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S. striolatiim occurred in considerable numbers, but was 

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

 one ^^schiia grandis was taken at rest. Amongst the Agrio- 

 nidae Lestes spoiisa was common, and nymph-skins — recog- 

 nised by their large lamellse, each resembling a thin lamina 

 of tortoiseshell— were also secured. In addition to these 

 were found Erythronnna najas, IscJimira elegans, and the two 

 common blue ones, Agrion pitella and Enallagina cyathigerum. 



" Of the other orders of insects very few species were 

 obtained, the Coleoptera being Lucanns cervus, Lampyris noc- 

 tiluca, Leptura livida, Zeiigophora stcbspinosa, and Prasocuris 

 phellandrii ; Orthoptera, Stenobothnis parallelus and Tettix 

 bipunctatiis ; Ylemiptera., Heteroioina merioptera ; and a speci- 

 men of the dipteron Volucclla pellncens. 



" 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 CoMicopa 

 lubrica, a single Siiccinea elegans, and a small Zonites (appa- 

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

 aquatic mollusca, Planorbis vortex was common, while 

 P. corneus, P. carinatus, P. albiis (one), Limncea 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, Aspleniuni ruta-miiraria, were found 

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

 intermedia were observed in some marshy places. During 

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

 the nightjar, Caprimulgits europatis, was heard, and the 

 olfactory organs of the party were unpleasantly assailed by 

 the odour of the common stinkhorn fungus, Phalliis iinpndi- 

 cus. A careful search for the fungus was rewarded with 

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

 road." 



OCTOBER \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, 



