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NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. Maiden stated that among the plants collected up till now 

 by Mr. Bauei-len, {antea p. 681) were ten species not hitherto 

 known from New South Wales, and these he wished on behalf 

 of Baron von Mueller, K.C.M.G., F.R.S., now to record as 

 additions to the flora of this colony, as follows : — Pterigeron 

 liatroides, Benth., and P. microglossus, Benth., (Compositte) ; 

 Ruellia corynotlieca, F. v. M., (Acanthacese) ; Gunnia septifraga, 

 F. V. M. and Trianthema crystallina, Vahl, (Ficoideae) ; Atriple.r 

 Jissivalve, F. v. M., (Salsolaceae) ; Zygophyllum prismatothecum, 

 F. V. M., (Zygophyllepe) ; Acacia Murrayana, F. v. M. (Legumi- 

 nosse) ; Glossostigma Drummondii, Benth., (Scrophularinese); and 

 Eucalyptus terminalis, F. v. M., (Myrtaceae). 



Mr. Skuse exhibited a collection of Diptera taken at Berowra 

 on the lOth of September, by Mr. ]\Iasters and himself. It 

 contained 250 specimens, chiefly distributed amongst the families 

 Cecidomyida>, Chironomida', Culicidce, Tipididre, Mycetophilidce, 

 Sciaridce, Sinmlidcs, Rhyphidce, Ephydrinidce, and Mitscidce, and 

 included at least fifty species of which the majority were new. 



Mr. Masters exhibited a tine and well-preserved collection in 

 spirits of all the species of snakes of the genus Hoplocephalus in 

 the Macleay Museum. The nineteen species exhibited were : — H. 

 assimilis, Macleay, Herbert Ri^•er, Queensland ; H Brayishyi, Macl., 

 Sutton Forest; H. GarpentariK, Mad, Gulf of Carpentaria; H. 

 co?/an's, Macl., Begaand Mount Wilson; H.coronatus, Schleg.,K.G. 

 Sound ; H. coronoides, Giinth., S. E. Australia ; H. curtus, Schleg., 

 all Australia ; H.flageJlum, McCoy, Melbourne ; H. Gouldii, Gray, 

 W. Australia ; H. minor, Giinth., W. Australia ; H. nigrescems, 

 Giinth., Port Jackson ; II. nigriceps, Giinth., Liverpool Plains ; 

 H. nigrostriatus, KreflPt, Port Denison ; II. jjallidiceps, Giinth., 

 Port Stephens ; H. signatus, Jan, Coast of N. S. Wales ; II. 

 Stephensii, Krefl't, Richmond River; H. superhus, Giinth., Tas- 

 mania and N. S. Wales ; H. temporalis, Giinth., K. G. Sound ; 

 and H. variegatus, Dum. k Bibr., Sydney. The species not 



