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Government be asked to increase the grant at present made 

 to the Royal Society, and that the Royal Society be asked to 

 administer it. This was duly seconded and discussed at 

 some length, when Prof. Meldola proposed as an amendment 

 that, in view of the opinions expressed during the meeting, 

 the matter be referred back to the Corresponding Societies 

 Committee. This was seconded in due form, and the 

 amendment carried with but one or two dissentients. 



This concluded the business of the Congress, and a vote 

 of thanks to the Chairman, having been moved and seconded, 

 was carried by acclamation, and the delegates separated. 



NOVEMBER nth, 1909. 



Mr. Ashdown exhibited examples of the species of Lepi- 

 doptera taken by him during July in Switzerland, including 

 Euvanessa antiopa, Loweia alciphron, var. gordiiis, L. dorilis, 

 var. montana, Ciipido scbrus, Polyommatus meleager, P. hylas, 

 P. icariis, ab. icarimts, Aricia astrarche, var. allous, Melitcca 

 dictynna, Erebia stygne, Thecla spini, Papilio podaliriits, Syn- 

 tomis phegea,- Anthocera carniolica, A. ephialtes, Lasiocampa 

 t>ini, Setina auvita, etc. 



Mr. West (Greenwich) exhibited the very rare Homo- 

 pteron, Ulopa trivia, taken by him at Chipstead among 

 grass; also, from the tamarisk at Deal, Linwtdtix stactogala, 

 a very rare species. 



Mr. Barrett exhibited specimens of Nojiagria arnndincta 

 and its allies, and reported that the imagines of Hybcrnia 

 dcfoHaria were this year in considerable abundance in the 

 north of Surrey. 



Dr. Chapman exhibited a living specimen of Agriades 

 thetis {bellargus), second brood. 



Mr. Step exhibited a group of the Discomycetous fungus, 

 Humaria violacea, from Highbeech, showing the progressive 

 stages from its first appearance to full expansion. Also two 

 species of Myxogastres — Lycogala cpidcndrum from Oxshott, 

 and Arcyria clavata from Highbeech. A fourth exhibit was 

 Corticium lactciun, a resupinate species growing closely 

 attached to laburnum bark, from Ashtead. 



Mr. Andrews exhibited examples of British Syvphidcc, show- 

 ing (in accordance with A. H. Thayer's theories) how the 

 position of the darkened portion of the wing, in correlation 

 with the light-coloured area at the base of the abdomen, 

 helps to " break up" the general appearance of the insects 

 when at rest. 



