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REPORT OF MEETINGS. 
The average attendance was only about 8 members at each 
meeting, not including the Exhibition Meeting, when there were 
about 30 members and friends present. 
The financial statement is as follows : — 
Balance brought forward from 1908 
Subscriptions, 1909 
Expenses ... 
£ 
s. 
d. 
2 
7 
1 1 
3 
1 1 
1 1 
5 
19 
10 
3 
] 2 
2 
7 
8 
This shows a loss on the year’s working, and only allows a 
balance of 7s. 8d. to be carried forward to next year. 
B. A. BAKER, F.G.S., Hon. Sec. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. 
J ANUARY 26th. — Mr. H. J. Charbonnier was elected an Honorary 
Member of the Section. Exhibits included the following — 
Dr. Rudge, several boxes of striking forms of exotic coleoptera, 
also some British hemiptera. Mr. Griffiths, specimens of Nonagria 
neurica v. dissohila, Leucania mttelina, Dicycla Oo. v. re^iago and 
Aplecta nebulosa v. Thomsonii (Delamere). Mr. Bartlett, Hymen- 
optera, from Looe and Trevose. Mononychus pseudacori^ from 
Niton, 1. of W. Platycis fninutis^ Leigh Woods. A series of 
Agrotis ripoe bred from larvae taken at Braunton and Tregarnon. 
Cucullia gnaphalii., Tolgate, and Laphygina exigua^ Torbay. 
March i6th. — A paper by Mr. Charbonnier on “ Diptera, in 
January, at Shepton Mallett,” was read, twenty species being 
reported. Mr. Griffiths exhibited a box of lepidoptera from New 
Guinea, including Delias Kumeri., D. Niepolti., D. Dives., D. 
Clathrata., D. Bomemani., D. Ittis, and Papilio Weistei. Hon. Sec. 
showed a pair of Polia Nigroceucta, N. Cornwall, Noctua Ashworlhii, 
N. Wales, and others. 
November 12th. — Mr. Griffiths exhibited a large number of South 
American Papilionidce.^ also Papilio Blmnei from Celebes. Dr. 
Rudge, a specimen of Ploiaria ciiliciformis., which mimics and 
feeds on gnats. 
December 14th. — Mr. Griffiths gave details of the Vegetable 
Caterpillar of New Zealand, species of which remain in doubt, and 
exhibited varieties of the Currant moth, Abraxas grossulariata., 
viz., V. lacticola., v. nigro leucata., v. nigro leutea., v. axantha. 
Hon. Sec. showed some black varieties of Xylophasia polyodon.^ 
from 1. of Lewes. 
CHAS. BARTLETT, Hon. Sec. 
