48 Field Naturalists' Club — Proceedings. rv^"^x^x\v 



By I\Ir. G. F. Hill. — -Insects from the Northern Territory, 

 inclii(liii|^' a number of rare or recently-described s]iecies. 

 Among them were the beetles Leptops incrmis. Lea ; /.. lati- 

 pennis. Lea ; L. laticollis. Lea ; Laitis purpnreicollis. Lea (collected 

 at low tide on the shores of Port Darwin) : and Diphohia 

 myrmecophila. Lea (inhabits the nests of the Green Tree-ant) ; 

 eight species of diptera (Tal)anida?) ; three species of Lepidoptera, 

 including Maroga leptopasta. Turner, bred from mangrove 

 branches, and A nthela nchroneura. Turner, a very handsome 

 Lymantriid, also a rare Pentatomid bug. Eiimecopiis ntimicus. 

 Distant ; several large specimens of scorpions — three o." these 

 were shaken out of an aboriginal's bedding after the owner 

 had risen from a night's undisturbed shimber. 



By Mr. J. A. Hill. — Specimens of orchid. Pterostylis reflexw 

 from Galton South (Wimmera). 



By Miss G. Nethercote. — Flowers of Epacris iinpressa, Hakea 

 nodosa, &c.. from Wandin. 



By INIr. D. J. Paton. — Dried specimens of Hclichrysuvi 

 Stirlingii. Prostanthera Walteri, &c., from Buffalo Mountains, 

 also photographic views, in illustration of paper. 



By Mr. E. E. Pescott. — Operculum of Eitcalyptiis ervthro- 

 corys, F. v. M. ; flowering specimens of orchids, Pterostylis 

 concinna, R. Br., and P. nutans, R. Br. ; opercula of shells from 

 Northern Territory, resembling opals. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — Specimen of a mistletoe (Loranthus, sp.) 

 being strangled by the growth of its host (Ecualyptus. sp.), 

 obtained by Mr. E. J. Dunn, F.G.S., near Taylor's Reward 

 mine, Clarence River, N.S.W. A remarkable example of a 

 tree ridding itself of a troublesome parasite, for in a short time 

 the Loranthus would have lieen completely killed. The 

 eucalypt was upwards of 200 feet high. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



Map of Melbourne and Suburbs. — An excellent map of 

 Mclliourne and sulmrbs, showing all the tram and train routes, 

 has just been issued by Osboldstone and Co. It is on the scale 

 of I inch to I mile, and folds into a cover 4 x 5^ inches, handy 

 for the pocket. The municipalities are in different colours, 

 while as only the main streets and roads are shown the map is 

 saved from a plethora of names. It will be found very handy 

 for lovers of the open air in taking cross-country jaunts, say, 

 from one tram terminus to another. An outline of the tram 

 time tables, with fares, is given on the back of the map. 



