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Mr. Tonge exhibited series of the following species of 

 Lepidoptera : 



(1) Conchylis dipoltnna ; a short series taken near Brighton, 

 August, 1903, by A. C. Vine, Esq. 



(2) Crambns nlpinellus ; a short series taken near Arundel, 

 August, 1895, by A. C. Vine, Esq. 



(3) Scnta ulvcB {maritima) ; four males and one female, 

 taken near Lowestoft, June 28th, 1903, by exhibitor. 



(4) Lencania straminca ; one specimen, bred from a larva, 

 found on sedge near Lowestoft, June 28th, 1903, b}- exhibitor; 

 and 



(5) Lencania obsolcia ; one specimen taken near Lowestoft, 

 June 28th, 1903, by exhibitor. 



Mr. Goulton exhibited photographs of the larvae of 

 Odontopcra hidcntata, Jochccera (Acronycta) alni, Sphinx ligiisivi, 

 Heuiaris fuciforinis, Biston hirtaria, Halias prasinana, and 

 PJiorodesma sniaragdaria. 



Mr. West, of Greenwich, exhibited a series of the local 

 and conspicuous species of Hemiptera, Aradiis dcprcssus, 

 taken at Darenth, under bark. 



Mr. F. B. Carr exhibited living specimens of the Hemi- 

 pteron, AcantJwsonia tristriaUmi, beaten from juniper at 

 Salisbury. 



Mr. F. Noad Clark exhibited a fungus taken from a 

 recently erected oak gate at Paddington. Mr. Step said it 

 was a species of Pleurotns. 



Mr. Step exhibited specimens of the fungi Polyporns 

 betulinus and P. applanatus, taken at St. Paul's Cray, on 

 Saturday, October 3rd, together with photographs oi Phallus 

 inipndicus at various stages of its development. He also 

 made some remarks on the various more or less unsatisfac- 

 tory methods which had at times been made to preserve fungi. 



Mr. Step then gave an address entitled " Some Notes on 

 Marine Fishes," and illustrated his remarks with lantern- 

 slides of the early stages of the sole, the full-grown conger, 

 the white hound (a British shark), the early stages of the lump- 

 sucker, the angler and the grey gurnard, the mature angler, 

 the father lasher, the red gurnard, the streaked gurnard, the 

 John dory, the boar fish, and the red muUett. He referred 

 to the protective coloration of fishes, and showed slides 

 giving the character of the shores where he had carried on 

 most of his observations for some five years. 



Mr. Step also exhibited slides to show the settling habit of 

 Pyraincis cardni and Vanessa atalanta in nature on flowers, and 

 the resting habit oi Panolis piniperda and M clan ippe fluctiiata. 



