1096 president's address. 



and Notorea predominate. Both apparently of Chilian origin 

 E. Meyrick, F.L.S. (p. 3). On Coccidaj, their Honeydew and the 

 Fnngus which accompanies them. W. M. Maskell, F.R.M.S., 

 (pp. 41, 45) N.Z. 'Glowworms' the Larvae of Gnats, and by no 

 means coleopterous. G. V. Hudson (p. 62). On Junonia 

 vellida and Deiopeia pulchella in N.Z. The same (p. 201). On 

 Ixodes Mantellii, a parasite on Diomedea exulans. T. W. Kirk (p. 

 ■65). On Pasiphila lichenodes, n.sp. A. Purdie, M.A. (p. 69). 

 Descriptions n.sp. of spiders. A. T. Urquhart (p. 72). P. Goyen 

 (p. 20 1). On a n.sp. of Bemideina, em Orthopterous insect W. 

 Colenso, F.R.S. (p. 145). 



The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1886, 

 contain the following articles of Australian interest : — A classifica- 

 tion of the Pterophoridte. E. Meyrick, F.E.S. (p. 1), and Lepi- 

 doptera of South Pacific (p. 189). Descriptions of new genera 

 and species of Lepidoptera heterocera from the Australian Region. 

 A. G Butler, F.L.S. (p. 381). The vol. for 1887 also contains 

 papers on Pyralidina from Australia and South Pacific (p. 185), 

 and on some exotic (Australian) Microlepidoptera. E. Meyrick, 

 F.E.S. By the same — Notes on synonymy of Australian Lepi- 

 doptera described by Mr. Rosenstock. Ann. and Mag. XVII., 

 1886 (p. 528). New sji. of moths from Solomon Islands. A. G. 

 Butler, F.KS.ib. XIX. 432. Ornithoptera Victorice $. H. G. 

 Smith, ib. 445. Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Solomon Islands. 

 A. G. Butler, ib. XX. 114, 240. 



Vermes. 



Mr. Fletcher reports on the acclimatisation of a Land Planarian 

 ( Bipalium Ketvense) in the neighbourhood of Sydney (p. 244) 

 contiibutes notes on Australian Earthworms (pts. iii and iv) with 

 description of 16 new species (pp. 375, 601) ; a note on 

 the discoveiy of Peripatus in Gippsland (p. 450); and in conjunction 

 with Mr. A. G. Hamilton commences a series of notes on Aus- 

 tralian Land Planarians with descriptions of 18 sp. of Oeoplana 

 and Rhynchtfdeymis. 



