SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS. Xe 
by Dr. Drysdale, seconded by Dr. C. H. Hurst, 
Owens College, and accorded. 
The second meeting was held at University College on 
November 8th, Prof. Herdman, President, in the chair. 
1. It was proposed (due notice having been given in ac- 
cordance with the laws) and formally resolved that 
the Bye-law in regard to Student Members pre- 
viously formed by the Council should be converted 
into a law (No. XIII. in the list of laws). 
2. The President gave a short account of the recent dis- 
covery by Professor Giard of a ‘‘ phosphorescence’’ 
amongst Amphipoda, caused by an infectious disease. 
3. Mr. I. C. Thompson, F'.L.8., exhibited and described 
a collection of Land Shells from the Hawaian Isles, 
sent by H.M. King Kalakao. 
4. Professor Li. C. Miall, Yorkshire College, Leeds, gave 
an account of his investigations into the Structure 
and Life-history of some hes of the genus Chirono- 
mus. The eggs of Chironomus, one of the Diptera, 
are laid in stagnant water round an elaborately 
twisted gelatinous cord. The larve burrow in 
the mud, and stick the particles together with their 
saliva. They are of a bright red colour (due to 
hemoglobin), and of active habit. The amount of 
hemoglobin in the three genera Chizronomus (much), 
Tanypus (less), and Culex (none) is in inverse pro- 
portion to the extent of the tracheal respiratory 
system, which is rudimentary in Chironomus and 
well developed in Culex. The larva of Chironomus 
is from its transparency especially suitable for the 
study of the histology of the internal organs in a 
living condition. A number of the details of struc- 
