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REPORTS OF MEETINGS. 
Mr. Charbonnier exhibited some photographs of portions of 
insects and of ova of lepidoptera. 
The Hon. Sec. showed some parasites bred from lepidop-^ 
tera and for Mr. Watkins, of Painswick ; amongst others, a 
specimen of Sirex gigas with its parasite Rhyssa persuasoriciy 
also the rare singing fly Sericomyia hor calls. 
On November 8th, the meeting was held at Mr. Barton's. 
Mr. Griffiths exhibited some lepidoptera bred from pupae 
sent from Australia, including a new and undescribed species 
of the family Lithosidse from near Brisbane. Mr. Char- 
bonnier showed some parasitic hymenoptera and diptera. 
The Section sustained a severe loss in November through 
the death of their esteemed President, Mr. Stephen Barton, 
F.E.S., who was one of the founders of the Bristol Natural- 
ists' Society, and who had been President of this Section 
since its formation in 1864. Meetings were frequently held 
at his house, where his immense collections, especially of 
coleoptera, were a never-failing source of instruction to the 
members. To fill the position thus left vacant, Mr. Gr. C. 
Griffiths, F.Z.S., P.E.S., was elected. 
OHAS. BARTLETT, Hon. Sec. 
GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 
THE number of members of the Section is practicalljr 
constant. During the year two meetings were held,, 
and two sectional excursions took place. At the first 
meeting, on March 23rd, Mr. B. A. Baker gave an account 
of the celestine deposits of the Bristol district, illustrating 
his paper by a valuable collection of sj)ecimens. This meet- 
ing was followed up by an excursion to the celestine-bearing 
rocks on May 21st, by the kind invitation of Professor Lloyd. 
