680 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. Skuse exhibited a specimen of JBolitopJiila luminosa, 

 described in his paper. Also, specimens of the galls of Cecidomyia 

 frauenfeldi, Sch., described by Dr. Schiner (Novara-Exp., Bd. II., 

 p. 7) in 1868, from Narrabeen Lagoon, Port Jackson. The species, 

 which was originally discovered by Herr v. Frauenfeld, is, in a note 

 attached to the description of the species, stated to have been 

 bred from a species of Melaleuca. It has now been ascertained 

 that the plant in question is Leptosfermwrn IcBvigatum, and not a 

 Melcdeii^ca. 



Mr. Maiden exhibited a fresh fruit of Colocynth {Citridlus 

 colocynthis, Schrad.), also a bulb of Indian Squill (Urginea indica, 

 R. Br.), both grown at Bombay ; also, on behalf of Dr. T. L, 

 Bancroft, of Brisbane, hymenopterous galls (probably Cynipidae) 

 found on Acacia Ctmninghamii, Hook., and Acacia 2}6'>^ninerviSf 

 Sieb. 



Mr. Palmer exhibited and pointed out some of the peculiar 

 characters of a number of living insect larvse (including Myrmeleo 

 sp.) ; and also a Coccinelid ( Epilachna 28-2nmciata), and a 

 Galerucid ( Aulacophora sp.^, which infest Curcurbitacese and 

 Solanacese. 



Mr. Fletcher showed a number of the rai'er and more interesting 

 frogs noticed in his paper. 



