Bushe, Mr. E. R. 

 Smart, Mr. C. O. Bock, Mr. Chas. F. Bourne, Mr. James Miller 



