Nov. 1918]. Proceedings of the Asiat. Soc. of Bengal. ceel xxi 
this family of parasitic diptera, mostly by Speiser> have been 
recently described. 
Nycteribiidae.—Speiser | has added 7 new species of these 
bat parasites, and de Meijere o one. Of some of them no des- 
criptions have been offered since the preliminary ones given in 
1907. Mr. Hugh Scott has added to our knowledge of the 
Ceylon species. 
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DECEMBER, 1018. 
The Monthly General Meeting of the — was held on 
. the 4th December, 1918, at 9-15 Pp 
H. Harpen, Esq., C.I.E., D.Sc., BA. B.L., ¥.G38., 
F.A. é. B. , F.BS., President, in the chair 
The following members were present :— 
Dr. P. J. Briihl, Dr. W. A. K. Christie, Mr. H. C. Das 
Gupta, Dr. L. L. Fermor, Dr. F. H Gravely, Mahamahopa- 
dhyaya Haraprasad Shastri, C.I.E., Dr. Satis Chandra Vidya- 
bhusana, Mr. E. Vredenburg. 
Visitor :—Mrs. L. L. Fermor. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Nineteen presentations were announced. 
The General Secretary reported the death of Mr. Robert 
John Pocock, an ordinary member of the Society. 
The ene gentleman was balloted for as an oulaeey 
member :— 
Su dha angsu Kumar Banerjee, Esq., D.Sc., Ghose Professor 
of Applied Mathematics, Calcutta University, proposed by the 
Hon. Justice Sir rome Mookerjee, Kt., seconded by Prof. 
D. R. Bhandarka 
The eee papers were read :— 
1. The origin and ethnological significance of Indian boat 
designs.—By JamMEs HorNELL. Communicated by the Anthropo- 
logical Secretary. 
2. On the identification of the ancient town of Tagara 
By Mp. Asput Aziz. Communicated by the Joint Philo 
Secretary. 
1 Rec. Ind. Mus. I, 295 (1907). 
