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spotting. The specimen of M. didyma was taken at Digne, 

 the others in Switzerland. 



Pafer. 



The following paper was read : — 



" On new and little-known species of Xylophilidae,'' by 

 G. C. Champion, A.L.S., F.E.S. 



Wednesday, November 17th, 1915. 



The Honble. N. Charles Rothschild, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., 

 President, in the Chair. 



Election of Fellows. 



Messrs. John Wesley Carr, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S., Professor 

 of Biology in University College, Nottingham, and Albert 

 Harry Hamm, 22, Southfield Road, Oxford, Assistant in the 

 Hope Dept., Oxford University Museum, were elected Fellows 

 of the Society. 



Death of Professor Meldola. 



The President said he was sure the Fellows would wish, 

 without passing any formal vote, to express their regret at the 

 death of the late Professor Meldola, formerly President of the 

 Society. This was unanimously agreed to, and Professor 

 Poulton asked permission to mention it to the family, whom he 

 would be seeing on the following day. 



Nomination of Officers and Council. 



The Secretary announced that the Council had nominated 

 all the Officers for re-election, and proposed the following 

 Fellows to act as the Council for 1916. Messrs. A. Bacot, 

 E. A. Butler, B.A., B.Sc, T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S., E. A. Cockayne, M.A., M.D., J. C. F. Fryer, C. J. 

 Gahan, M.A., D.Sc, E. E. Green, F.Z.S., G. B. Longstaff, 

 M.A., M.D., G. Meade-Waldo, M.A., S. A. Neave, M.A., B.Sc, 

 H. Rowland-Brown, M.A.. A. E. Tonge. 



