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Wednesday, October 16th, 1918. 



Dr. S. A. Neave, M.A., D.Sc, F.Z.S., Vice-President, in 

 the Chair. 



Tea Fund. 

 The Treasurer having brought forward the question of 

 subscriptions to the Tea Fund, a discussion took place during 

 which the question was raised whether it would not be better 

 for the Society to provide tea as one of its regular expenses; 

 a charge for tea was also suggested. Eventually it was agreed 

 nern. con., on the motion of Mr. E. E. Green, seconded by 

 Mr. H. Rowland-Brown, that the question be referred back 

 to the Council. 



Alteration of Bye-law. 



The proposed alteration in Bye-law viii was read for the 

 third time, and it was announced that the Special Meeting 

 would take place immediately before the Ordinary Meeting 

 on Nov. 6th, at 8 p.m. 



A rare Coccid. — Mr. E. E. Green exhibited specimens of 

 a rare Coccid (Kermes quercus) taken on the stem of a single 

 oak, at Selby (Yorkshire). The species had been taken on 

 two or three occasions only, apparently in the London dis- 

 trict. The present examples were found to be associated 

 with dense groups of adventitious buds on the stems of the 

 tree, and were extraordinarily like the buds themselves. 



EUPITHECIA HELVETICATA VAR. ARCEUTHATA AND A LlVING 



Larva.— Mr. W. G. Sheldon exhibited specimens of Ewpi- 

 ihecia helveticata var. arceuthata, Prey, and a living larva from 

 Surrey, and made the following observations : — ■ 



E. helveticata, var. arceuthata has been known for many years 

 to occur locally in the south of England. It was discovered so 

 far back as 1862 by Harper Crewe, who in this and the following 

 year seems to have secured a number of larvae. Specimens 

 are said to have since been taken in Surrey, but the only 

 definite record seems to be one by B. A. Bower in E.M.M., 

 vol. x. (2nd series) p. 12, who records two examples beiten 



