122 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST, 



Department of Agriculture, Victoria ; " Year-Book of Western 

 Australia," 1900-1, vol. i., from the Western Australian Govern- 

 ment; Nature Notps, November, 1902, from the Skiborne Society, 

 London ; Knowhdge, November, 1902, from the proprietors ; also 

 a number of parts of proceedings, &c., of American scientific 

 societies, through the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. H. Summers, Working Men's 

 College, Melbourne; Frank Madden, M.L.A., Studley Park, 

 Kew ; Alan S. Johnston, " Wiilesden," Chapel-street, St. Kilda ; 

 and J. A. Leach, 151 Richardson-street, Middle Park, were 

 elected as ordinary members ; and Mr. Fredk. J. Cayley, Outtrim, 

 as a country member of the Club. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. D. Goudie, entitled " Larvse and Pupse of Birchip 

 Heterocera," part ii. In this paper, which was of a technical 

 character, the author described the different stages, together with 

 the food-plant, of Destolinia lanceolata, Walk., a moth which has 

 also been taken, as well as the larva, within a few miles of Mel- 

 bourne. 



2. By Mr. F. L. Billinghurst, entided " Curious Effect of the 

 Bite of Certain Ants." The author described the effect he 

 personally experienced from the bites of a species of ant, 

 described as the "jumping ant," the scientific name of which was 

 unknown to him. Shortly after being bitten he was seized with 

 a fit of vomiting, and within a few minutes he had another and 

 more violent attack, after which he fell down unconscious, in 

 which state he remained for over half an hour. After coming to 

 a red rash developed itself, which lasted only a short time, and 

 in a couple of hours he was well again. The author stated that 

 he afterwards ascertained that two young men, residents of the 

 same district (Taggerty), had experienced exactly the same 

 symptoms, one being unconcious for three hours. 



The paper was discussed by several of the members present, 

 none of whom had, however, heard of a similar case. 



3. By Mr. G. Weindorfer, entitled "On the Fertilization of 

 Phanerogams — Part 2 : Dispersion of Pollen by Insects." This 

 paper, which was a continuation of one read at the October 

 meeting of the Club, dealing with the dispersion of pollen by the 

 wind, excited some discussion, Messrs. O. A. Sayce, J. F. Haase, 

 F. G. A. Barnard, the President, and others taking part. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard called attention to his exhibit of a plant 

 of the fern Asplenium bulhifenini, G. Forster, collected at the 

 Mathinna Falls in December, 1900, on the surface of the fronds 



