256 The Irish Naturalist. 



PROCEEDINGS OF IRISH SOCIETIES. 



Royae Zooeogicae Society. 



Recent donations comprise a Peafowl from Mrs. Prince ; a white rat 

 from Miss Lewers ; a Starling and some Crayfish and Roach from P. 

 Mahony, Esq. ; a cockatoo from Miss M. Little ; a Rosella from Master 

 P. Little ; three toads from Miss Nugent ; a Fox from J. F. D'Arcy, Esq. ; 

 a pair of Call Ducks from S. Brunton, Esq. ; numerous fresh-water fish 

 from F. Godden, Esq. ; an Indian Mynah from J. B. O'Callaghan, Esq. ; 

 and a Barn Owl from R. M. Barrington, Esq. A Llama has been born in 

 the Gardens, while ten Curassows, six Black-headed Ibis, and three 

 American Night-herons have been received on deposit. 



We regret to have to record the death of the young female Chimpanzee. 



8,600 persons visited the Gardens in October. 



Dubinin Microscopical Ceub. 



October 25th. — The Club met at Mr. HedeEy's, who directed the 

 attention of the members to a thread worm about 2\ inches in length, 

 and stated that he had found this worm infesting the Common Earwig. 

 He had found the nematode free in the garden soil, and had also found 

 a nematode in hyacinth bulbs, but whether the latter and that infesting 

 the ear-wig were identical he could not offer an opinion although there 

 did not appear to be any macroscopic difference. The life, history and 

 name of these nematodes he had failed to make out, although he had 

 submitted specimens to several observers. 



Mr. F. W. Moore showed Sphierospora binominata, Massee, n. sp. 

 Dr. Johnson collected at Bundoran specimens of Jungermannia turbinata 

 which he forwarded to Glasnevin. When examining these, a fungus was 

 detected growing on them, and specimens were forwarded to Mr. 

 Massee, who made it out to be a new species and named it as above. 

 It has not yet been described. 



Mr. G. H. Carpenter showed male and female specimens of the sea- 

 midge, Clunio marinns, Halid., taken at Killiney, in April, on the Dublin 

 Field Club excursion. The insect, except for a single record from 

 Hastings, appears to have been overlooked since Haliday took it forty 

 years ago in Dingle and Dublin Bays. The male only was known to him. 

 The female, which proves to be wingless, and with legs and antennae 

 much shorter than those of the male, was, together with a larva dis- 

 covered on the same occasion, described and figured by exhibitor in the 

 Ent. Mo. Mag., June, 1894. 



Mr. M'ArdeE exhibited a specimen of Lejennea hamatifolia, Hook., an 

 extremely minute liverwort which was in fruit. The perianths are 

 obovate, distinctly ribbed with five prominent and acute angles, which 

 extend from the base to the apex, serrated, the mouth is contracted, 

 elevated, and tubular, cut into fine sharp teeth. The specimens were 

 collected by Mr. M'Ardle in November of last year at O'Sullivan's 

 Cascade, Killaruey, where it grows plentifully, but is very rarely seen in 

 the fruiting condition. 



June 21st. — Mr. F. W. Moore showed portion of a species of Utricularia 

 bearing several bladders. The plant of which part was shown had been 

 imported from South America, growing on a Bromelia. It forms thin 

 running stems which intertwine amongst the leaves of the Bromelia, and 

 bear large peltate leaves, one to two inches in diameter. At intervals, 



