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entire pith of tlie braucli, but never giving any external evidence 

 of its presence. The larvse of many of these Curculionidse were 

 so alike, that until specimens of the perfect insect were procured 

 he could not possibly tell the species or even genus of the beetle. 

 3Ir. Macleay also exhibited two large wall diagrams representing 

 highly magnified coloured figures of Fhylloxera vasfafrix, in all 

 stages of growth. He stated that Mr. Augustus Morris had 

 lately received these plates from France, and had kindly presented 

 them to the library of the Society. 



Mr. E. P. Hamsay, Curator of the Australian Museum, 

 exhibited : 1, a flint nodule, from a chalk formation in the Solomon 

 Islands ; 2, seeds of a supposed new species of Cocos from the 

 Island of Ugi, Solomon Islands ; 3, branches of a Eucali/ptics, 

 said to be punctured b}^ the ovipositor of a Cicada, sent from 

 Pennant Hills by Mr. H. A. Richardson, of Piirramatta; and 4, 

 a photograph of a large specimen of the John Dory, Zeus aits frails 

 which weighed about 5 lbs., and was caught in Port Jackson. 



Mr. Brazier exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Bailey, the specimen 

 of Cyjprcea cltrlna mentioned in his paper, and on behalf of Mr. 

 H. C. E-ossiter a specimen of Ovulum depressum, and the variety 

 ■rosea. Mr. Brazier also exhibited parts 37 and 38 of Sowerby's 

 "Thesaurus Conchyliorum." 



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WEDNESDAY, SOth AUGUST, 1882. 



The President J. C. Cox, M.D., F.L.S., &c., in the Chair. 



nONATIOXS. 



" Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute," 

 Vol. 14, for 1881. 



" Papers, Proceedings, and Report of the Royal Society of 

 Tasmania," for 1881. 



