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Wednesday, December 2nd, 1914. 



Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., F.Z..S.. Pmsidciit, in 

 the Chair. 



Election of Honorary Fellow. 



Prof. Lameere of Brussels was elected to the Honorary 

 Fellowship vacant by the resignation (and subsequent death) 

 of Dr. August Weismann. 



Prof. PouLTON read a letter showing the circumstances 

 under which Dr. Weismann had been persuaded to sign the 

 declaration of the German Professors. 



Appointment of Auditors. 



The President announced that he had nominated the 

 following Fellows to act as Auditors : — 



On. the Council : Messrs. S. Edwards, G. Meade-Waldo, 

 and H. Eowland-Brown. 



Not on the Council: Messi's. H. W. Lj.ovd, H. J. Turner, 

 iind C. (). Waterhouse. 



E.rln'hitioii.s. 



Coloration ok Desert Hy.menoptera. The Rev. F. I). 

 Mork^e exhibited a. few Hymeno]3tera of various groups from 

 Egypt, Algeria, etc., showing the silvery pubescence and pale 

 colours frequently characteristic of Desert insects. vVlso a 

 lantern slide showing the seventh ventral segment in ProsopiH 

 communis o. 



Dark Aberration of Aruynnis niohe.- Mr. H. J. Turner 

 exhibited a striking aberration of an Argynvis with sym- 

 metrically coalescent dark markings on the upper side and 

 the silver spots on the under side hind-wing forming a tri}>ki 

 basal blotch and marginal streaks ; it was taken this year on 

 August 2, in the deserted garden of Prince Henry of Prussia 

 at St. Moritz in the Engadine. The species being uncertain 

 Mr. Turner showed with it specimens of the three Swiss species 

 of Argynnis. 



The Kev. G. Wheeler (jbseived that, in the oa.se of a J 



