Minutes of Proceedings. vii 



Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, Vol. IX., 



No. 4. 

 Memoirs of the Literature College, Imperial University of 

 Japan, No. 1. 



Mr. Peringuey exhibited a snake, Homolosoma lutrix, with two 

 heads, which was alive when it reached him, and was able to put out 

 . two tongues. 



Mr. Howard read a paper on " The Storms of South Africa." 



The author had found that none of the usual theories proposed 

 would suit the facts as observed at the Cape, and had endeavoured to 

 develope a theory from the results of the 8 a.m. simultaneous 

 meteorological observations. 



The Secretary read Dr. Bachmann's letter on the supposed fatal 

 effects of a scorpion's bite. 



Mr. Fisk said that all authorities who had studied the subject of 

 scorpions had never discovered any other poison than that connected 

 with the sting in the tail. 



Mr. Trimen was of opinion that the evidence in the two cases was 

 very weak : it did not require much knowledge of Zoology to know 

 that the nippers could not be used for inflicting a venomous wound. 



Mr. Peringuey said that he had quite recently examined a scorpion 

 with great care, but could find no aperture in the nippers. 



Mr. Peringuey gave an account of his investigations on the 

 development of the Phylloxera vastatrix at the Cape. 



Last year the first winged insect was observed at the end of April, 

 this year in January. A most important question was — would the 

 cold at the Cape be sufficient to cause Phylloxera to hibernate ? He 

 found that although the mean temperature did not fall to 47*^ F., yet 

 there was a semi-hibernation at the Cape. 



A vote of thanks to Messrs, Howard and Peringuey closed the 

 proceedings. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting, 



Wednesday, Mat 25, 1887. 



Mr. H. Bolus, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



The following donations were announced and the thanks of the 

 Society voted to the donors : 



Victorian Year Book, 1885-86. 



Journal of Cincinnati Society of Natural History, Vol. X., 1. 



