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 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



The first Conversazione of tlie Session was held on the 26th 

 November, 1884. 



The following objects, &c., were exhibited : — 

 Mr. C. D. Ahrens : 



New Erecting Microscope. Ant Lion. 

 Mr. Badcock : 



Lophopus crystallinus. 

 Mr. Charles Baker : 



Prof. Abbe's Condenser modified for Students' Microscopes. New 

 Slide-cases. Dr. George Griibler's Stains and Reagents. Zeiss's 

 Microscopes. 

 Messrs. R. and J. Beck : 



Corneal corpuscles. Bacteria developing from spores. Pleuro- 

 sigma angulatum on silvered 3x1 slip. Sorby's Dichroiscope. 

 New Mineral Stage. 

 Prof. Bell : 



Cuticle (dorsal) of Peripatus capensis. 

 Mr. Bolton : 



Permanent mounts of Cordylophora lacustris. Thuricola operculata ? 

 Hydra vulgaris. Pedalion mira. 

 Mr. Cheshire : 



Bacillus alvei (Cheshire) sporulating. 

 Spermathecal valve from Queen Bee. 

 Mr, Cole : 



New species of Bacillus as yet unknown and unnamed. 

 Mr. Crisp : 



Young Gobius in the egg. Amphipleura pellucida coated with silver. 

 Mr. Cui-ties : 



Osborne's Diatomescope. 

 Mr. Enock : 



1st leg of Honey Bee (worker) A. mellifica, showing semicircular 

 comb used for cleaning the antennae. Web of house spider, 

 Amaurobius similis, showing the curled threads attached to the 

 plain ones and the flocculus of adhesive silk. 

 Mr. Hardy : 



Section of eye of drone-fly. Pond Life in new Flat Bottle. 

 Mr. Joshua : 



Anadyomene flahellata Lam., from Bermuda. 

 Cystocarpous fruit of Polysiphonia and Bonnemaisonia. 

 Codium tomentosum, section of plant showing spores. 

 Desmidica), various species from Minnesota. 



Desmids collected at Capcl Curig 15th Sept., 1884, containing 

 Euastrum ahrense Elf., Hyalolheca undulala Nordstedt, Micras- 

 terias radiosa Ralfs, &c. 

 Mr. M'Intiro : 



Larva of Tiresiaa Serra from which the " Hairs of Dermestcs " are 

 obtained. 



