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Papers. 



The following papers were read :—- 



" Elateridae of Seychelles Expedition," by M. Fleutiaux, 

 communicated by Dr. H. Scott. 



" Transformative Deceptive Eesemblance in Long-horned 

 Grasshoppers," by Mr. B. P. Uvarov. 



Wednesday, October 4th, 1922, 



Mr. Robert Adkin, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Obituary. 

 The deaths of the following Fellows were announced, and 

 a vote of condolence with their relatives was passed : Dr. 

 David Sharp, F.R.S., one of the Special Life Fellows of the 

 Society, Mr. Hamilton H. Druce, Mr. Arthur Horne, 

 Mr. Frank M. Littler, and Mr. G. 0. Sloper. 



The Collection of Portraits. 

 The Treasurer made a statement as to four new portraits 

 that had recently been hung in the Meeting-room, and a por- 

 trait of the late Dr. Sharp presented by Mr. W. J. Lucas, 

 for addition to the collection, was gratefully accej)ted. 



Election of Fellows. 



The following were elected Fellows of the Society : — Messrs. 

 Guy Babault, 10, Rue Camille-Perier, Chaton, Seine-et-Oise, 

 France; Albert E. Waight, Brunleigh, Kent Bank Road, 

 Grange-over-Sands. 



Exhibitions. 



Insects from the Earn Collection.^ — Mr. W. G. Sheldon 

 exhibited an example, taken in the New Forest, of the very 

 rare type form of Sarrothripus revayana Scopoli, or very near 

 it, with an example of S. ab. raynosana Hb., for comparison; 

 also an example of the very rare (in Britain) ab. degenerana Hb., 

 of the same species. Of this form he knew of three examples 



