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to the Forficulidffi. He thought that further specimens for 

 examination were required before attempting to determine 

 its position, which was quite doubtful at present. 



Mr. W. F. H. Blandford communicated a paper entitled 

 " Descriptions of New Scolytiihc from the Oriental and 

 Austro-Malayan Regions." 



April 1st, 1896. 



Professor Raphael Meldola, F.R.S., President, in the 

 Chair, 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks 

 voted to the respective donors. 



Election of Fellows. 



Mr. Luke Bishop, F.R.G.S., of 3, Tokenhouse Buildings, 

 E.G. ; and Mr. Robert Nesham, of Utrecht House, Clapham 

 Park, S.W., were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Exhibitions, etc. 



Mr. Champion exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Blatch, speci- 

 mens of Quedim riparim, Kellner, captured in I'ebruary last 

 on the banks of running streams at Porlock, Somerset. He 

 remarked that the insect was an interesting and unexpected 

 addition to the British list, and the second recent novelty 

 from the west counti-y, the other being Ochthebius lejolisi, 

 Muls. and Rey, found at Ilfracombe in June last by 

 Mr. Bennett. It would seem to indicate that further 

 additions to our list of Coleoptera might be expected from 

 the country south of the Bristol Channel. He added that 

 Mr. Waterhouse had informed him that he had seen speci- 

 mens of the Quedius from Wales and Scotland. Mr. Water- 

 house said that Mr. Chitty and Mr. Beevor had shown him 

 specimens of Quedius riparius recently collected by them. 



Mr. Champion also exhibited a small collection of 

 Coleoptera made by Mr. 0. V. Aplin in Southern Tunis 

 during various expeditions inland fi'om Gabes. The collec- 

 tion included some interesting Tenebrionidns of the genera 

 Pimelia and Adesmia. Mr. Aplin noticed specimens of these 



