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" The counties of Essex and Herts were added to those 

 coming within the scope of the Union. 



" A new bye-law was passed making authors responsible for 

 the cost of any plates they may desire to have published in 

 the ' Transactions.' 



" Our President, Mr. Alfred Sich, was elected to a seat on 

 the Council. 



" It was unanimously resolved to accept the invitation of 

 the Mayor and Corporation of Winchester to hold the 

 Congress in that city in 1909. 



"Dr. Dukinfield H. Scott, F.R.S., and President of the 

 Linnean Society, was unanimously elected to be the new 

 President." 



JULY gth, 1908. 



The President, in sympathetic terms, referred to the 

 death of a member, Mr. W. Thornthwaite, of Goffs Tower, 

 Crawley. 



A letter was read from the Commons and Footpaths Pre- 

 servation Society asking the Society to send a resolution in 

 favour of two Bills relating to the objects of the Society, 

 now before Parliament. 



The following resolution, proposed by Mr. Step, and 

 seconded by Mr. Adkin, was passed unanimously : 



" That the Society is pleased to learn that the ' Public 

 Rights of Way ' Bill and the ' Access to Mountains ' Bill 

 have been read a second time in the House of Commons, 

 and urges upon the Government the necessity for giving 

 facilities that the)' may speedily pass into law." 



Mr. Henry J. Turner exhibited two undersized females of 

 Agriades bellargus from Ranmore, the smaller measuring 

 only 22 mm. ; several very blue females of Polyommatus 

 icavm from the same place, flying with the former species ; 

 and a form of Hesperia malvce, from Eastbourne, with hind 

 wings normal, but with fore-wings having the white blotches 

 coalesced as in ab. taras. 



Mr. Newman exhibited larvae of Xylina semibrunnca, and 

 for comparison a larva of X. socia. He stated that they 

 were terrible cannibals ; and pointed out that in the former 

 species the white lateral line was much more distinct, but 

 that the peculiar green tint was not apparent in all speci- 

 mens of the larvae. 



Mr. R. Adkin exhibited larvae oiBision hirtaria, and called 



