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A. Radcliffe Grote, A.M., entitled "The wing and larval 

 characters of the Emperor moths," and exhibited specimens 

 of Saturnia pavonia (British), Aglia tan (Europe), Antomeris 

 to (North America), Hemileuca mam (North America), athe- 

 roma iniperialis (North America), and Attacus speculifer 

 (India ?), kindly lent by Mr. C. G. Barrett to illustrate the 

 notes (" Proceedings," 1897, p. 82). 



JANUARY 2jth, 1898. 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., President, in the. Chair. 



The early part of the meeting was devoted to receiving 

 the Reports of the Council and Officers, the election of 

 Officers, and the reading of the President's Address. 



The following is a list of the Officers and Council elected 

 for the Session 1898-9 : 



President.— Hi. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S. 



Vice-Presidents. — Mr. R. Adkin, F.E.S., and Mr. W. Mans- 

 bridge, F.E.S. 



Treasurer.— Mr. T. W. Hall, F.E.S. 



Librarian. — Mr, H. A. Sauze. 



Curator. — Mr. W. West. 



Hon. Secretaries. — Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., &c. 



{Corresponding); Mr. H.J. Turner, F.E.S. (Report). 



Council. — Dr. T. A. Chapman, F.E.S., Messrs. F. Clark, 

 A. W. Dennis, A. Harrison, F.E.S., F.C.S., W. J. 

 Lucas, B.A., R. South, F.E.S., and H. Tunaley, 

 F.E.S. 



Mr. Lucas exhibited a specimen of the earwig Forficula 

 lesnei, Finot, and contributed the following note : 



" Forficula lesnei, Finot. — At our last meeting, on January 

 13th, Mr. West gave me an earwig which he had captured 

 in October, 1897, by sweeping plants on the chalk near 

 Reigate in Surrey. It was a nice male, but from its pale 

 colour, the shape of the forceps, and the absence of wings, 

 clearly did not belong to the common species. I could not 

 at the moment say whether it should be referred to Forficula 

 pubescens or F. lesnei, but now find that it belongs to the 

 latter species. Two specimens only had previously been 



