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April 3rd, 1895. 
Professor Raphael Meldola, F.R.S., President, in the 
Chair. 
Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted 
to the respective donors. 
Exhibitions y etc. 
Mr. C. J. Gahan exhibited two examples, male and female, 
of a rare Prioned beetle, Chariea cyanea, Serville, which had 
been kindly sent to him for examination by Mons. Rene 
Oberthiir. He stated that Lacordaire was mistaken with 
regard to the sex of the specimen which he described in the 
" Genera des Coleopteres." He pointed out that the elytra of 
the male were relatively much shorter than those of the 
female ; and that the joints of the antennae from the third to 
the tenth were biramose. Mr. Gahan also exhibited two 
species of the genus Decarthria, Hope, and said he beheved 
these were the two smallest species of Longicorns known. 
Dr. Sharp exhibited the soldiers and workers of a species 
of Termites found by Dr. Ha\iland in South Africa. He 
stated that these insects possessed eyes and worked in day- 
light like Hymenopterous Ants, and that in habits they 
resembled harvesting ants by cutting grass and carrying it 
into holes in the ground. Dr. Sharp said that although these 
holes w^ere probably the entrance to the nests, Dr. Haviland 
was unable to find the actual nest, even by prolonged digging, 
so that the winged forms were still unknown. He thought 
this species was probably allied to Termes viarum of Smeath- 
man, in which the soldiers and workers possessed eyes, and 
had been observed by Smeathm.an to issue from holes in the 
ground, and whose nest could not be discovered. Mr. 
McLachlan observed that it was possible there might be 
species of Termites without any winged form whatever. 
Mr. Rye called attention to the action of one of the 
Conservators of Wimbledon Common, who, he stated, had 
been destroying all the Aspens on the Common. He enquired 
whether it was possible for the Entomological Society to 
protest against the destruction of the trees. Mr. Goss said he 
would mention the matter to the Commons' Preservation 
Society. 
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