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should a rare specimen be attacked, it is well worth poisoning it even at the 

 cost of the colour, rather than have it utterly destroyed. 



For fastening down the specimens, strips of gummed paper are all very 

 well, but by no means safe, as the specimens are always liable to come un- 

 fastened. The plan adopted at the National Herbarium at Kew, and 

 elsewhere, is to fasten the specimens down entirely with a mixture of equal 

 parts of gum-arabic and thin tragacanth. But as ray remarks have already 

 been unduly lengthened, I will merely say that I shall be happy to explain 

 the process, on application by letter. 



REPORTS OF SOCIETIES. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



Anniversary Meeting, January 19, 1887. — Robert M'Lachlan, Esq., 

 F.R.S., President, in the chair. 



An Abstract of the Treasurer's Accounts was read by Mr. Stainton, one of 

 the Auditors ; and the Secretary read the Report of the Council. 



The following gentleman were elected as Officers and Council for 1887 :— 

 President, Dr. David Sharp, F.Z.S. ; Treasurer, Mr. Edward Saunders, 

 F.L.S.; Secretaries, Mr. Herbert Goss, F.L.S., and the Rev. W. W. Fowler, 

 M.A., F.L.S. ; Librarian, Mr. Ferdinand Grut, F.L.S.; and as other Mem- 

 bers of Council, Messrs. Robert M'Lachlan, F.R.S.; Gervase Mathew, R.N., 

 F.L.S. ; George T. Porritt, F.L.S. ; Edward B. Poulton, M.\., F.G.S.; 

 Osbert Salvin, M.A., F.R.S. ; Henry T. Stainton, F.R.S. ; Samuel Stevens, 

 F.L.S. ; and J. Jenner Weir, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



The retiring President delived an address, and a vote of thanks to him was 

 moved by Mr. E. B. Poulton, and seconded by Prof. Meldola. 



A vote of thanks to the Treasurer, Secretaries, and Librarian was moved by 

 Mr. M'Lachlan and seconded by Mr. Stainton ; and Mr. Goss and Mr. Grut 

 replied. 



A vote of thanks to the Council was proposed by Mr. Waterhouse, and 

 seconded by Mr. White. — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



HAGGERSTON ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIRTY. 



Thursday December £3, 1886. — Mr. Cook, President, in the chair. 

 Owing to the meeting being so near Christmas there was a very poor attend- 

 ance of members. 



Mr. Huckett exhibited the following reputed species ; E. grammica, N* 



