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meeting of the year that it is only a few of the members who 
read papers at the meetings year after year, and much the same 
thing occurs at the Exhibition Meetings. It is hoped that more 
members will contribute papers, however short, this year. I 
do not think the members of this Section can be aware of the 
privilege they have of using the Society’s Library in the room 
at 20, Berkeley Square, and reading the many very interesting 
geological books and magazines to be found there, as the library 
is not used as much as it might be. Any member of the Society 
can use the room, although not a member of the Literary and 
Philosophical Club. 
B. A. BAKER, 
Hon. Secretary. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. 
M arch M. — a paper prepared by Mr. R. M. Prideaux was 
read by the President on “ A few Notes on Scale Trans- 
ference in Lepidoptera and the nature of the wing colouring 
revealed by the process.” The paper was illustrated by examples 
prepared by Mr. Prideaux, the wing scales of the specimens 
treated being transferred, and thereby reversed, to a cardboard 
support. This process resulted in a marked change of appear- 
ance in the case of those species where the colour resulted from 
structural and optical conditions. 
April 18. — Mr. G. C. Griffiths exhibited a large number of 
British and foreign Lepidoptera including many rare species, 
amongst them being Pafilio Croesus, P. Victorice, P. Lyoeus, and 
Druyria autimachus. 
Nov. 14. — Mr. H. J. Charbonnier exhibited specimens of 
Serycomyia borealis, Syrphus labiatorium and Chilosia illustrata 
from Lynmouth and Ischyrosyrfhus glaucis, Chrysotoxum 
arcuatum, Syrphus compositarium and S. umbellatarum from 
Cheddar. 
Mr. G. C. Griffiths showed two specimens of EpJiyra pendularia 
var. subroseata, Shropshire ; also examples of Agrias sardana- 
