vi Contents. 



Art. XIX. The Wattlo-blight {Icerya pnrchasl) in Tasmania, pages- 

 and its Natural Enemies. By James Hudson, 

 M.B. .. .. .. .. .. 176-178 



XX. An Entomological Tour on the Table- land of Mount 



Arthur. By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. .. ..179-18G- 



XXI. Eristalis tcnax and Muaca vomitoria in New Zea- 

 land. By G. V. Hudson . . . . . . 187-188 



XXII. Revision of the New Zealand Idotc'uhc. By Charles 



Chilton, M. A., B.Sc. .. .. ..189-204 



XXIII. Descriptions of New Zealand LepidoiHcra. By E. 



Meyrick, B.A., F.E.S. .. .. .. 204-220 



XXIV. Descriptions of New Species of New Zealand Land 



and Fresh-water Shells. By H. Suter . . 221-230' 



XXV. Notes on a Collection of Pselaphida from the Neigh- 

 bourhood of Clevedon, Sovithern Wairoa. By 

 Captain T. Broun . . . . . . . . 230-233- 



XXVI. Description of a New Species of Argiopc, from Fiji. 



By A. T. Urquhart . . . . . . . . 234-23G 



XXVII. On Two Species of Aranca new to Science, from the 

 Jenolan Caves, New South Wales. By A. T. 

 Urquhart .. .. .. .. " .. 23G-239 



XXVIII. Description of New Species of Arancidu'. By A. T. 



Urquhart .. .. .. .. ' .. 239-2GG 



XXIX. Description of New Species of New Zealand Araneo', 

 with Notes on their Habits. By I'. Goyen, 

 F.L.S. .. .. .. " .. .. 2G7-273 



XXX. On a New Genus of Fishes of the Family Pcrcid(e, 

 from New Zealand. By H. 0. Forbes, F.R.G.S., 

 F.Z.S., A.L.S., Director of the Canterbury 

 Museum .. .. .. .. .. 273-275 



XXXI. List of the New Zealand Fishes. By Professor F. W. 



Hutton .. .. ..' .. .. 275-285- 



XXXII. Observations on the Mokohinou Islands and the 



Birds which visit them. By F. Sandager . . 28G-294 



XXXIII. Notes on a Paper entitled "The Takahe in Western 



Otago," by Mr. James Park, P.G.S. By E. Mel- 

 land .. .. .. .. .. 295-300' 



XXXIV. On the Habits of the New Zealand Bush-rat {Mvs 



maoriiim). By Joshua Rutland : communicated 



by Professor Hutton . . . . . . . . 300-307 



XXXV. Eabbit-disease in the South Wairarapa. By Cole- 

 man Phillips . . . . . . ' . . 308-325 



XXXVI. The Soaring of the Hawk — A possible Reason for 

 Notched Wing - feathers. By T. W. Kirk, 

 F.R.M.S. .. .. .. .. .. 325-320 



XXXVII. On the Wild Dogs of New Zealand. By Taylor 



White .. .. .. .. .. 327-330 



XXXVIII. Note on the Fcetal Membranes of Mustelus antarcticits. 

 By T. J. Parker, F.R.S., University of Otago. 

 With an Analysis of the Pseudamniotic Fluid, 

 by Professor A. Liversidge, F.R.S., University of 

 Sydney .. .. .. .. .. 331-333 



XXXIX. On a Specimen of the Great Ribbon-fish {Regalecvs 

 argcnteus) taken in Nelson Harbour. By R. I. 

 Kingsley . . . . . . . . • • 333-338 



XIj. On the Occurrence of the Black Vine -weevil 

 (Otiorln/nchns sulcatus) in Nelson. By R. I. 

 Kmgsley " .. 338-340' 



