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S. striolatum occurred in considerable numbers, but was 

 immature in colour, and many nymph-skins were found ; 

 one JEschna grandis was taken at rest. Amongst the Agrio- 

 nidas Lcstcs spousa was common, and nymph-skins — recog- 

 nised by their large lamellae, each resembling a thin lamina 

 of tortoiseshell — -were also secured. In addition to these 

 were found Erythromma najas, Iscknura clcgans, and the two 

 common blue ones, Agrion puclla and Enallagmacyathigerum. 



" Of the other orders of insects very few species were 

 obtained, the Coleoptera being Lucanus ccrvus, Lampyris noc- 

 tiluca, Leptura livida, Zcugophora subspinosa, and Prasocuris 

 plidlandrii ; Orthoptera, Stcnobothrus parallclus and Tettix 

 bipnnctatus ; Hemiptera, Hcterotoma mcrioptera ; and a speci- 

 men of the dipteron Vohicclla pclluccns. 



" Shell-collecting received some attention, the best find, 

 perhaps, being about a dozen Zonites nitidus along a portion 

 of the margin of one of the ponds. One or two CoJilicopa 

 lubrica, a single Succinca clcgans, and a small Zonites (appa- 

 rently Z. alliarius) were taken at the same place. Of the 

 aquatic mollusca, Planorbis vortex was common, while 

 P. corneus, P. carinatus, P. albus (one), Limncca palustris, L. 

 peregra, and L. stagnalis were also found. 



" Vegetation was luxuriant roundabout the ponds, though 

 the heath was not yet well in blossom, and the marsh St. 

 John's-wort, Hypericum elodes, was plentiful near the water. 

 A few tufts of wall-rue, Asplcnium ruta-mnraria, were found 

 growing on a sun-dried wall. Drosera rotundifolia and D. 

 intermedia were observed in some marshy places. During 

 the walk homeward to the station in the cool of the evening 

 the nightjar, Caprimulgus curopceus, was heard, and the 

 olfactory organs of the party were unpleasantly assailed by 

 the odour of the common stinkhorn fungus, Phallus impudi- 

 cus. A careful search for the fungus was rewarded with 

 success, as it was found in the wood some yards from the 

 road." 



OCTOBER 1 2th, 1899. 



Mr. A. Harrison, F.L.S., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. F. Bennoch-Carr and Mr. F. M. Bennoch-Carr, of 

 Lee, were elected members. 



Mr. Montgomery exhibited long bred series of Epincphele 

 hyperanthes and read the following note. 



" Ova were deposited by females taken in Abbott's Wood, 



