TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Monthly Meeting held on January 17th, 1900, Mr. W. A. Luff, 

 President, in the chair. 



Mr. A. W. Bristow, Le Mont Durand, St. Martin's, was 

 proposed by Mr. H. Marquand. 



Mr. W. A. Luff exhibited and read short notes on 

 Sympetrumfonscolombii, a rare Dragon Fly found in Alderney 

 in July last by Mr. E. D. Marquand. The specimen is a fine 

 mature female, which is much rarer than the male. Also 

 notes on Drilus Jlavescens, a small beetle very local in the 

 south of England. The female is three times as large as the 

 male, without wings or wing cases. The larva feeds on 

 several species of land shells living inside the shell. Mr. Luff 

 has not met with it in Guernsey. 



Committee Meeting held on January 24th, 1900. 



Present : Mr. W. A. Luff in the chair : Messrs. Derrick, 

 De La Mare, Sharp. 



It was decided that Mr. Bichard should print 200 copies 

 of the Transactions as usual. 



Monthly Meeting held on February 21st, 1900, Mr. W. A. Luff, 

 President, in the chair. 



The Hon: Secretary announced the receipt of 



a. " Annual Report of Smithsonian Institution for 1897." 



b. " Transactions of Wisconsin Academy for 1896-97-98." 

 Mr. Bristow was unanimously elected. 



A paper by Cecil Andrews, M.A. (reproduced from the 

 Journal of Botany) on "Two Grasses new to the Channel 

 Islands, viz. : a. Phalaris minor, Betz., and b. Milium scabrum, 

 Merl," was read by Mr. Derrick. 



Mr. Luff exhibited and described specimens of Ilhizo- 

 trogus cestwius, Cryptoceplialus rittatus, var. Meloe brcvicollis, 

 all found in Alderney in 1899 by Mr. E. D. Marquand. 



