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SPECIAL MEETING. 



The Special Meeting summoned to consider the new Bye- 

 law proposed by the Council was then held. 



The Secretary read the proposed Bye-law, which runs as 

 follows : — 



" Chap, xxiii. Prohibition in respect of Funds. 



" The Society shall not and may not make any dividend, 

 gift, division or bonus in money unto or between any of its 

 members." 



This Bye-law was needed to comply with the Act of Parlia- 

 ment regulating the Kegistration of Scientific Societies so that 

 they may be free from local rates. 



On the motion of Mr. Bethune-Baker, seconded by Mr. 

 Stanley Edwards, it was passed without discussion. 



Wednesday, March 7th, 1917. 

 Dr. C. J. Gahan, M.A., D.Sc, President, in the Chair. 



Death of a Member of Council. 



The death of Mr. A. E. Gibbs, a member of the Council, 

 and for five years a most valued member of the Business 

 Committee, was announced. 



Exhibitions. 



South Indian Hemiptera, &c. — Mr. E. A. Butler ex- 

 hibited two species of S. Indian Hemiptera received from 

 Mr. T. V. Campbell, M.B., who captured them at Chikka- 

 ballapura in the Mysore State ; viz. : — 



(1) Urentius echinus, Dist., a species of Tingididae, which 

 is a pest feeding on the leaves of the Egg-Plant {Solanum 

 melongena), the larvae living on the under-side of the leaves, 

 and the adult insects on the upper. 



(2) Apollodotus praefectus, Dist., a species of Capsidae, 

 which is found on the same plant, and the larvae of which 

 prey upon those of the Tingid bug. 



