320 MEETINGS. 



Port, also a large dragon fly (Anax formosus) taken by 

 Mr. Hugo in Allez Street. Also a singular ant-like spider 

 ( Salticus formicarius) taken by the President at Grande Mare. 

 It is an excessively rare species, only a few having ever been 

 taken in Britain. 



The very enjoyable excursion to Jethou on the 26th of 

 June afforded much material for notes and records. The list 

 of insects captured on that occasion comprised 58 species, viz.: 

 12 Lepidoptera, 25 Coleoptera, 6 Hemiptera, 14 Hymenoptera 

 and 1 Earwig. Twenty new plants were added to the flora of 

 Jethou, so that the number is now raised to 184 flowering 

 plants and 7 ferns. Some interesting observations were made 

 throwing further light on the geology of the island, and spe- 

 cimens of the rocks were exhibited. 



The results of the excursion to Creux Mahic on July 3rd 

 were noted, especially as regards the measurements which had 

 been taken, and Mr. Collenette presented a plan of the cave, 

 drawn to scale. 



[No indoor meetings were held during August and Sep- 

 tember.] 



Monthly Meeting held on October 10th, 1894, Mr. E. D. 

 Marquand, President, in the chair. 



Miss Dawber exhibited a very beautiful specimen of the 

 so-called " green rose." The President exhibited an ox-shoe, 

 as used in Guernsey at the present time ; also the yellow- 

 berried variety of the Black Nightshade (Solatium nigrum), 

 found by him on St. Martin's cliffs ; it had not been found in 

 Guernsey before. 



Mr. Collenette read a statement of account in connection 

 with the weekly excursions during the past summer, showing 

 a balance in favour of the Society of over four guineas. 



The sectional secretaries made their respective reports of 

 the work done since the previous meeting, and Mr. Luff 

 announced the discovery by him of a coccid new to science, 

 which Mr. P. Newstead had provisionally named Exaretopus 

 formic eticola. 



Mr. N. Gaudion, of Alderney, communicated a paper 

 (which was read by Mr. Luff) on " The Leaf-cutting Bee, 

 and its Honey-barrels." 



The President read a paper on " The Land and Fresh 

 Water Shells of Guernsey," with list of species ; this will be 

 found in the following pages. 



