80 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Mr. G. A. Boulenger read the fourth of his series of contributions to 

 the Herpetology of the Solomon Islands. The present memoir gave an 

 account of the last collection brought home by Mr. C. M. Woodford. 

 Besides known species, this collection contained examples of a new Snake, 

 proposed to be called Hoplocephalus elapoides. 



A second paper by Mr. Boulenger contained a list of the Reptiles, 

 Batrachians, and Freshwater Fishes collected by Prof. Moesch and Mr. 

 Iversen in the districts of Delhi and Langkat, in North-Eastern Sumatra. 



Dr. Gunther read a paper entitled " A Contribution to our Knowledge 

 of British Pleuronectidae." The author described the true Arnoglossus 

 grohmanni, a Mediterranean Scald-fish recently discovered by the Rev. 

 W. S. Green on the Irish coast, and quite distinct from Arnoglossa lophotes. 

 Dr. Gunther also stated that the Mediterranean Lemon-Sole, Solea lascaris, 

 was specifically identical with the British species, S. aurantiaca, but was 

 distinct from that of the Canary Islands and Madeira, S. scriba; and gave 

 it as his opinion that the Mediterranean S. lutea and British S. minuta 

 cannot be separated by any constant character. — P. L. Sclateb, Secretary. 



Entomological Society of London. 



January 15, 1890, the 57th Annual Meeting. — The Right Honble. 

 Lord Walsingham, M.A., F.R.S., President, in the chair. 



An abstract of the Treasurer's accounts, showing that the 

 finances of the Society were in a thoroughly satisfactory condi- 

 tion, was read by Dr. Sharp, one of the Auditors. The Secretary 

 then read the Report of the Council, from which it appeared 

 that the Society had lost during the year several Fellows by death 

 and had elected 24 new Fellows ; that the volume of Transactions 

 for the year extended to nearly 600 pages, and comprised 23 memoirs, 

 contributed by 20 authors and illustrated by 17 plates; and that 

 the sale of the Society's Transactions and other publications is 

 on the increase. It was then announced that the following gentle- 

 men had been elected as Officers and Council for 1890 : — President, 

 The Right Honble. Lord Walsingham, M.A., F.R.S. ; Treasurer, Mr. 

 Edward Saunders, F.L.S. ; Secretaries, Mr. Herbert Goss, F.L.S., 

 and the Rev. Canon Fowler, M.A., F.L.S. ; Librarian, Mr. Ferdinand 

 Grut, F.L.S. ; and as other Members of Council, Mr. J. W. Dunning, 

 M.A., F.L.S., Captain H. J. Elwes, F.L.S., Mr. F. DuCane Godman, 

 M.A., F.R.S., Dr. P. B. Mason, F.L.S., Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S., 

 Mr. R. South, Mr. Henry T. Stainton, F.R.S. , and Mr. Roland 

 Trimen, F.R.S. Lord Walsingham nominated Mr. J. W. Dunning, 

 Captain Elwes and Mr. F. DuCane Godman, Vice-Presidents for the 

 Session 1890 — 1891, and then delivered the annual Address. — H. Goss, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



