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brought it to the meeting, thinking that some of the Fellows present 
might like to examine it. 
The thanks of the Society were voted to Mr. Beck for his exhibit. 
The President said they bad received a paper from Dr. A. 0. Stokes 
£ On some American Rotifers,’ which Mr. Karop had kindly undertaken 
to read to the meeting. 
Mr. G. C. Karop said he hoped that Mr. Rousselet would have been 
prevailed upon to read this paper, as the subject was more specially in 
liis line of investigation, but as he was unable to do so, he, Mr. Karop, 
would do his best in the matter. He then read in extenso the first half 
of the paper, and gave a brief resume of the remainder. 
Mr. 0. F. Rousselet said the paper would no doubt be read with 
much interest when it appeared in the Journal, but he had personally 
very little to say about it, because he had never had the opportunity of 
seeing any of the species described. The genus Apsilus was first de- 
scribed by Prof. Metschnikoff ; it had been found in the United States 
of America, Canada, and Germany, but not elsewhere. He had written to 
Dr. Stokes to ask for some preserved specimens, and hoped at least they 
might some day be able to see these, if unable to obtain any living ones. 
The President said that their thanks were due to Dr. Stokes for com- 
municating this paper to the Society. It would be a valuable addition 
to their Proceedings, because, as they w'ould already have noticed, it 
was not a mere dry technical description of species, but was also a very 
interesting account of the functions and habits of a genus which appeared 
to be entirely unknown in this country, and indeed to be very little 
known elsewhere. 
I he thanks of the Society were unanimously voted to Dr. A. C. Stokes 
for his paper. 
The meeting was adjourned to April 15th. 
The following Instruments, Objects, &c., were exhibited: — 
The Society : — The Drawings illustrating Dr. Stokes’ paper. 
Mr. C. Beck : — Two Microscopes, and a simple form of mechanical 
stage. 
Mr. C. F. Rousselet : — Notops brachionus (mounted). 
Hew Fellow. — The following was elected an Ordinary Fellow — 
Dr. Arthur James S. Beveridge. 
