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Andr., (Maroubra Bay; A. A. Hamilton; August, 1914) showing 

 leaf -variation, chiefly in proportion of length to breadth. 



Dr. J. B. Cleland exhibited leaves of Eucalyptus eximia, grown 

 from seed, showing small white crusts of a saccharine substance 

 ("manna," with slight sweet taste) on the torn edges. Also a 

 branchlet of Bceckea linifolia on which, last year, a small, similar 

 mass of manna appeared when a branch had been accidentally 

 broken. 



Dr. Ferguson exhibited. (l)Two specimens of a longicorn beetle, 

 said to have been injuring young Chrysanthemum plants at 

 Narromine, by eating the leaf-stalks, from the top. White ants 

 are also reported to be proving destructive to these plants. — 

 (2)Echidnophaga liopus Roth., a rather rare flea from the Echidna, 

 originally recorded from West Australia. These specimens were 

 sent to the Bureau from the Sydney Zoological Gardens, some 

 years ago, and had recently been identified by Rothschild. — 

 {Z)Pa7'apsyllus australiacus Roth., a flea procured by Dr. Cleland 

 at Flinders Island on Puffiinus tenuii'ostris and Eudyptula mino7\ 

 The types of this species were originally taken by Dr. Cleland in 

 West Australia on the latter. — (4) A tick (Apononema sp.) from 

 the Brown Snake, showing larval, nymphal and adult stages on 

 the same reptile. — (5) Two large distended females of another 

 tick [Apono7iema sp.) from Tachyglossus aculeatus, which had 

 deposited numerous eggs in a test-tube. — (5) Two new species of 

 Culicidce described in a recent paper by F. H. Taylor. Cidex 

 biocellatus, a pale golden mosquito from the Hawkesbury River, 

 and Culicada Fergusoni bred from larvae taken on Milson Island, 

 Hawkesbury River. The larva of the latter was also exhibited. 



Mr. W. S. Dun exhibited, on behalf of the Mines Department, 

 the type-specimen of Phialocrinus princeps Eth.fil., recently pre- 

 sented to the Department by the Maitland Scientific Society. 

 The specimen is of great scientific interest, as it is not only the 

 largest species of the genus, but the largest dicyclic Crinoid. The 

 specimen is from Bow Wow, Mt. Vincent, 16 miles from West 

 Maitland. 



