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The following Rules for the Economic Entomology Competi- 

 tion were unanimously adopted : — 



1st Prize $30. 

 2nd „ $20. 



1. No Second Prize will be given if fewer than six 



Essays are sent in. 



2. Essays to be sent in on the 2nd of July, 1894, signed 



by a nom de 'plume and accompanied by a sealed 

 envelope containing competitor's card — to be 

 attached to Essay with the nom de fHume written 

 on the exterior of the envelope. 



3. The Essays to be accompanied by collections contain- 



ing all insects mentioned in them. Good setting 

 and preparation will be taken into account. 



4. All Essays and Collections to become the property 



of the Club. 



5. The decision of the Judges selected by the Business 



Committee of the Club to be final. 



6. By Economic Entomology is meant the Study of 



Insects which are injurious to Agriculture and 

 Gardening, and the methods of destroying them. 



7. Essays are to treat only of Trinidad pests. 



8. This Competition is open only to Town and Country 



Members of the Club. 



Mr. Lechmere Guppy jr. exhibited a Gordius worm found at 

 Princes Town by Mr. C. P. Rojas. This worm lives in its young 

 stage in the body cavity of predatory insects and is provided 

 with a mouth which in its adult state is obliterated. At 

 pairing time they pass into the water, where they become 

 SBXually mature. Their color is black. Mr. Guppy also showed 

 a hairy Bombyx caterpillar which severely stung one of the mem- 

 bers present although this venomous characteristic was doubted 

 a few meetings previously. The Secretary exhibited on behalf 

 ol the President a nest of procession caterpillars from Monos 

 living on the almond tree (Terminalia catap2)a). — The Meeting 

 adjourned at 10 p.m. 



Second Annual Meeting. 



(18th August 1893.) 



Present : His Excellency the Administrator H. Fowlez', Esq., 

 Mr. H. Caracciolo (President), Hon. D. B. Horsford, Lieut. Col. 

 D. Wilson, C.M.G., Professor Carmody, Mr. Syl. Devenish, Dr. 

 Woodlock, Messrs. F. J. Maingot, J. Russell Murray, T. I. 

 Potter, W. E. Eiroadway, Henry Tate, J. H. CoUens, Geo. Vahl, 

 Jean Petersen, Lechmere Guppy, jr., R. R. Mole, G. Montagu 



