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Museum. No. (1) labelled New South Wales, shows some large Lepidop- 

 terous larvae, with the stipes, rising from the tail, as long and as thick as 

 the Caterpillar, and terminating in a double or sometimes single large oblong 

 somewhat compressed club. (2) Specimens of the wellknown New Zealand 

 haria, the stipes springing from the head and 10 inches in length. (3) Spe- 

 cimens from Ash Island of larvae of Rhyssonotus nebulosus in a similar state, 

 the fungus rising from the head in a thin stipes and terminating in a small 

 round club. (4) Some Cicada pupae similarly attacked. New South Wales. 

 (5) Larva of an Elater with a number of thread-like growths on the sides of 

 the body. New South Wales. (6) An Homopterous Insect, with fine thread- 

 like growths from its tail. N. S. Wales. (7) Two Dipterous Insects from 

 Cairns, with a short thick stipes terminating in a round club, springing 

 from the base of each wing, evidently a Cordyceps. (8) Four different species 

 of Hymenoptera from Cairns, but apparently attacked by the same fungus, 

 which springs from all parts of the body in long, very thin, and hair-like 

 filaments. (9) An Homopterous insect from Cairns, completely enveloped 

 beneath in a growth of short barbed-looking spines. (10) In three Spiders, 

 also from Cairns, shortish, thickish, and rather pointed growths, spring 

 from different parts of the body. (11) Two Wasps from Cuba have a longish 

 stipes rising between the anterior legs. I shall endeavour to have some of 

 the most interesting of these exhibits illustrated for our next meeting. — 

 Dr. Ramsay exhibited a number of rare birds from the late Mr. T. H. 

 Boyer-Bower's collection, for comparison with specimens of allied species 

 from New South Wales: — Astur criienius, Gould, W. A.; Aegotheles leuco- 

 yaster, Gould, W. A.; Calmnoherpe australis, N. S. W. ; C. longiroslris, 

 Gould, W. A.; Lophophaps ferruginea^ W. A.; L. Itucoyaster, W. A.; Eph- 

 thianura auri/'rons , ISi . S. W.; E. crocea, W. A.; Myiagru laiirostris, W. A.; 

 Estrelda bichenovii, Gould, N. S. W.; E. anntdosa, Gould, W. A.; Fo'éphila 

 acuticauda, W. A.; P. atropygialis, Centr. Aust. ; P. cincia. Queensland. 



IV. Personal-Notizen. 



Berlin. Der ord. Professor der Zoologie, K. Mobius in Kiel über- 

 nimmt den 1 , Mai das Directorium des Zoologischen Museums in Berlin ; 

 zweiter Director desselben wird der dortige außerord. Professor der Zoologie 

 E. v. Martens. Das neue Gebäude für das Berliner zoologische Museum ist 

 so weit vollendet, daß nur noch die innere Einrichtung zu beschaflen ist. 

 Diese soll bis zum 1. April 1888 fertiggestellt werden, damit dann die 

 Überführung der Sammlungen aus dem Universitätsgebäude beginnen kann. 



Necrolog. 



St. Petersburg. Am 5./17. April starb J. S. Poljakow, Conser- 

 vator am Zoologischen Museum der Kais. Akademie der Wissenschaften, 

 der bekannte Sibirien-Reisende und Zoolog. 



Berichtigung. 

 Der Verfasser der auf p. IGI, No. 247 des Zool. Anz. angeführten Arbeit: 

 ,jGemf'örande Studier« etc. ist I)av. Bergen dal, nicht Bugendal. 



Druck von Breitkopf & Uärtel in Leipzig. 



