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Mr. Steel exhibited a large specimen of Polyporus Mylittce, 

 C. & M., the "Native^^Bread," from Bundanoon, weighing 5ilbs., 

 also several young fresh examples from 1-2 inches in diameter. 



Mr. W. W. Froggatt exhibited portions of vine stakes covered 

 with scars cut by Cicadas in which their eggs were deposited; 

 each scar contained about 16 eggs forming a double row, and 

 almost every stake in dozens of vineyards round Minto and 

 Liverpool showed at least several cuts ; the eggs had not 

 developed, probably because they were deposited in dry wood. 

 Also, on behalf of Mr. Gilbert Turner, a named collection of Ants 

 from Mackay, Queensland, in illustration of a paper read at the 

 last meeting. 



Mr. Waterhouse exhibited a collection of Lepidoptera in 

 illustration of his paper. Also examples of Pamphila augiades, 

 Feld., showing varieties among the females. 



Mr. E. R. Waite exhibited a living example of a dark variety 

 of the Sydney Bush Rat {Mus arboricola, W. S. Macl.). In this 

 specimen the parts usually of a brown colour are a dark grey, the 

 longer hairs being black. It greatly resembles typical examples 

 of 3Ius rattus, but may be externally distinguished by the longer 

 ears and white under parts. Also shells of the introduced Helix 

 aspersa, from the Society's garden, lent by Mr. Fletcher as a 

 sample of lai-ge numbers so treated, in which the soft parts had 

 been extracted by the rats; in all cases the apex of the shell had 

 Ijeen attacked, the lip being untouched. 



Mr. Ogilby exhibited the jaws and the small fish, Goodella 

 hypozona, mentioned in his paper; and also a specimen of a young 

 Conger (Leptocephalus lahiatus) in the Hehnictis stage. 



:Mr. Rainbow, through the kindness of Mr. Henry Deane, 

 exhibited a second specimen of the beautiful spider, Actinopus 

 fonnosus, Rainbow [P.L.S.N.S.W. 1896, p. 328], forwarded by 

 Mr. A. G. Little, of Menindie, who obtained it at Brundah, near 

 Grenfell, N.S.W. M. E. Simon has described (Semon's " Zoolo- 

 gische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen 



