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ajiurieUa, Sophronia semicostella , Pleurota pi/ropdlfi, Gu'ophora 

 atipella, and Butalis fallacella. The latter wore chiefly 

 interesting from the fact that they were taken at an eleva- 

 tion of about 8,000 feet Lord Walsingham said that these 

 Micro-Lepidoptera from the Dauphine Alps were exceed- 

 ingly interesting, and resembled those obtained by M. Mil- 

 liere in a more southern latitude. The "plumes "were 

 particularly interesting, and he had been much puzzled over 

 some species which Mi'. Tutt had sent him, one of which he 

 considered was a strange form of O.vyptilus Itieracii. He also 

 remarked on the close resemblance between certain American 

 and European species of plumes. 



Taper read. 

 Lord Walsingham read a paper entitled, " Western 

 Equatorial African Micro-Lepidoptera." A discussion en- 

 sued, in which Dr. Sharp, Mr. Jacoby, and others, took 

 part. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



January 20th, 1897. 



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



Mr. Albert Hugh Jones, one of the Auditors, read the 

 Treasurer's Balance Sheet, showing a balance of £10 8s. 2d. 

 in the Society's favour. 



Mr. H. Goss, one of the Secretaries, read the following 



Report of the Council. 



Diu'ing the Session 189G-97 five Ordinary Fellows have 

 died, viz., Mr. Edward Armitage, R.A , Mr. Peter Inchbald, 

 F.L.S., Miss Georgiana E. Ormerod, Mons. Auguste Salle, 

 and Mr. Arthur Dowsett ; eleven Fellows have resigned, and 

 thirteen Ordinary Fellows have been elected. 



The number of Fellows elected during the year is far below 

 the average, notwithstanding the successful efi'(5rts of one or 

 two Fellows of the Society to add to its numbers. 



At the present time the Society consists of 10 Honorary, 

 55 Life, and 819 Fellows liable for the Annual Subscription, 



