178 THE VICTOKIAN NATURALIST. I Vol. XXIV. 



The President referred in terms of deep regret to the death of 

 the late Dr. A. W. Hewitt, C.M.G., D.Sc, F.G.S., for many years 

 an honorary member of the Club, who died at his residence, 

 Bairnsdale, Gippsland, on the yth inst. He referred to the large 

 amount of valuable work accomplished by the late Dr. Howitt, 

 whose loss would be severely felt in scientific circles. 



Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., on behalf of the meeting, congratulated 

 Mr. A. H. E. Mattingley on his election as a corresponding member 

 of the Zoological Society of London. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. E. Jarvis (communicated by Mr. J. A. Kershaw, 

 F.E.S.), entitled "Life-History of the Butterfly Heteronympha 

 philero})e, Boisd." 



The author described the early stages of one of the brown 

 butterflies, Heteronympha philerope, which occurs sparingly in 

 some of our mountain ranges. The larvae, like those of several 

 other species, feed at night on one of the native grasses, and so 

 escape observation unless a close search is made for them. 



Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., spoke on the paper, which he stated 

 displayed a great deal of patient observation on the part of Mr. 

 Jarvis. 



2. By Mr. R. W. Armitage, entitled " Notes on the Queens- 

 land Fire-fly Beetle, Luciola Jlavicollis." 



The author detailed some observations he had made when at 

 Kuranda, some 20 miles inland from Cairns, North Queensland, 

 on the Fire-fly Beetle of that district. He said that he had come 

 to the conclusion that the emission of light was not due to phos- 

 phorescent material, but rather to the development of nervous 

 energy of a special and peculiar form. 



3. By Mr. A. H. E. Mattingley, C.M.Z.S., entitled "A Night 

 on the Lawrence Rocks." 



The author gave a graphic description of a night spent on the 

 Lawrence Rocks, situated to the south-west of Portland Bay, and 

 some two or three miles from the mainland, the object of the visit 

 being to study the nesting of the Dove-Petrel or Prion, Prion 

 desolatus, as well as of the Fairy Penguins, Gannets, and other 

 birds inhabiting the rocks. He was successful in making a 

 number of interesting observations and in obtaining some excel- 

 lent photographs of bird-life, which were reproduced as lantern 

 views, and evoked considerable praise. 



The President and Messrs. C. J. Gabriel, E. B. Nicholls, and 

 R. W. Armitage spoke to the paper. 



