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Mr. Skuse exhibited specimens of the Tipulidfe described in his 

 paper. 



Also, specimens of the " fly " or plant bug which has recently- 

 appeared in such innumerable multitudes in certain vineyards and 

 orchards in N.S.W. and Victoria. The specimens were received 

 from Mr. Lankester, of Ettamogah vineyards, for identification. 

 The species, which is possibly undescribed, is generally distributed 

 in Australia, and belongs to the family Capsidse. The bug is 

 related to the famous American Chinch bug, which sometimes 

 abounds in that country so as almost to completely destroy the 

 corn crop. It is 2 lines in length. Colour of body varying 

 from brown to blackish, more or less variegated on the 

 head and thorax with ochreous-yellow or reddish. Antennae 

 thread-like, barely f the length of the body, consisting of 

 four joints ; first joint short, thicker than the rest ; second the 

 longest, being more than twice the length of the first ; third and 

 fourth of about equal length, the latter rather thicker than the 

 third. Head about the width of the thorax, provided with two 

 prominent black eyes, between which, near the hindmargin, two 

 widely separated ocelli or simple eyes are discernible. Wings 

 transparent, their basal coriaceous portion with three longitudinal 

 dark brown markings on the posterior margin. Legs ochreous- 

 yellow, the thighs numerously spotted with brown, the hind pair 

 sometimes mottled with dark brown on their apical half. The 

 rostrum springs from the front of the head, and in repose is closely 

 applied to the body between the bases of the legs ; it is very long, 

 extending as far as the hind pair of legs ; that is, about | the 

 length of the entire insect. 



Mr. Olliff" remarked that he also had examined specimens of the 

 same species of plant-bug, forwarded to him from Victoria, and 

 that in his opinion they were I'eferable to the genus Rhyjyaro- 

 chromus (Fam. Lygpeidfe, Tribe Capsina). 



Mr. Froggatt exhibited some fig leaves from a garden near 

 Manly, which had been stripped of their cellular tissue by the 



