CONTENTS. 



TBANSACTIONS. 



I. — Zoology. 



pages. 



Art. I. On the Freshwater Infusoria of the Wellington District. 



By W. M. Maskell, F.R.M.S. . . . . . . 3—19 



II. On a Specimen of Regalecus recently stranded in Otago 

 Harbour. By T. Jeffery Parker, B.Sc, C.M.Z.S., 

 Professor of Biology in the University of Otago . . 20 — 29 



III. Ornithological Notes. By T. W. Kirk (of the Geological 



Survey Department) . . . . . . . . 29 — 31 



IV. On a curious Parasite (Anthosoma smithii, Leach) from 



the Porbeagle Shark (Lamna cornubica). By T. W. 



Kirk .. .. .. .. .. 31—33 



V. On the Occurrence of the Masked Plover (Lobivanellus 

 personatus, Gould) in New Zealand. By T. W. 

 Kirk .. .. .. .. .. 33—34 



VI. Brief Description of a new Species of large Decapod 



(Architeuthis longimanus). By T. W. Kirk .. 34 — 39 



VII. Note on the Female of Anas boschas assuming the 



Plumage of the Male. By Taylor White . . 39 



VIII. A Description of a new Species of Coccinella found in 



New Zealand. By W. Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., etc. 40—42 

 IX. Note on the Bat that invaded Picton in March, 1884. 



By Professor F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. . . . . 43 



X. Description of a new Land Shell from the Province of 



Nelson. By Professor F. W. Hutton .. .. 43—44 



XL Supplement to a Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina. 



By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.E.S. .. .. .. 44—47 



XII. Notes on New Zealand Geometrina. By E. Meyrick . . 47—62 



XIII. Notes on New Zealand Pyralidina. By E. Meyrick . . 62—73 



XIV. Notes on New Zealand Tortricina. By E. Meyrick .. 73—76 

 XV. Descriptions of New Zealand Tineina. By E. Meyrick 77 — 106 



XVI. On Henops brunneus, Hutton. By W. M. Maskell, 



F.E.M.S. .. .. .. .. .. 106—108 



XVII. On new Species of Araneidea. By A. T. TJrquhart . . 109—125 

 XVIII. Notes on Bats. By A. Beischek, F.L.S. . . . . 125—126 



XIX. List of Fishes found round the Mokohinou Islands ; 

 their Spawning Time ; and Observations regarding 

 some of the Species. By F. S. Sandager . . 127 — 133 



XX. Descriptions of new Species of New Zealand Aranece. 



By P. Goyen . . . . . . . . 133—139 



XXI. Notes on Amaurobwides maritima, Cambridge. By P. 



Goyen .. .. .. .. .. 140 



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