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Mr. Hamilton H. Druoe, F.L.S., read a paper on " New 

 species of Hesperiidie from Central and S. America," and 

 exhibited the specimens described ; also a series of the sub- 

 family Pyrrho'piiginse, together with the genus Erycides of the 

 sub-family Heaperiinx showing the gi'eat similarity of some of 

 the species with those of the Pyrrhopygine genus Jemadia, and 

 also pointed out that the sub-family Pamphilimv contained 

 genera with species again almost exact copies of tiiose shown 

 in the two previously mentioned sub-families. 



Dr. G. B. LoNGSTAFF, M.D., called the attention of Fellow.s 

 to a very interesting paper on "The Life Histoiy of House 

 Flies," by Dr. A. Griffith, M.D., D.P.H., in tlie monthly 

 publication "Public Health." 



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Conversazione. 



The Vice-President made a statement relati' 

 expenses of the Conversazione, and informed Fellows who had 

 kindly placed their names on the Guarantee Fund Ii8<< that, 

 they would be asked to pay a contribution not excce Ji n ^^ ':' T J. 

 in the pound. 



Mr. F. Merrifield proposed a vote of thanks to the 

 Fellows who had been chiefly instrumental in making the' 

 Conversazione a success, and the Vice-President begged to be 

 allowed to mention in particular the services rendered by.^ 

 Mr. R. Adkin and Mr. Stanley Edwards, who had under- 

 taken the whole work of airangement in connection with the 

 exhibitions. 



The vote of thanks was given unanimously. 



