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the kindness of Mr. Eustace R. Bankes of Corfe Castle, and 

 read extracts from the remarks which had accompanied them. 

 (1) Goniodoma limoniella, Stn. "The larvae you will find in 

 plenty on the bunch of seed-heads of Statice limonium in their 

 very inconspicuous cases consisting of the old flower and 

 calyx : there are a few cases also on the stalks. You probably 

 know that when full-fed the larva descends the stalks of the 

 seed-head, takes up its position on some spot on the main stem 

 (sometimes high up, often very low down on it), bores into it, 

 hibernates therein, and pupates the following late spring 

 or early summer. The case remains outside the stem, but, 

 being only lightly attached, drops off in the course of the 

 autumn or winter, so that, although one can collect the stems 

 in the spring, one then gets no cases." (2) Coleophora obtnsella. 

 " These larvae are very difficult to detect, the case being made 

 of the seed-husks of Juncus maritimus on which the larva; 

 feed," and (3) Coleophora glaucicolella. "Larvae of what I 

 expect will prove to be this species, on seed-heads of Juncus 

 glaucus, to which they show a decided preference." All three 

 species were obtained by Mr. Bankes in the Isle of Wight. 



Paper. 



Commander J. J. Walker read a paper by Mr. A. M. Lea 

 entitled " The Blind Coleoptera of Australia and Tasmania," 

 and exhibited specimens of Illaphanus slephensi, Mack, from 

 Watson's Bay, Sydney, N.S.W., and Phycochus yraniceps, 

 Broun, and P. sulcipennis, Lea, from Hobart, Tasmania. 



Wednesday, October 18th, 1905. 



Dr. T. A. Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S., Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. 



Election of Fellows. 



Mr. Charles William Bracken, B.A. (Lond.), of 18 

 Whiteford Road, Mannamead, Plymouth, and Mr. William 

 Hubert St. Qdentin, of Scampton Hall, Rillington, York, 

 were elected Fellows of the Society. 



