28 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



weed pest. He had also received the fi'uit of M. prohoscidea 

 (ilox., for identification, from the Young district, N.S.W., about 

 two years ago. 



Mr. T. H. Johnston showed an interesting-series of Australian 

 Entozoa, compri.sing — {\)Po7'ocephalns sp., a linguatulid parasitic 

 in the lung of the spinifex-snake {Diemenia psammophis var. 

 reticulata Krft.) taken by Dr. J. B. Cleland in the north-west of 

 West Australia : (2) Bothridium arcuatum Baird, a cestode 

 inhabiting the intestine of the diamond and carpet snakes 

 {Python spilotes Lacep., and var. variegata Gray); N.S.VV. : (3) 

 Cytodites nudths Viz., a small acarid taken from the mesentery 

 of a fowl (Cleland & Johnston; Sydney), not previously recorded 

 from Australia : (4) Sderostomum vulgare Looss, from the 

 intestine of horses in West Australia (J. B. Cleland), and N.S. 

 Wales (T.H.J.), not previously recognised from these States : 

 (5) Sclerostovium edentalum Looss, also from a horse; collected 

 b}^ J. B. Cleland in West Australia; not previously recorded 

 from that State. He also recorded the occurrence of the follow- 

 ing parasites which had not been recorded as occurring in the 

 States mentioned after each — (6) Spiroptera, sanguinolenta Rud., 

 (N. S. Wales), apparently rare, occurring in tumours in the 

 stomach of the dog : (7) Dipylidhitn caninum Linn., in cats and 

 dogs(W. Australia; J. B. Cleland): (8) Ascaris Inmbricoides Linn., 

 from man (South Australia; Queensland): {9) Asca^'is megaloce- 

 plialo Cloq., from horses(Queensland) : (10) Oxyiiris vermicularis 

 Linn., from children(Queensland; South Australia): (11) Tccnia 

 saginata Goeze, from human beings (Queensland; uncommon) : 

 12) 7\nnia crassicollis Rud., from cats(West Australia): (13) 

 Tfenia marginata Batsch, from dog8(West Australia). 



