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Wednesday, October 4th, 1911. 
The Rey. F. D. Morice, President, in the Chair. 
Election of Fellow. 
Mr, C. B. WiiiiAms, of 20, Slatey Road, Birkenhead, was 
elected a Fellow of the Society. 
Votes of Condolence. 
The decease was announced by the Prestpent of Dr. SAMUEL 
H. Scupper, of Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A., one of the oldest of 
the Honorary Fellows ; of Mr. A. H. Crarke; of Mr. ALBERT 
Harrison, lately a member of the Council, and of Mr. G. H. 
VERRALL, a former President of the Society. 
The PRESIDENT, in a short speech, proposed a vote of con- 
dolence with the relatives of Mr. VERRALL, which was seconded 
by Prof. PouLton. 
A vote of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr. ALBERT 
Harrison was proposed by the Rev. G. WHEELER, and seconded 
by Mr. W. J. Kaye; and a similar vote in the case of Dr. 
ScupDER was proposed by Mr. Cuampion, and seconded by 
Prof. Poutron, all the Fellows present signifying approval 
by rising. 
Exhibitions. 
Ants FRoM Rannocu.—Mr. DonistHorePE exhibited speci- 
mens (¢ ¢ and$%) of Formica pratensis, De G. (congerens, 
Nyl.), taken at Rannoch in June, also $99 f /. sanguinea 
captured in the same region, a new locality for it; and ? ? and 
&% of anew race of Formica rufa, also from Rannoch. Mr. 
Donisthorpe said that the nest of the last-named was a small 
mound made of heather, etc., superficially like an easecta nest, 
ou a moor away from woods. The habits of the ants were 
different from those of rufa; the 2 9 have long golden hairs 
on the scale and base of thorax and abdomen, and the scale 
more emarginate in the § §. 
Brack MELANARGIA GALATHEA.—Mr, BrrauNne-BAKER ex- 
hibited a specimen of MWelanargia galathea, var. lugens, taken at 
