188 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



under Leucophyta. His transfer, as may be seen from the second 

 edition of the writer's "Census of Australian Plants" (p. 140) 

 affects 11 species; but in the "Key to the System of Victorian 

 Plants " the desirability of uniting C. citreus and C. lacteus has 

 already been indicated four years ago, limiting the species to 10. 

 The differences between the two plants just mentioned do not 

 seem to be specific, as even the delineations by Decaisne in the 

 botanic Atlas to the "Voyage de la Coquille" show only diversities 

 indicative of varieties, so that the colour of the flower-clusters 

 seems to remain the only distinctive characteristic. But in the 

 " Fragm. Phytogr. Austral." iii. 136 (1863) it was already 

 remarked, that many of our Everlastings with yellow involucres 

 are varying with white involucral bracts. Therefore the 

 Calocephalus Lessingi, of the " Key," combining C. lacteus and 

 C. citreus, should now be called Leucophyta Lessingi, after the 

 restoration of that genus. 



ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO VICTORIAN NATURAL- 

 ISTS IN RECENT PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



In " Proceedings of Linnean Society of New South Wales" 2nd 

 series, vol. vii., part 2 : — 



" Notes on Australian Coleoptera," part 12, by Rev. T. Black- 

 burn, B.A. Contains descriptions of several new Victorian 

 species. 



" On Twelve New Species of Australian Lepidoptera," by 

 Dr. T. P. Lucas. Describes a number of new Queensland 

 moths. 



In " Transactions of Royal Society of South Australia," vol. xv., 

 part 2 : — 



" The Gryllacridae and Stenopelmatidse of Australia and Poly- 

 nesia," by J. G. O. Tepper, F.L.S. Continues his papers 

 on the Australian orthopterous insects. Enumerates the 

 species, and describes several new ones of the last two 

 families of the tribe Locustodea. 



" The Effects of Settlement and Pastoral Occupation in Aus- 

 tralia upon Indigenous Vegetation," by Samuel Dixon. 

 An interesting paper, containing many reasons why the 

 indigenous flora should be preserved. 



" Further Notes on Australian Coleoptera," part 12, by Rev. T. 

 Blackburn, B.A. Describes a number of new beetles, 

 including many Coccinellidae (ladybirds) from Victoria, 

 &c. 



