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which survived only a few days after emergence from the water. 

 Similarly, it was found impossible to feed va,rious species of 

 Longicorn Coleoptera, although other beetles, differing as widely 

 in diet as Carabidse and Lamellicorns, fed readily on banana. 

 Experimental feeding with beetles of the genus Necropliorus, 

 showed that while these insects were refused by Meerkats [Suri- 

 cata) they were eaten by a Mongoose and Capuchin Monkeys. 

 Two examples of beetles, Tetrojyium gcibrieli and Donacia linearis, 

 exhibited interesting variations in the antennse, the former having 

 a supplementary short branch near the base of the right antenna 

 and the latter ten instead of eleven joints to both antennae. 



Mr. 0. J. C. Pool also read a paper on the Coleoptera of the 

 family Cissidse, describing two new species, and a second paper 

 on a new species of Gryptorrhyncliiis. 



A paper by Mr. A. de C. Sowerby, F.Z.S., on Heude's types of 

 Artiodactyle Ungulates in the Sikawei Museum, China, was read. 

 In the case of the species of Sus, Cervus, Capricornis, and Nemo- 

 rhmdus it was shown that Heude had disregarded variations due 

 to age, season, and other causes, and that in each of these genera 

 the number of species must be greatly reduced. 



Mr. G. A. BouLENGER, F.R.S., F.Z.S., presented a paper on 

 the Lizards of the genus Philochortas Matschie. 



The next Meeting of the Society for Scientific Business will 

 be held on Tuesday, March 6th, 1917, at 5.30 p.m., when the 

 following communications will be made : — 



R. I. PococK, F.R.S., F.Z.S. 



Exhibition of the work of the Beavers in the Society's 

 Gardens. 



F. E. Beddard, M.A., D .Sc, F.R.S., F.Z.S. 



On the Scolex in the Cestode Genus Dulhiersia, and on the 

 Species of that Genus. 



