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 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting of 13th June, 1888, at King's College, Steand, W.C, 

 W. T. Suffolk, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chaie. 



The Minutes of the meeting of 9tli May last were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the Chairman. 



The List of Donations (exclusive of exchanges and reprints) received 

 since the last meeting was submitted, and the thanks of the Society given 

 to the donors. 



From 

 Cutter, E., Clinical Morphologies, xviii. and 81 pp. (8vo, 



New York, 1888) The Author. 



Slides (12) of Foraminifera from the London Clay, Wimbledon , . Mr. W. Godden. 



Slides (9) and 21 drawings of Insect Preparations Mr. F. Enoch. 



Diatomaceous Earth from Oamaru, N. Z Mr. W. L. Watson. 



Mr. Crisp said that a letter had been received from the President 

 expressing his great regret and disappointment at being unable again to 

 be present, but his visit to London last time had been rather too soon, 

 and he had been thrown back again in consequence. The President had 

 in fact offered to resign, but of course they could not entertain that 

 suggestion, especially as there would not be another meeting until 

 October, by which time they hoped that Dr. Hudson would be completely 

 recovered. 



Mr. A. W. Bennett said it would probably interest the Society to 

 know that an exceedingly rare Alga had lately been found in this 

 country at Kew, where it was discovered in considerable quantity. 

 This was especially interesting because, although mentioned by Dr. M. 

 C. Cooke as a British species it had, so far as he was aware, never been 

 found in England before. This species, Sphserojplea annulina, was well 

 marked and exceedingly interesting in several particulars. He thought 

 this must be regarded as the most interesting discovery of the kind 

 which had been made in this country for many years. 



Mr. J. Deby exhibited slides, mounted at his request by Mr. F. 

 Enock, of a carious and interesting Dipterous insect collected by himself 

 at Biarritz during the latter days of April last. This small fly does not 

 possess the pelagic habits of Halohates, so well figured and described by 

 Mr. Buchanan White, but is strictly a littoral marine form, whose larva 

 lives among the green algae, which along that iron-bound coast cover all 

 the rocks between tide-marks. The adult form is found swarming on 

 the wet sea-weed as the tide recedes, and seems to enjoy the sunshine. 

 Its movements are remarkably swift, and its life must be short as the 

 waves of the Bay of Biscay break in heavy surf upon these rocks at high 

 tide. A peculiarity of this dipteron is that the male is possessed of only 

 rudimentary and nervureless wings, while those of the female are nearly 

 obsolete, so as to make this last resemble a dark-coloured overgrown 

 louse, when observed superficially. 



