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F.L.S., said the same matter had come under his observation. 

 Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., said from the descriptions given 

 he thought the caterpillars depleting the gums of their foliage 

 would be the larvae of the Bag Moth, Tear a contraria. Walker, 

 while those travelling over the ground in great numbers were 

 probably the larvae of Persectania ewingi, Westw. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., entitled " Two- Snakes 

 New to Victoria." 



The author exhibited and briefly described specimens of two 

 snakes collected in the Mallee, in the north-western portion 

 of the State, and forwarded to the National Museum, which had 

 proved new to Victoria. They were both small species, and 

 had been identified as Rhynchelaps aiistralis, Krefft, previously 

 known from Western Australia, and Denisonia nigrostriata, 

 Krefft, recorded from Queensland and South Australia. So 

 far only single specimens had been obtained. He stated that 

 the number of species of snakes, exclusive of the Typhlopidas 

 (blind snakes), recorded for Victoria is now sixteen. 



2. By Mr. A. H. Burns, entitled " Notes on the Butterflies 

 of Wandin-Ferntree Gully District." 



As the author, who is a country member, was unable to be 

 present, the paper was read by Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. 



The author stated that the district over which he had 

 collected was well suited to the varied habits of butterflies, 

 and that more than two-thirds of the Victorian species could 

 be found there. He gave brief descriptions of the species of 

 the family Nymphalidc'e which he had met with, together with 

 some account of their life-histories. 



Mr. Barnard said it was Mr. Burns's intention to give a 

 second paper, dealing with the Lycaenidas and Hesperidae, in 

 which groups he believed the author had made some original 

 observations. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. J. W. Audas, F.L.S. — Dried specimens of Prostanthera 

 nivea, Snowy Mint-bush, collected at Spring Vale, nth October, 

 1917 ; orchid, Thelymitra canaliculata , R. Br., collected at North 

 Devon, near Yarram, 24th October, 1917, new for Victoria ; 

 Orthoceras stridmn, R. Br., Crow Orchid, and Cryptostylis longi- 

 folia, R. Br., Long-tongue Orchid, collected at Nar Nar Goon, 

 loth December, 1917 ; also Alhagi camelonim, Fisch, " Camel 

 Thorn," a new introduction from Central Asia, forwarded by 

 Mr. G. H. Adcock, from Rutherglen, loth January, 1918. 



By Miss C. C. Currie. — Flowers of orchid, Dipodiiim 

 punctakim, Comesperma ericinum, &c. 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Aboriginal sharpening stone, col- 



