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June 7, 1866. 



Greorge Beiitham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The President nominated J. J. Bennett, Esq., J. D. Hooker, 

 M.D., Sir John Lubbock, Bart., and W. W. Saunders, Esq., Vice- 

 Presidents for the ensuing year. 



James Ebenezer Saunders, Esq., was elected a Fellow. 



The following Papers were read, viz. : — 



1. "On MJyostoma, a new genus of BurmanniacecB \'' by John 

 Miers, Esq., F.E.S. & L.S. (See ' Transactions,' vol. xsv. part 3.) 



2. " On two new Genera of Gompositce (MutisiacecB) from 

 India;" by Thomas Thomson, M.D., E.L.S. (See 'Botanical 

 Proceedings,' vol. ix.) 



3. " Notes on the New Zealand Sticta ;" by W. L. Lindsay, 

 M.D,, E.L.S. (See ' Transactions,' vol. xxv. part 3.) 



4. "Observations on New Zealand Lichens;" by the same. 

 (See ' Transactions,' vol. xxv. part 3.) 



5. " On the Surface-fauna of Mid Ocean. — No. 2. Foramini- 

 fera ;" by Major Samuel E. J. Owen, E.L.S. (See ' Zoological 



Proceedings,' vol. ix.) 



6. " Characters of some undescribed Heterocerous Lepido- 

 ptera-^' by Erancis "Walker, Esq., E.L.S. (See ' Zoological Pro- 

 ceedings.') 



June 21, 1866. 



Greorge Bentham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Dr. Hermann Becker, the Eev. Dr. Bleasdale, and Wentworth 

 Buller, Esq., were elected Fellows. 



Mr. E. J. Simmonds exhibited a small collection of Insects, 

 chiefly Coleoptera, formed by himself in Tropical Western Africa. 



