THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



By Mr. F. P. Godfrey. — White-browed Babbler, Pomaiorhinus 



superciliosus ; black crystal chipped off granite rock on 

 Nangunia Station, N.S.W., 25 miles north of the Murray River, 

 corresponding with the small black crystals embedded in partially 

 decomposed granite rock. 



By Mr, J. H. Gatliff. — Two new species of shells described by 

 him, Leticonopsis victorke and L. iaiei ; also, shells included in 

 his "Catalogue of Victorian Estuarine Univalve Mollusca." 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Shell, Cardmm costatum, Linn., from 

 China. 



By Mr. A. D. Hardy. — Various microscopic mounts and 

 coloured drawings in illustration of paper. 



By Mr. H. Jeffery. — Shell, Cyprcea ttmhilicata, from Tasmania. 



By Mr. A. O. Thiele. — Botanical specimens from top of Mt. 

 Wellington, North Gippsland. 



By Mr. W. H. A. Roger. — Three specimens of butterfly, 

 lalmetivs evagoras, bred from larvae received on 6th February 

 last from Panton Hill. The larvae pupated during the next few 

 days, the butterflies appearing on the 23rd, 24th, and 27th 

 February respectively ; Ogyris abrota, female, taken near 

 Sandringham on 2nd April. 



By Mr. F. M. Reader. — Dried plants — Medicago arbiontaris, 

 All., naturalized and new for Victoria, collected at Murchison 

 East on 26/10/04 by Mrs. W. Mather; Blumea integrifolia, 

 D. C. ; Verticordia cunninghamii, Sohan ; Paniciim trichoides, 

 Sw., from Northern Territory, South Australia, collected by Mr. 

 J. H. Niemann in 1904. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



SOME NEW VICTORIAN COCCIDiE. 



By E. Ernest Green, Government Entomologist, Ceylon. 



(Communicated by F. G. A. Barnard.) 



{Read before the Field Naturalists' Cluh of Victoria, 13th Feh., 1905.) 



The species described below have been forwarded to me by 

 Mr. James Lidgett, of Myrniong, Victoria, who collected them 

 in his district, about 40 miles north-west of Melbourne. 



ASPIDIOTUS (EVASPIDIOTUS) SUBRUBESCENS, Mask., var. CORTI- 



coiDES, n. var. (fig. i). 



Puparium larger, darker, and more opaque than in type. 

 Colour chocolate-brown, opaque. Pellicles concealed. Diameter, 

 2.50 mm. 



Adult female larger and more circular. Pygidium proportion- 

 ately broader. (Typical A. subrubescens appears to have a rather 

 narrow, pointed pygidium.) Pygidium with eight lobes, the outer 

 one sharply denticulate (as in type). Circumgenital glands in 4 



