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this state are easily crushed. One which I caught at Iquique 

 (for they are found in Chile and Peru,) was very empty. 

 When phiced on a table, and thougli surrounded hy people, if 

 a finger was presented, the bold insect would immediately 

 protrude its sucker, make a charge, and, if allowed, draw 

 blood. No pain was caused by the wound. It was curious 

 to watch its body during the act of sucking, as in less than 

 ten minutes it changed from being as flat as a wafer to a 

 globular form. This one feast, for which the benchuca was 

 indebted to one of the officers, kept it fat during four whole 

 months ; but, after the first fortniglit, it was quite ready to 

 have another suck." ("Journal of Researches, etc." London, 

 1876, p. 330.) 



Wednesday, November 16th, 1904. 



Professor E. B. Puulton, M.A., D.Sc, F.R.8., President, in 

 the Chair. 



Election of a Fellow. 



Mr. Edward Goodwin, of Canon Court, Wateringbury, Kent, 

 was elected a Fellow of the Society. 



Noininatio7i of Officers and Cotmcil. 



Mr. H. Eowland-Brown, one of the Secretaries, announced 

 that the Council had nominated the following Fellows to serve 

 as Ofiicers and Members of the Council for the year 1905 : — 



President, Mr. Frederic Merrifield; Treasurer, Mr, Albert 

 H. Jones; Secretaries, Mr. Henry Rowland-Brown, M.A., 

 and Commander James J. Walker, R.N., F.L.S. ; Librarian, 

 Mr. G. C. Champion, F.Z.S. Other Members of Council, 

 INIi-. Gilbert J. Arrow, Colonel Charles T. Bingham, F.Z.S. , 

 Dr. Thomas A. Chapman, M.J)., F.Z.S., Mr. James E. Collin, 

 Dr. Frederick A. Dixey, M.A., M.D., Mr. Hamilton H. C. 

 J. Druce, F.Z S., Mr. Heri^ert Goss, F.L.S. , Mr. William 

 J. Lucas, B.A., Professor Edward B. Poulton, M.A., D.Sc, 

 F.R.S., Mr. Louis B. Prout, Mr. Edward Saunders, F.R.S., 

 and Colonel John W. Ybrbury, R.A., F.Z.S. 



