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The collection has been enriched by the gift of a pair of Pachetra 
leucophaea from Mr. Gr. Richardson, and of a couple of Emijdia 
cribrum from Mr. W. Bloomfield. 
With respect to the Papers read before this Society, 1895 has 
been below- 1894, numerically, in the proportion of 8 to 10. The 
quality of these 8 is, however, we venture to think, not a whit inferior 
to that of last year’s 10; so that we may congratulate ourselves on 
this score at any rate. Although the number of papers customarily 
read in one year seems so small, it must be borne in mind that 
during the months of June, July and August, papers are, as a rule, 
absent on account of the number of exhibits. 
The following is a list of papers read before the Society in 1895 :— 
“Alligators and Crocodiles ” ... ... H. A. Sauze. 
“ The genus Smerinthus ” ... ... A. Bacot. 
“ The British Caradrinas ” ... ... L. B. Prout, F.E.S. 
“ The Development of Sex in Social 
Insects” ... ... ... ... J. W. Tutt, F.E.S. 
“ Notes on Amphidasys betularia ” ... D. C. Bate. 
“ Coenonympha typhon ” .. ... Dr. F. J. Buckell. 
“ NotesonNoctua conflua and N.festiva” F. J. Hanbury, F.L.S.,F.E.S. 
“ Notes on Endromis versicolor and its 
suggestedaffinitieswiththe Sphingidae” A. Bacot. 
It will be seen at once, from an inspection of the above list, that, 
with one solitary exception, all the papers were on entomological 
subjects. We do not think that we shall be seriously mis-stating the 
case if we say that a little more variety in the subject-matter of the 
papers would not be out of place in a society, which, although pro¬ 
fessedly devoted principally to entomology, is not entirely closed 
against the consideration of other branches of natural history, as the 
latter part of its name implies. The secretaries for 1896 intend to 
bear this in mind when arranging the programme for that year, and 
they will gladly welcome any offers of papers on subjects other than 
entomological, whether such offers emanate from members of the 
Society or from outsiders. 
The Exhibits appear to show no appreciable change from previous 
years, either in quantity or quality. 
In conclusion, gentlemen, we beg to thank you all for your support 
during the past year, and we trust that in the coming year this 
Society will continue to prosper under circumstances, which, in many 
respects, are very different from those under which it has existed in 
the past. 
C. Nicholson, 
A. U. Battley, 
Hon. Secs. 
During the reading of the above Report, Mr. Nicholson interpolated 
the following remarks with regard to the exhibits :—On this subject I 
should like to make a few observations as Reporting Secretary. As you 
are no doubt aware, a rule has been made to the effect that exhibitors shall 
<$■ send in lists of their exhibits, and observations thereon, to the Secretaries, 
so that they may be properly entered in the minutes ; the rule, 
