862 president's address. 



Austi'ulia 33, and Tasmania 23 He lias also a paper upon the 

 occurrence of Double-Flowers in a wild state (p. 445). Rubus 

 rosifolius, Epacris purpurascens, E. onicrophylla^ E. impressa, 

 Sprengelia incarnata, and Astroloma humiifusa ; several sp of 

 Eaimnculus ; Eriostemon obovalis, and (?) Boronia pinnata : 

 Convolvulus erubescens ; and Wahlenbergia gracilis have all been 

 found doubled. The author is inclined to attribute this 

 phenomenon, at least in part, to the agency of insects. 



The Hon. W. Macleay, M.L.C., F.L.S., kc, writes— On 5 new 

 Fishes, OUyorus gibbiceps, Murrayia Jeukinsii, Galaxias sp. and 

 Gadopsis sp. from the Upper Murrumljidgee, p. 267. On Cienudux 

 Wllkinsoni, a new genus represented by a single specimen from 

 Lord Howe Island, not referable to any recognised family, p. 71 8, 

 pi. XLVII. Also, in conjunction with N. de M. Maclay, the 

 Pliigio-stomata of the Pacific, No. III., with descriptions of 

 Ileterodontus zebra, 3fyliobatis i^unctatus, and Discobatlsmarginatua, 

 p. 673, pi. XLY & XL VI, On a New Snake, Furina Ramsay i, 

 from the Barrier Ranges, p. 61. On some New Reptiles, Ilimdia 

 2)icta, Tetradactylus yuttulatus, Navdoa crassa, Tropidotiotus ater, 

 and lloplocephalus assimilis, from tlie Herbert River, Queensland, 

 p. 64. Also, R,evision of genus Lamprima Latreille with descrip- 

 tions of new species, p. 129. New Australian Lucanidce, 

 IIomolampi-ivia n. g. Rhyssonotus n. sp., and PJialacrognathus 

 n.g., pp. 199, 473. 



jMr. A. Sidney Olliff, F.E.S., Assistant Zoologist Australian 

 Museum, contributes : Cori*ection of Classification of certain 

 Ceylonese Clavicornia, belonging to the Nit'uhiUd(t', Troyositidif, 

 Cucujkke, Lathridiidce, and Dermestidoi, p. 69. Citcujidce of 

 Australia, p. 203. New species of Carabidai and Rlbysodidoi, p. 

 467. Trogositida', of Australia, p. 699. New species and genera 

 of Australian Ptinidce, p. 833. A new Butterfly, belonging to the 

 Lycaenidte, p. 716. 



Mr. F. Ratte, Eng. Arts et Manuf., Paris. On a Devonian 

 fossil from the Murrumbidgee Limestones, allied to Worthenia 

 De Koninck, p. 79, pi. IX. On an uncommon form of Ciystallisa 

 tion in Siderite, p. 759, pi. LVI. 



